What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regulatory Program Manager position at Carter Support Services?
Company: Carter Support Services
Location: Seattle, Washington
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Regulatory Program Manager to lead, coordinate, and oversee regulatory initiatives and compliance programs across the organization. This role ensures regulatory requirements are understood, implemented, and maintained while supporting business objectives and minimizing regulatory risk.
The ideal candidate brings strong program management skills, a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, and the ability to work cross-functionally with legal, compliance, operations, and technical teams.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Seattle, Washington
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Regulatory Program Manager to lead, coordinate, and oversee regulatory initiatives and compliance programs across the organization. This role ensures regulatory requirements are understood, implemented, and maintained while supporting business objectives and minimizing regulatory risk.
The ideal candidate brings strong program management skills, a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, and the ability to work cross-functionally with legal, compliance, operations, and technical teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage regulatory programs and initiatives from planning through execution and ongoing compliance
- Interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable program plans and controls
- Partner with Legal, Compliance, Risk, IT, and Operations teams to implement regulatory requirements
- Track regulatory changes and assess business impact
- Develop and maintain regulatory roadmaps, timelines, and documentation
- Coordinate internal audits, regulatory exams, and inspections
- Identify compliance risks and lead remediation and corrective action plans
- Monitor program KPIs, milestones, and regulatory commitments
- Prepare executive-level reporting and regulatory status updates
- Ensure documentation, evidence, and controls meet regulatory standards
- 5 years of experience in regulatory, compliance, risk, or program management roles
- Strong knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, SOX, GDPR, PCI-DSS, FDA, ISO, SEC, FINRA, or similar)
- Proven experience managing cross-functional regulatory or compliance programs
- Experience working with auditors, regulators, or external assessors
- Strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in a highly regulated industry (financial services, healthcare, life sciences, energy, or technology)
- Familiarity with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) tools
- PMP, PgMP, CRISC, CISA, or similar certification
- Experience with internal controls, risk assessments, and remediation tracking
- Regulatory interpretation and execution
- Program planning and governance
- Risk identification and mitigation
- Stakeholder and executive communication
- Attention to detail and accountability
- Play a key role in protecting the organization and enabling compliant growth
- Work cross-functionally with senior leaders and subject matter experts
- Opportunity to lead high-impact regulatory initiatives
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and professional development