About the Job Job Title: Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Organization: The Surplus Line Association of California (SLA)
Location: San Ramon, CA
Position Type: Full-time, Hybrid
Salary: $77,000 - $115,000
Come join our team - we'd love to have you! At the SLA, we take pride in fostering an open, inclusive, and collaborative culture where employees come first. Our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace has earned us recognition:
- Certified as a Great Place to Work® three years in a row.
- Named one of California's Best Workplaces for 2025.
As an employee-first organization, we're passionate about supporting our team inside and outside the workplace.
We offer: - Flexible work-life balance options so you can thrive both professionally and personally.
- An expansive benefits package with a variety of choices for medical, dental, and vision coverage tailored to your needs.
- A generous wellness stipend to help you invest in your health and well-being.
- And because we love adding a little extra value: complimentary Costco memberships for you and your family.
If you're looking to grow your career in an environment where your voice is heard, your contributions are valued, and fun is part of the culture - come join us!
About Us: At the Surplus Line Association of California (SLA), we don't sell insurance-we protect access to it. As the only organization overseeing California's $20+ billion surplus lines insurance marketplace, we help support coverage availability for businesses-from film studios to freight haulers-when risks are too complex, too large or too unique for the standard market.
Each year we review more than 1 million policy transactions, equip insurance brokers with compliance tools and continuing education courses, monitor the financial stability of global insurers and deliver data-driven insights that help the industry stay ahead of emerging risks. That impact-combined with our strong employee culture-has earned us recognition by Fortune as one of the Bay Area's best places to work.
Quick Clarifier: We are not insurance agents or a government agency-and we won't be quoting your car or life insurance. We oversee a multibillion-dollar market that primarily serves businesses with hard-to-place risks. It's niche, essential and surprisingly interesting.
Position Overview: The Surplus Line Association of California is seeking a Regulatory Compliance Specialist to support our members, strengthen compliance resources, and help advance understanding of California surplus line insurance requirements.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys regulatory research, problem-solving, member education, and cross-functional collaboration. You will help interpret and communicate surplus line requirements, support compliance processes and guidelines, respond to member inquiries, and contribute to educational programs, publications, webinars, and operational improvements
Responsibilities: - Research, interpret, and communicate requirements under the California Insurance Code and California Code of Regulations related to surplus line licensing, transaction filing requirements, bond requirements, and surplus line tax reporting.
- Monitor regulatory developments and help keep internal teams and members informed of changes affecting licensing, filing procedures, taxes, and compliance obligations.
- Respond to member inquiries.
- Assist with the development, maintenance, and revision of compliance guidelines, resources, procedures, and educational materials.
- Coordinate with the California Department of Insurance, SLA legal counsel, and internal leadership when regulatory issueds require clarification or additional guidance.
- Support webinars, presentations, publications, events, and other member education initiatives.
- Collaborate with internal teams to identify and resolve process, system, and operational issues that impact broker registration and policy transaction filing.
- Assist with regulatory compliance projects, workflow tracking, inbox management, system testing, and process improvement initiatives.
Qualifications: - Must be a California resident.
- Bachelor's Degree in any related field.
- Experience researching, interpreting, or applying laws, regulations, compliance requirements, insurance rules, or similar technical guidance.
- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- The ability to communicate complex requirements clearly and professionally to members, colleagues, regulators, and other stakeholders.
- Strong judgment, discretion, follow-through, and problem-solving skills.
- Comfort working independently within defined procedures, priorities, and goals.
- A collaborative, service-oriented approach and the ability to work well across departments.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Comfort using online systems and websites for research, data entry, and regulatory information gathering.
- Curiosity, initiative, and a desire to stay current on industry and regulatory developments.
Why This Role Matters The Regulatory Compliance Specialist plays an important role in supporting California's surplus line insurance marketplace. You will help members understand their obligations, assist with practical compliance questions, support clear and accurate guidance, and contribute to tools and resources that improve member service and regulatory understanding.
This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys both technical research and people-facing education, and who wants to build specialized expertise in a unique area of the insurance industry.
This job description is not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of those principal job elements essential for making decisions related to job performance, employee development and compensation. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.
The SLA is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
About the Company The Surplus Line Association of California (SLA) operates as a private, 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization governed by a plan of operation approved by both the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and the SLA Board of Directors. Appointed by the Commissioner in 1994, the Association serves as the statutory surplus line advisory organization to the CDI and facilitates the state's capacity to monitor and direct surplus line brokers' placements of insurance with eligible surplus line insurers.Working with its members and the CDI, the Association assists its members' compliance with California laws and regulations; helps maintain a healthy, fair, and competitive surplus line marketplace in California; and strives to protect the interests of California insurance consumers.
