Director, Compliance Operations

Position Summary  The Director, Compliance Operations owns the operating rhythm of the Life & Annuity compliance program: the cadence, reporting, monitoring and testing, and initiative delivery that make the program run and allow it to demonstrate that it works. This role also owns compliance integration for business units entering the segment, both newly acquired units and the backlog of prior acquisitions that have not yet been fully absorbed into the segment operating model.  This is the seat that turns a compliance program from something the team does into something the business can see and an examiner can test. The ideal candidate brings compliance operations or program management depth, the discipline to build and hold a reporting and monitoring calendar, and the ability to drive initiatives to closure across teams that do not report to them. Integrity is growing quickly through acquisition, and a compliance program that cannot report, monitor, execute, or integrate at that pace will not hold.  Key Responsibilities   Operating Rhythm and Reporting  Own the segment compliance operating rhythm, including meeting cadence, governance forums, reporting calendar, and escalation paths  Own compliance reporting to segment leadership, executive stakeholders, and enterprise governance, including metrics definition and trend commentary  Maintain the segment compliance dashboard and key indicators on the enterprise GRC platform  Prepare materials for governance forums, including status, findings, remediation progress, and emerging risk  Monitoring and Testing  Own the segment monitoring and testing program, including annual planning, scope, execution, and reporting of results  Design and execute testing over suitability and best interest documentation, replacements and exchanges, required disclosures, and advertising review workflow  Track and validate remediation of control gaps and findings through to documented closure  Maintain audit-ready evidence and documentation to support internal and external review  Business Unit Integration  Own compliance integration for business units entering the segment, including newly acquired units and the backlog of previously acquired units not yet fully integrated  Receive the post-close handoff from the enterprise transaction runbook and own the segment lanes through to completion  Assess acquired unit compliance practices against segment standards and build a remediation and adoption plan with defined milestones  Coordinate with enterprise capability owners on privacy, third-party risk, audit scope, and policy adoption for incoming units  Program Execution and Leadership  Drive compliance initiatives from mandate to closure across teams without direct authority over all participants  Own segment procedures and standard operating procedures, including annual review and update  Identify automation and efficiency opportunities across the program, including AI-assisted monitoring, reporting, and documentation workflows  Lead, develop, and grow the compliance operations team  Required Qualifications  Bachelor's degree in Business, Legal Studies, Insurance, Operations Management, or a related field  8 to 12 years of experience in compliance, with substantial time in compliance operations, monitoring and testing, or program management  Demonstrated experience owning a monitoring or testing program, including planning, execution, and reporting of results  Demonstrated experience building compliance reporting for executive and governance audiences  Track record of driving cross-functional initiatives to closure without direct authority  Experience integrating acquired businesses into an existing compliance operation  People leadership experience, including developing analysts and senior analysts  Skills  Strong analytical and data skills, including the ability to build metrics that mean something to an executive audience  Exceptional organizational discipline, with the ability to hold a calendar and a commitment log across many parallel workstreams  Clear written communication, including executive reporting and procedure drafting  Ability to influence and coordinate across business units, enterprise functions, and acquired teams  Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth, acquisitive environment  Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with strong Excel and PowerPoint capability  Preferred Qualifications  SILA-F, AIRC, ACS, CCEP, or comparable compliance designations  Experience in a distribution, IMO, FMO, or agency environment  Hands-on experience with GRC platform reporting and workflow configuration  Experience remediating a backlog of partially integrated business units  Process improvement or project management certification such as Lean, Six Sigma, PMP, or CAPM  Familiarity with life and annuity suitability, best interest, and advertising review requirements About Integrity Integrity is one of the nation’s leading independent distributors of life, health and wealth insurance products. With a strong insurtech focus, we embrace a broad and innovative approach to serving agents and clients alike. Integrity is driven by a singular purpose: to help people protect their life, health and wealth so they can prepare for the good days ahead. Integrity offers you the opportunity to start a career in a family-like environment that is rewarding and cutting edge. Why? Because we put our people first! At Integrity, you can start a new career path at company you’ll love, and we’ll love you back. We’re proud of the work we do and the culture we’ve built, where we celebrate your hard work and support you daily. Joining us means being part of a hyper-growth company with tons of professional opportunities for you to accelerate your career. Integrity offers our people a competitive compensation package, including benefits that make work more fun and give you and your family peace of mind.  Headquartered in Dallas, Tex