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Compliance Managers

Also called: Compliance Director, Compliance Manager, Environmental Manager, Environmental Program Manager

What they do:

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.

On the job, you would:
  • Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
  • Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
  • Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.
On the job, you'll need:

Safety and Government

  • law and government
  • public safety and security

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Business

  • management
  • customer service

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics

Basic Skills

  • reading work related information
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

Social

  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • talking people into changing their minds or their behavior

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Conventional

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Dependability
  • Persistence
  • Self Control

Electronic mail software

  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Compliance software

  • Actimize Brokerage Compliance Solutions
  • Thomson Reuters Paisley Enterprise GRC

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Average.

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $128,620

Education

Bachelor's degree or master's degree is usually needed.