[Hiring] Compliance Director @Group 1001

Role Description

Gainbridge is a subsidiary of Group 1001, recently rebranded, and in the middle of a serious investment in growth. To support this growth, the Compliance Department within Group 1001’s Life and Annuity Business Unit seeks an outstanding compliance professional who can be a trusted partner and help Gainbridge innovate with confidence by balancing business objectives, customer experience, and regulatory requirements.

• Lead the design, implementation, and oversight of the compliance framework for the direct-to-consumer annuity platform.
• Partner with Product, Operations, Marketing, Engineering, Design, and Technology teams to review and approve digital customer journey, marketing and advertising, disclosures, online applications, and sales processes.
• Serve as the compliance lead for new product development initiatives, advising cross-functional stakeholders on product design, features, disclosures, distribution strategy, and implementation.
• Build scalable review workflows, checklists, and self-service tools so business partners can move fast without compromising compliance.
• Lead regulatory change management by identifying emerging laws, regulations, and industry guidance affecting annuity products and digital distribution channels.
• Develop and deliver training that raises compliance fluency across the Gainbridge organization.
• Contribute to the broader Group 1001 Life and Annuity compliance program, sharing best practices and helping to raise the bar enterprise-wide.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive compliance experience within the life and annuity industry, ideally including direct-to-consumer or digital distribution.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Deep working knowledge of fixed and fixed index annuities, including state insurance laws, NAIC model laws, advertising standards, consumer protection requirements, and electronic delivery.
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic compliance guidance for product development, digital distribution, and direct-to-consumer sales models.
• Extensive experience reviewing marketing and advertising for annuity products across digital, print, social media, and other distribution channels.
• Strong partnership and influencing skills, with experience collaborating effectively across product, operations, technology, marketing, and leadership.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• A builder’s mindset – comfortable creating processes and tooling where none exist.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and moving at startup speed inside an established insurance enterprise.

Requirements

• Prior experience supporting a direct-to-consumer fintech or insurtech platform.
• Experience with digital marketing compliance tooling, review workflow platforms, or content management systems.
• Series 6, 7, 24, or 26 registrations, or willing to obtain.
• Juris doctor or other advanced degree.
• Experience leading regulatory examinations, market conduct examinations, audits, or responding to regulatory inquiries.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plan options.
• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability.
• Immediate access to the Company’s Employee Assistance Program and wellness programs.
• Participation in the Company’s 401K plan, with matching contributions by the Company.