Risk and Compliance Specialist

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. Global Payments is the parent company for TSYS, Netspend, Heartland, TouchNet, OpenEdge, Xenial, Greater Giving, ACTIVE Network, and AdvancedMD. Headquartered in Georgia with over 24,000 employees worldwide, Global Payments is a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning over 100 countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. For more information, visit globalpaymentsinc.com and follow Global Payments on Twitter (@globalpayments), LinkedIn and Facebook. Summary of This Role Performs and assists in development of enterprise-level risk management and operational compliance functions. Assists in establishing and maintaining risk policies and programs to ensure organizational compliance. Reviews and sets business, operational, and credit risk criteria across the range of segments and products. Ensures performance tracking and evaluation. Responsible for data gathering or manipulation, report creation, system or process creation and implementation. Mitigation can be defined as adapting and enforcing sound credit card policy criteria, maintaining adherence to all operating regulations and strategies published by the card brands and other legal/ regulatory bodies, training and engaging team members and leaders and developing strong data delivery and reporting in support of all contractual obligations. What Part Will You Play? * As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), monitors complex legal/regulatory environment and emerging threats and trends in the industry, analyzing impact and escalating relevant information/identified risks to management. Provides guidance and expert advice to less experienced team members and helps to train new team members. May support integration of segment analysis/assessments with enterprise reviews. * Conducts assessments and validation activities to verify highly complex operational compliance, identify and evaluate gaps and manage exceptions to policy. Collaborates with business unit and/or technical leadership for resolution and improvement to processes and procedures in case of non-compliance. Provides input to improving GRC and technical tools. May update and review select policies and procedures. * Creates highly complex reports and may present information to internal and external entities. Implements report processes as identified by management. Assures accuracy and completeness of data. * Leads highly complex project work with moderate to significant impact and frequently develops innovative solutions. Uses a variety of methods to train/engage team members and leaders throughout the business to ensure understanding of risk management and compliance principles. * Liaises extensively with technical teams to communicate and prioritize compliance and operational assurance related matters. What Are We Looking For in This Role? Minimum Qualifications * Bachelor's Degree * Relevant Experience or Degree in: Major in Business, Criminal Justice or MIS preferred, other majors considered. Willing to accept additional experience in lieu of a degree. * Typically Minimum 6 Years Relevant Exp Preferred Qualifications * Business, Criminal Justice, Information Security, Risk Management or MIS * Project Management * Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP) Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP) What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities? * Skills / Knowledge - Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Some barriers to entry exist at this level (e.g., dept./peer review). * Job Complexity - Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise. * Supervision - Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead). * Technical - Microsoft Office Not Ready to Apply? Join Our Talent Community!! US Applicants: TSYS is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) committed to employing a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. For more information about your rights, click here. Qualified individuals with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accomm