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.
Requirements
- 8-12+ years of compliance experience.
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- Thorough understanding of regulatory requirements relating to compliance business area for both US and internal jurisdictions
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, team-working and problem-solving skills
- Familiarity with trading practices across equities, fixed income and derivatives
- Exercises strong judgement in situations requiring interpretation of regulatory intent, materiality, and fiduciary duty.
- Demonstrated project management skills and the ability to analyze operational effectiveness. Must effectively drive solutions throughout the organization and present ideas clearly.
- Ability to exercise judgment, pursue initiatives and implement changes necessary to align functional area with the strategic/long-term goals of the Compliance Department.
- Thorough understanding of the business operations and practices, procedures, and controls specific to the business units supported is required as is the ability to apply same to compliance-related dealings with the business units supported. Must be fully aware of best practices and evolving issues within scope of the position and able to relate same to MFS' operations and practices.
- Proven ability to develop and foster strong interpersonal relationships and to maintain effective cross-functional teams throughout the organization. Demonstrated ability to effectively represent Compliance with industry peers and in client-facing situations is required.
Benefits
- 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
