Marketing Compliance Specialist

Why Stifel

Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole.

Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

What You'll Be Doing

The Marketing Compliance Specialist position will focus primarily on reviewing social media for compliance and approving items for use with the public, such as social media profiles, posts, and firm-level marketing campaigns. In addition, this position will assist in reviewing and approving marketing materials such as videos, digital ads, podcasts, and materials for advisor recruits.

What We're Looking For

• Review materials including, but not limited to, social media profiles, social media content, scripts, videos, podcasts, digital ad campaigns, advisor recruiting materials, and national brand campaign materials for use with the public, ensuring that firm and regulatory policies are met.
• Provide direction on following firm and industry regulations to other marketing team members, advisors, and other members related to their projects and campaigns.
• Ability to explain the complex policies, rules, and regulations of the industry and firm to those who do not have a compliance background.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the corporate brand guidelines and voice so that all projects represent the brand well and meet regulatory guidelines.
• Receive direction from team leaders and exercise independent judgment to assist the team in resolving issues, finding the best path forward, and achieving goals.
• Interpret and find ways to implement policies, procedures, and compliance requirements to ensure brand compliance with firm and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to be service-oriented to understand others, anticipate needs, and help solve their problems.
• Monitor and stay current with changes in the social media landscape, including understanding and making recommendations on new platforms as they are developed.
• Propose new processes and procedures to streamline the review process for all materials.

What You'll Bring

• Strong customer service, interpersonal communication skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to take direction from team leads and handle efforts with minimal oversight.
• Highly organized individual, capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously and meeting deadlines.
• A strong understanding of social media platforms and the social media regulatory environment.
• Ability to work alongside other teams effectively. Experience working to tight deadlines and in high-pressure situations.
• Ability to understand industry regulations, especially concerning communication with the public.
• A comprehensive understanding of FINRA regulations under 2210 and 482, Stifel policies and procedures, and company branding requirements.

Education & Experience

• Minimum Required: Bachelor's Degree in a related field or a combination of education and experience.
• Minimum Required: 2+ years of financial industry experience.

Licenses & Credentials

• Minimum Required: FINRA Series 7, 63 or 66, and 24.

Systems & Technology

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Experience working with the Social Patrol supervision tool is preferred.

About Stifel

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up.  We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas.  Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations.  Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more.  Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.