At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.
THE ROLE
Using discretion and judgment, this position is primarily responsible for the completion of day-to-day tasks and other projects involving the ongoing support of MFS’ global privacy program.The Compliance Sr. Specialist will also help to support the ongoing review of our U.S. Advisor and Funds compliance programs and additionally will work with other colleagues within the Compliance team by performing monitoring and testing activities as needed.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Review and maintain MFS’ privacy inventory
Facilitate the ongoing review of MFS’ privacy notices
Perform privacy breach assessments
Facilitate review of and response to Data Subject Access Requests.
Assist with the coordination of MFS U.S. Advisor and Funds annual compliance program review
Work with members of the Compliance Department to perform monitoring and testing activities as needed, including writing of any relevant reports and evaluation of findings
Prepare reports and presentations in support of various Corporate Compliance functions, like Committee reporting, trending, etc.
Assume additional responsibilities as needed.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
2-5+ years relevant experience from investment management, financial services, or industry related.
Compliance experience.
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, customer-service, team-working and problem-solving skills. Must be able to write effectively, and present research, analysis, and conclusions in a persuasive manner.
Proven ability to develop and foster strong interpersonal relationships and to maintain effective cross-functional teams throughout the organization.
Strong attention to detail is essential.
Good business judgment and the ability to handle challenges while maintaining a professional approach to problem solving.
PREFERRED SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
Privacy related knowledge a plus.
PowerPoint skills preferred.
At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we’re including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good-faith expectation for what we’ll pay depending on the candidate’s experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensation based on both individual and company performance. Other components of our Total Rewards Package include:
MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k)
Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider
Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually
Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches
Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves
Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account
Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)
Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps
Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work. We are committed to transparency – if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role, we’ll be happy to discuss them
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At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.
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