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About Us

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Who We Are

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life .

Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate , which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7 ,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide. * For more information, visit transamerica.com .

Job Description Summary

Transamerica Financial Advisors (TFA) is searching for a Surveillance Lead Compliance Analyst to help mitigate TFA’s risk by reviewing and enforcing company policies. This candidate will support TFA’s compliance program covering the broker-dealer and investment advisory business. This candidate will work to ensure the surveillance program is adequate to identify and mitigate potential risks. In addition, the candidate will assist in enhancing the surveillance program for World Financial Group (WFG).

The ideal candidate should possess and apply broad knowledge of FINRA, SEC, and other applicable regulators’ concepts and principles, work with minimal instruction or guidance with applicable latitude for un-reviewed action or decisions and perform more complex assignments with minimal direction and guidance from management. Strong analytical skills and experience in creating back-end surveillance reports to identify potential trends are essential.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

+ Review and analyze current policies and procedures; identify, recommend, and implement new and/or enhanced practices.

+ Perform surveillance functions to ensure compliance with current state and/or federal regulations.

+ Contribute to the development of new and/or enhanced compliance and surveillance programs and enterprise-wide initiatives.

+ Review and analyze transaction data for potential risks and patterns of potential misconduct, trends and/or improper processing, and create policies and processes to mitigate those risks.

+ Develop, produce, and maintain reports to assist in surveillance, testing, and risk mitigation.

+ Provide reporting to management summarizing findings and potential enhancements.

+ Analyze and summarize reports from internal business units and third parties (e.g., accounting, operations, supervision, product providers, sub advisors, audit firms, etc.).

+ Update and maintain complete and accurate policies, procedures, compliance logs or files, to include all surveillance, testing, and sampling records related to the firm’s surveillance and annual testing.

+ Assist team members with research, assigned tasks and provide training as needed.

+ Completed ad hoc tasks as needed by management.

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, pre-law or other relevant field, or equivalent education and experience.

+ Five years of insurance and/or securities regulatory compliance experience.

+ A general knowledge of insurance and securities laws, regulations, rules, etc.

+ FINRA licensing (Series 7 & 24 required).

+ Exemplary written and verbal communication skills.

+ Analytical and research skills.

+ Proficiency with MS Office tools, including strong proficiency in Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ FINRA licensing (Series 66) preferred

+ Prior experience conducting investigations and surveillance.

+ Experience with FIS® Supervision Compliance Manager

+ Experience with National Financial Services/Fidelity platform

+ Experience with SQL

Working Conditions:

+ Hybrid office environment: Cedar Rapids, Baltimore, Denver, Philadelphia

Compensation:

The Salary for this position generally ranges between $85,000 - $95,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion.

This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation in order to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees .

Compensation Benefits

+ Competitive Pay

+ Bonus for Eligible Em ployees

Benefits Package

+ Pension Plan

+ 401k Match

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan

+ Tuition Reimbursement

+ Disability Insurance

+ Medical Insurance

+ Dental Insurance

+ Vision Insurance

+ Employee Discounts

+ Career Training & Development Opportunities

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

+ Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.

+ Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).

+ Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars

+ Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of s ervice at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.

+ Adoption Assistance

+ Employee Assistance Program

+ College Coach Program

+ Back-Up Care Program

+ PTO for Volunteer Hours

+ Employee Matching Gifts Program

+ Employee Resource Groups

+ Inclusion and Diversity Programs

+ Employee Recognition Program

+ Referral Bonus Programs

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We’re thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads , and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women.

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company - sponsor ed, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees . They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all.

Giving Back

We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation (https://www.transamerica.com/why-transamerica/aegon-transamerica-foundation) in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work.

Transamerica’s Parent Company

Aegon (http://www.aegon.com/) acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has grown into an international company serving more than 23.9 million people across the globe.* It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.

* As of December 31, 2023

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking , and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential unleashed by leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Transamerica is a part of A egon , an integrated, diversified, international financial services group . The A egon companies employ over 2 1,500 people and have approximately 31.7 million customers . * For more information, visit   www.transamerica.com .

* As of December 31, 2022

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