GS Reg Compliance Consultant

Salary Range: $139,000 - 159,000

Job Posting End Date:  9/5/25

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. 
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to understand and communicate complex information security, risk management, and legal/regulatory compliance concepts.
• Experience applying and assessing industry-recognized security standards and regulatory frameworks for areas such as Information Security, Physical Security, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management, and IT (e.g., Asset Management, Configuration Management, Vulnerability Patching).
• Technology Risk Management concepts and control
• Managing to legal/regulatory requirements for protecting information assets
• Global technology organizational concepts
• Principles and methods of all information security disciplines
• Knowledge of and in-depth experience in the ability to apply state, federal, and international information security and information protection laws and regulations such as, but not limited to: NYDFS, GLBA, HIPAA, SEC, GDPR, CCPA, FSA, and financial integrity under Sarbanes-Oxley, etc.
• Knowledge of and in-depth experience in the ability to apply industry-recognized security standards such as NIST, PCI, etc.
• Knowledge of cloud computing technologies and security best practices.
• Encompasses professional maturity to work independently and work collaboratively in teams.
• Strong multi-tasking and time management capability.
• Detail oriented, structured and organized.

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, business administration or a related field
• Six or more years of information security compliance, risk management or equivalent experience

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Education & Experience Preferred

• Certification in CISSP, CISA, CISM, CIPP

Travel

• May be required for a final interview

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Evaluate the impact of security and information protection legal and regulatory requirements affecting Aflac and maintain documented assessments/remediation tracking
• Assist with operationalizing security and information protection legal and regulatory requirements affecting Aflac by providing guidance on the creation and revision of security practices that include cybersecurity best practices and compliance with all applicable regulations and other frameworks, such as: NYDFS, GLBA, HIPAA, PCI, SEC, CCPA, GDPR, FSA, SOX, NIST, etc.
• Remain current with security and information protection legislation, standards, best practices, and industry trends affecting Aflac business practices and customer expectations
• Proactively collaborate with the business, technology, and functional teams to communicate new or changing regulations that affect cybersecurity requirements
• Support Global Security leadership with changes to security and information protection legal and regulatory requirements by documenting feedback during comment periods
• Assist with the maintenance of processes, KRIs and metric reporting, tools, and systems leveraged to identify, assess, measure, and monitor technology regulatory compliance and cybersecurity risk across Aflac
• Maintain control requirements and associated meta data for cybersecurity controls as well as the control mapping to laws, regulations, risks, and industry standards
• Provide guidance to key stakeholders as needed regarding documentation, evidence, and other supporting material that should be maintained to demonstrate that processes are designed and operating effectively
• Produce presentations, reporting, and other content that will be used to communicate with leadership and other key stakeholders (e.g., employees, producers) about legal/regulatory updates, annual attestation results, and other changes affecting the organization's Information Security posture
• Performs other duties as required

Total Rewards

The salary range for this job is $139,000 to $159,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.

At Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock.  On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.