"Compliance Officer Sr (GTRI Ethics and Compliance)"

Job Details

Job Title: Compliance Officer Sr (GTRI Ethics and Compliance)

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job ID: 290526

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

• Students are our top priority.
• We strive for excellence.
• We thrive on diversity.
• We celebrate collaboration.
• We champion innovation.
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• We act ethically.
• We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Summary

Under general supervision of Unit Director, Ethics and Compliance, responsible for effective interpretation and monitoring of the Georgia Board of Regents' and Georgia Techs policies regarding conflicts of interest (COI), ethics and compliance, Georgia laws, and federal regulations, and of employee codes of conduct related to conflict of interest, ethics and compliance. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: Senior management, Georgia Tech faculty, researchers, and staff. This position typically will advise and counsel: Senior management, Georgia Tech faculty, researchers, and staff. This position will supervise: N/A.

Responsibilities

• Job Duty 1- Review faculty, staff, and researchers' financial disclosures for potential conflicts of interest and make an initial determination (based on a review of relevant policy/regulation) as to whether a potential conflict exists.
• Job Duty 2- Review GTRI's business practices to ensure pertinent regulations are followed, identify areas of non-compliance, and create a plan to implement changes as needed. Assist GTRI in the development and review of their policies and procedures related to ethics, compliance, and conflict of interest.
• Job Duty 3- Support development of training and education programs on all relevant conflict of interest, ethics, and compliance areas within GTRI.
• Job Duty 4- Track and interpret laws or regulations impacting the business and offer suggestions to functional managers seeking to ensure compliance. Support efforts in responding to regulators and auditors and conducts monthly compliance checks aligned with FAR/DCAA requirements.
• Job Duty 5- Support the implementation of policies and procedures meant to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and standards. Support the implementation of cross-functional compliance initiatives (e.g., Timesheet Compliance Phase Two process improvement implementation, cybersecurity, third-party risk).
• Job Duty 6- Provide mentoring to Compliance Officers, faculty, and staff.
• Job Duty 7- Serve as the primary point of contact for ABFR reviews and day-to-day management of the ABFR system. Conduct monthly compliance checks.
• Job Duty 8- Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience
Four to six years of compliance, auditing, or other related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Member of the Georgia Bar or ability to become licensed as a member of the Georgia Bar within 12 months of hire; Prior experience working in federal, state, local government, in-house legal team, law firm, or higher education institution.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Juris Doctorate or Master's degree highly preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Experience
Higher education experience.

Proposed Salary

$72,783.00 Min - $98,986.00 MRP

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS
Ability to work as part of a team. Decision-making skills. Problem management. Oral and written communication skills. Ability to build collaborative relationships. Problem/situation analysis. Analytical thinking skills. Judgement regarding policies and interpreting laws/guidance.