Chief Compliance Officer

Inizio Partners is a top-rated executive hiring and IT placement firm serving clients globally. Inizio's clients include fortune 500 companies, global consulting firms, defense contractors, startups, private equity & venture capital firms, etc.

We are currently recruiting for a Chief Compliance Officer for one of our key customers, a NASDAQ-listed global analytics and digital solutions company. This position reports to the Chief Executive Officer with a dotted line to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Summary:

The Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for providing leadership and strategic oversight of our client's Compliance, Ethics, and Fraud programs. This position is responsible for reporting on the company's compliance performance, culture of ethics, and risks to the executive management team and the board of directors and supports the alignment of enterprise policies and practices to the applicable compliance strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and implement effective enterprise compliance, ethics, and fraud programs based on industry standards and respective federal, state, and local laws and regulations
• Oversee the development and execution of policies and procedures as well as effective communication and training strategies that promote awareness and understanding of ethics and compliance principles consistent with the mission, vision, and core values of our client and required regulations
• Establish and oversee appropriate monitoring and reporting on the company compliance, ethics, and fraud efforts to measure the overall effectiveness of the company compliance programs, including compliance self-assessments, compliance report and testing, and fraud risk assessments;
• Develop a reporting and communication cadence for the Board of Directors/Committees, executive leaders, and employees
• Provide oversight of preventative and corrective action plans to mitigate identified risks and potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk, and ensure consistent practices with evaluations, investigations, resolutions, and disciplinary practices; coordinate with legal counsel regarding escalated concerns, inquiries, and investigations
• Serve as the chair for the management Compliance Committee; effectively present, influence, and facilitate discussion and decisions related to compliance and ethics
• Serve as a strategic business partner and compliance subject matter expert to collaboratively and creatively influence outcomes, consult on compliance best practices, create awareness and support for risk management strategies and solutions, and solve compliance-related business challenges
• Establish and maintain consultative partnerships with senior and executive leadership to create a culture of compliance and ethics and to be a resource for leadership and the board of directors
• Manage a global team of over 25 Compliance professionals

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a relevant discipline (JD, MBA, etc)
• Certifications such as CCEP, CIPP/US
• 15 years of work experience in areas listed under Responsibilities; including, progressive business management leadership of compliance functions for a US public company
• Substantial risk management expertise
• 10 years of progressive leadership/people management experience
• Experience working with an Offshore team