Location(s) Chesterfield, Missouri, Chicago, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri **Details** _Kemper is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper’s products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises._ **Position Summary:** The Director of Sales Supervision (Sales Compliance & Risk) leads the oversight function for a fully captive life insurance sales channel of over 2000 agents and managers. This role is accountable for establishing and executing a comprehensive, risk-based audit and monitoring framework to ensure sales practices comply with regulatory requirements, internal standards, ethical expectations, and cash-handling controls, and for owning the enterprise sales conduct risk strategy for the captive distribution channel. The Director leads a team of three auditors responsible for sales conduct audits and investigations, designs and operates a continuous monitoring program, and drives effective remediation and governance improvements in close partnership with Compliance, Legal, Operations, Sales Leadership, Finance, and Enterprise Ethics. **Position Responsibilities:** + Develop, maintain, and execute a risk-based audit and monitoring program for the captive sales channel, adjusting scope based on regulatory, business, and risk trends. + Lead sales conduct risk assessments to identify high-risk activities, control gaps, and emerging misconduct risks. + Establish and govern sales conduct policies, standards, methodologies, and risk tolerances aligned with regulatory expectations and enterprise risk appetite. + Lead the evolution to a continuous, data-driven monitoring model, leveraging dashboards, analytics, and KRIs/KPIs. + Analyze sales activity, complaints, cancellations, suitability indicators, and anomalies to proactively identify conduct risk. + Execute end-to-end monitoring, audits, reviews, and investigations, including support of potential fraud matters in partnership with Ethics and other stakeholders. + Partner cross-functionally to drive corrective actions, track issues to closure, and validate remediation effectiveness. + Ensure ongoing regulatory readiness and present monitoring and audit results, monitoring insights, and thematic risk trends to senior leadership and governance forums. + Additional duties as assigned. **Position Qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred. + 8+ years of audit, risk, compliance, or sales supervision experience in insurance or financial services. + Knowledge of insurance regulations and understanding of supervisory expectations for sales practices. + Experience building data-driven monitoring programs strongly preferred. + Ability to create dashboards using PowerBI preferred. + Demonstrated leadership and communication excellence. + Sponsorship is not accepted for this opportunity + The range for this position is $129,500 to $215,700. When determining candidate offers, we consider experience, skills, education, certifications, and geographic location among other factors. This job is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and Kemper benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k, etc.) + This is a hybrid position which can be worked out of Kemper's Chicago, IL or Chesterfield, MO office. _Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. Kemper is focused on expanding our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts to align with our vision, mission, and guiding principles. Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee._ **_Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email. Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates. If you receive such a message, delete it._** \#LI-JO1 \#LI-HYBRID **Kemper at a Glance** The Kemper family of companies is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. With approximately $12 billion in assets, Kemper is improving the world of insurance by providing affordable and easy-to-use personalized solutions to individuals, families and businesses through its Kemper Auto and Kemper Life brands. Kemper serves over 4.6 million policies, is represented by approximately 24,200 agents and brokers, and has approximately 7,500 associates dedicated to meeting the ever-changing needs of its customers. *Alliance United Insurance Company is not rated. _We value diversity and strive to be an employer of choice. An Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V_ **Our employees enjoy great benefits:** • Qualify for your choice of health and dental plans within your first month. • Save for your future with robust 401(k) match, Health Spending Accounts and various retirement plans. • Learn and Grow with our Tuition Assistance Program, paid certifications and continuing education programs. • Contribute to your community through United Way and volunteer programs. • Balance your life with generous paid time off and business casual dress. • Get employee discounts for shopping, dining and travel through Kemper Perks.