Compliance Associate

Description and Requirements
Role Value Proposition:
The Investments Compliance Department ("Investments Compliance") manages the firm's compliance risks to prevent violations of law, rule, or regulation, and designs and delivers a compliance risk management framework that maintains risk levels within the firm's risk appetite and protects the franchise. Investments Compliance is a risk-based department, focused on emerging risks, and providing constructive challenge to the business and functions, partnering closely with them to implement strong processes and effective controls, as well as to better foster and embed a culture of compliance. Investments Compliance monitors trends and changes in regulations and develops and implements firmwide and divisional policies and procedures. Within Investments Compliance, the Investments Compliance team provides compliance coverage for MetLife's Investments Department (which includes MetLife Investment Management (MIM), MetLife's Affiliated Insurance Companies (AIC), and MetLife's two U.S broker/dealers).
Key Responsibilities:

• The hours for this position are 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm Eastern time / 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific time, with the expectation that the individual would be on call until 9 pm Eastern time / 6:00 pm Pacific time for one-off trade alert escalations by our India Compliance team
• Review of month-end green package reports from BlackRock's-Aladdin system for identification and resolution of any alerts/guideline breaches
• Maintaining documentation with results of guideline breaches and seeking input from portfolio management for description of causes and action plan, as appropriate
• Provide guidance to investments business and traders with respect to client guidelines and regulatory requirements
• Review of new and amended portfolio guidelines within investment management agreements; code rules within the BlackRock-Aladdin system; review and testing of new and amended rules
• Review of trading activity within Aladdin for compliance with policies
• Preparation of client certifications and other related reporting
• Manual review of portfolio guidelines not automated within BlackRock (primarily real estate)

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:

• 2 - 4 years' experience in the Investment Management industry
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to communicate with all levels of management
• Detail oriented and the ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize work
• Dedicated, self-motivated with an ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Knowledge of BlackRock-Aladdin (or similar system) a plus

Preferred:

• College graduate

• Experience with public fixed income asset management
• Strong knowledge with Microsoft Excel

The salary range for applicants for this position is $68,300 - $114,900.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
$68,300 - $114,900