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The Compliance Monitoring Manager reporting directly to the Chief Compliance Officer will oversee Bremer's Consumer Compliance Monitoring program. As the Compliance Monitoring Manager, you will be responsible for enhancing, administering, and maintaining a robust Compliance Monitoring Program, including the annual risk assessment used to develop the annual monitoring plan, completing and overseeing monitoring reviews and working with the business lines on timely completion of any remediation plans tied to report findings. In addition, they are responsible for the continuous assessment of regulatory risk and controls to adjust the monitoring plan, as appropriate, understanding and assessing compliance processes and providing reporting to the business lines, senior management and the board identifying key compliance risks.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain an awareness of regulatory and legislative developments and industry trends and assess any potential impact to the organization.
• Helps to assess Bremer's compliance with both the spirit and the letter of all consumer federal laws and regulations related to Bremer.
• Responsible to review, update and maintain the Compliance Monitoring Program including the facilitation of the Compliance Monitoring Risk Assessment to determine the annual compliance monitoring review plan.
• Oversee and develop a team of high-performing compliance monitoring consultants.
• Together with the compliance monitoring consultants, complete testing and reporting under the annual compliance monitoring review plan to assess Bremer's compliance with federal consumer laws and regulations.
• Plan and administer compliance reviews and generate written reports for management. Track outstanding issues identified through monitoring and follow up to ensure that timely and appropriate corrective action is taken.
• Stay current on industry standards, trends, and proposed and actual changes relating to relevant compliance topics.
• Provide leadership and specialist knowledge to business teams on compliance matters to ensure a culture of compliance and partnership
• Work collaboratively with all departments by providing compliance guidance and direction for continued best practices.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A combination of education and experience generally attained through a bachelor's degree and minimum 13 years of bank consumer compliance experience and previous management experience.
• Regulatory examiner experience, internal audit experience and/or compliance officer experience is a plus.
• Experience with managing a compliance monitoring team and/or audit team.
• CRCM preferred but not required. Strong understanding of bank compliance and related topics and policies as it relates to the financial industry.
• Sound judgment with a high degree of personal integrity and ethics, especially maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive issues; ability to think creatively and collaborate well in a team environment.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated individual who feels comfortable with program creation, implementation, and adapting to change.
• Strong effective verbal and written communication skills, including at senior management level.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills; previous people management experience and ability to interact with federal regulatory agencies.
• Ability to demonstrate and consistently model Bremer values, Bremer Leadership Competencies, and foster an inclusive work environment.

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Our Values

Collaboration: We work elbow-to-elbow with our customers, making a difference for them in good times and bad. We share our skills, knowledge and experience to support each other every day.

Commitment: We're deeply invested in the places we live and work, and we're always ready to do whatever it takes to help our neighbors and communities thrive and grow.

Creativity: Imagination and innovation are essential to helping our customers and Bremer succeed. If there's a better way to do something, we'll find it or create it.

Our Benefits

At Bremer, we are committed to supporting and growing the we call home. Our people understand that they represent our name and reputation in every conversation, and that they're backed by an organization that values finding a better way to get things done. . Not just the 401(k), pension plan, healthcare, and vacation kind (we've got those), but the kind of everyday benefits that get you excited for what each day holds.

Bremer Bank is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We've built an organization of experienced, intelligent and collaborative people from a range of all backgrounds, and all of them contribute something essential to helping our customers thrive and grow.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

For your reference, here are additional details for your awareness:
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov)
Family and Medical Leave Act (dol.gov)
Employee Polygraph Protection Act rights (dol.gov)

Miscellaneous Items to Note

• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without Bremer sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status, 0-1, TN, EB-2)
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