Job Description
- Shape global risk strategy in a high-growth platform
- Executive visibility with Board & senior leadership
About Our Client
Alternative investment platform based in Midtown.
Job Description
Regulatory Leadership & Compliance Oversight
- Define and manage a forward-looking compliance strategy across multiple jurisdictions
- Oversee licensing, regulatory obligations, and adherence to evolving frameworks
- Act as primary contact for supervisory bodies, including managing reviews, inspections, and enquiries
- Establish and continuously enhance policies, procedures, and internal controls aligned to regulatory expectations
- Provide subject-matter expertise across a broad range of investment products and structures
Enterprise Risk Management
- Design and implement a firmwide risk management architecture, including governance, appetite setting, and reporting
- Maintain a consistent approach to identifying, evaluating, and mitigating key risks
- Develop scalable tools such as risk registers, self-assessments, and monitoring frameworks
- Deliver clear insight to executive stakeholders on emerging risks and mitigation actions
- Support governance forums and risk committees with structured reporting and recommendations
Controls, Assurance & Operational Risk
- Strengthen and oversee internal control environments across business functions
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to embed robust controls within core processes
- Lead assurance activities, including external audits and certification processes
- Ensure appropriate oversight of technology, data governance, and information security risks
- Drive continuous improvements in control effectiveness and operational integrity
Business Continuity & Resilience
- Establish and maintain resilience frameworks to ensure continuity of critical operations
- Oversee incident management protocols, escalation pathways, and crisis response strategies
- Coordinate regular testing and validation of recovery plans
- Provide oversight of physical security and safety-related programmes where relevant
Leadership & Culture
- Build, lead, and mentor distributed teams across risk and compliance disciplines
- Foster a culture that balances commercial growth with disciplined risk awareness
- Collaborate closely with legal, finance, technology, and commercial teams
- Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and governance bodies
- Promote transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organisation
The Successful Applicant
- Extensive leadership experience within risk, compliance, or governance in regulated financial environments
- Strong understanding of complex regulatory regimes and multi-regional operations
- Proven ability to design and scale enterprise risk frameworks
- Experience engaging directly with regulators and managing formal reviews or audits
- Solid grasp of investment-related products and associated regulatory considerations
- Credible communicator, capable of influencing senior stakeholders and Board-level audiences
- Track record of building and leading high-performing teams in evolving organisations
Qualifications
- Degree required; advanced qualification (e.g., JD, MBA) preferred
- Relevant certifications in risk, compliance, or finance advantageous
What’s on Offer
Competitive annual salary ranging from $300,000 - $400,000.
Contact
Lauren Van Manen
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Job Tags
Full time