Senior Compliance Specialist
Interested in joining a growing company where you will work with talented colleagues, enhance a supportive and energetic culture, and be part of the climate solution? At Energy Solutions, we focus on the big impacts. And we believe that market-based programs can be a powerful force to deliver large-scale energy, carbon, and water-use savings. Since 1995, we’ve harnessed that power to offer proven, performance-based solutions for our utility, government, and institutional customers.
Energy Solutions is seeking a Senior Compliance Specialist who will analyze, assess, and coordinate compliance with complex regulatory, contractual, privacy, audit, operational, data security, ethics, and risk management requirements under the direction of the General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel. This non-attorney role identifies compliance obligations, evaluates business risks, and recommends practical compliance solutions for legal review and business implementation.
In this role, the Senior Compliance Specialist will be operating with a high degree of independence, conduct risk assessments, interpret contractual and regulatory requirements, support audit and governance activities, and serve as a key compliance resource across the organization. Additionally, this person will collaborate with business units, project teams, Information Security, People and Culture, Finance, and external stakeholders to support compliance with contractual obligations, privacy requirements, regulatory requirements, audit expectations, and organizational policies.
This is a perfect opportunity for someone with strong analytical judgment, critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Facilitate Energy Solutions' compliance and ethics program in alignment with regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and organizational standards.
- Conduct compliance assessments and monitoring activities to identify potential risks, control gaps, and compliance concerns.
- Analyze regulatory requirements, contractual obligations and changes, audit provisions, client flow-down requirements, and operational commitments to determine compliance obligations.
- Support privacy compliance activities, including ensuring compliance with California privacy requirements and other applicable privacy regulations, and responding to consumer privacy requests.
- Conduct preliminary assessments of security events and privacy incidents, support the Company’s response, and escalate legal interpretation questions to counsel, as needed.
- Prepare regulatory filings, compliance reports, and audit-related documentation.
- Assess contractual insurance requirements and coordinate company insurance coverage, renewals, certificates, and supporting documentation.
- Develop and maintain compliance-related policies, procedures, guidance documents, and operational controls.
- Support due diligence reviews, client questionnaires, proposal activities, and contractual compliance assessments.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, Legal Studies, Business Management, Public Policy, Risk Management, Project Management, Information Security, Compliance, or related field.
- 8 years of experience in contractual compliance, privacy laws, risk management, audit, legal operations, regulatory operations, governance, or related professional function.
- Experience interpreting and implementing regulatory, contractual, privacy, audit, or compliance requirements in a business environment.
- Experience conducting compliance assessments, risk analyses, monitoring activities, audits, remediation efforts, or operational reviews.
- Experience supporting privacy, data protection, contractual compliance, governance, or risk management programs.
- Experience facilitating compliance activities across multiple business functions and stakeholders.
- Experience working with clients, auditors, regulators, subcontractors, or external stakeholders regarding compliance-related matters.
- Experience developing policies, procedures, training materials, compliance documentation, and governance controls.
- Advanced knowledge of privacy regulations, including CCPA/CPRA and other state-related regulations and laws, privacy rights requests, data protection obligations, and privacy incident response processes.
- Willingness to conduct limited business travel (approximately 5%).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in business administration, Legal Studies, Public Policy, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Information Security, Privacy, Project Management, or related fields.
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) is strongly preferred.
- Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) preferred.
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Risk and Compliance Management Professional (CRCMP), or similar compliance, audit, or risk management certification preferred.
- Experience administering privacy compliance programs, including privacy rights requests, privacy incidents, privacy impact assessments, and state privacy regulations.
- Experience working with government contracts, grant-funded programs, regulatory requirements, or highly regulated contractual environments.
- Experience supporting SOC 2, NIST, ISO, or similar governance and compliance frameworks.
- Experience managing contract compliance programs, audit obligations, insurance requirements, reporting obligations, and client flow-down requirements.
- Experience serving as a compliance resource and supporting compliance monitoring, governance activities, policy development, training initiatives, and organizational compliance programs.
- Experience preparing compliance reports, audit responses, risk assessments, dashboards, executive summaries, and governance-related reporting.
The salary range for this role is $87,100 - $120,488 with a target compensation of $87,100 - $104,531 based on experience and qualifications.
Compensation is commensurate with experience and includes a generous retirement package. Energy Solutions provides an excellent benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, other pre-tax contribution plans and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
AI Use
At Energy Solutions we believe in the importance of authentic interactions and equitable opportunities. We base our candidate selection on one’s own skills, knowledge, and experience. To ensure the integrity and fairness of our interview process, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools (including Generative AI) or other means to generate or assist with responses during interviews is strictly prohibited. This practice supports our commitment to create a transparent and equitable space where skills, knowledge and experience can truly shine.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Energy Solutions is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Energy Solutions conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
Office Locations and a Remote Workforce
Energy Solutions operates as a predominantly remote workforce with offices in six different locations. Employees who reside within 40 miles of an office (except New York) will be assigned to that location, though in-office attendance requirements may vary by team. At this time, we are not accepting applications from candidates residing in the following states: Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, and North Dakota.
Background Check Information
Information will be requested to perform the compulsory background check. A drug screen and authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely are preconditions of employment. Energy Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.
Reasonable Accommodations
Energy Solutions is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodations in completing this application, interviewing, and/or completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email [email protected].