Director of Enterprise Risk & Compliance

Hively; Dublin (CA); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 185.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hively seeks a seasoned Director of Enterprise Risk & Compliance to fortify organizational integrity, risk defense, and contractual obligations. You will report to the CFO and collaborate with IT, program leadership, and external counsel to ensure rigorous fiscal controls and regulatory compliance across all functions.

Responsibilities include leading internal compliance reviews, managing audit readiness for federal, state, and local funding, and guiding the design of regulatory workflows for

Formación

• 7–10+ years in compliance, risk management, grant oversight, or audit in complex settings.
• Experience with large-scale federal, state, or municipal funding is preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Lead risk assessments and compliance frameworks across the organization.
• Collaborate with CFO, IT, and program leads to ensure internal controls and regulatory alignment.
• Oversee contract lifecycle, insurance, and data privacy governance.
• Support Measure C and other regulatory initiatives, including audit readiness.
• Train staff on regulatory requirements and foster a culture of fiscal integrity.

Conocimientos

Strategic leadership

Risk management

Compliance

Grant oversight

Audit

Descripción del empleo

Who We Are

Hively’s mission is to build meaningful connections with families and communities, ensuring access to resources every child in Alameda County needs to thrive. Our vision is to transform the lives of children and families to benefit all communities and ensure a promising future for generations to come. We believe that through subsidized child care, mental health support, and community services centered in families of all types and backgrounds, we can profoundly impact the communities we serve.

Our Team & Culture

Our Team at Hively is a passionate and diverse group of individuals from a wide range of different lived experiences, backgrounds and professional expertise. We strive every day to create an environment for families and staff that is inclusive and welcoming of different experiences and perspectives. We prioritize learning, listening, and growing together and to foster a culture of respect.

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Enterprise Risk & Compliance to join our team at Hively, a growing nonprofit organization with an annual budget of $70 million and a diverse portfolio of complex contracts and funding sources. The Director of Enterprise Risk & Compliance serves as a critical guardian of Hively’s organizational integrity, risk defense, and contractual obligations. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer and maintaining functional dotted-line partnerships with IT and Program leadership, this role will also work closely in partnership with the Controller to ensure rigorous fiscal compliance and internal controls.

Additionally, this position will support the compliance design, monitoring, and regulatory fulfillment for major public initiatives, including responsibilities under the First 5 Alameda County Measure C Subsidized Child Care and Minimum Wage Floor Administration. This position leads the internal compliance team (Senior Contract Coordinator and Contract Coordinator), liaises with external contracted legal support, and ensures organizational compliance across all operational, technical, and financial functions.

What you will do:

• Strategic Leadership & Risk Management: Lead organizational risk assessments, compliance frameworks, and internal control structures in alignment with executive leadership and the ACER Committee.
• Fiscal Compliance Partnership: Work in close partnership with the Controller to maintain fiscal compliance, ensuring all grant expenditures, budget allocations, financial reporting, and tax/audit filings (including Form 990 and annual independent financial audits) strictly align with federal, state, and local donor requirements.
• Measure C Initiative Administration: Support team in designing regulatory oversight and compliance workflows for Measure C Subsidized Child Care (Contracted Slots) and Minimum Wage Floor Operating Grants ($85M+ annual program portfolio).
• Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Establish partnerships with IT and Program Department Heads to ensure operational alignment with regulatory mandates, IT security frameworks, and program deliverables.
• Contract & Insurance Oversight: Supervise the contract lifecycle managed by the Senior Contract Coordinator and Contract Coordinator. Oversee organizational insurance portfolios, including general liability, and contract-specific insurance.
• Data Privacy & Security Governance: Partner with IT leadership on data protection standards (HIPAA, PII, PHI). Manage IT security incident reporting workflows, oversee API/system data integration protocols, and conduct periodic access and privacy audits.
• Legal & Regulatory Liaison: Serve as the primary operational liaison to contracted legal counsel on regulatory compliance, conflict of interest protocols, legal disputes, contract reviews, and governance matters.
• Audit & Internal Controls: Design and conduct internal compliance reviews, manage corrective action plans, and support preparations with the Controller and Program Leads for external financial, programmatic, and single audits.
• Team Management & Supervision: Directly supervise, mentor, and evaluate the Senior Contract Coordinator and Contract Coordinator, building team capacity in grants and contract administration.
• Policy & Training Development: Translate complex federal, state, and local regulations into clear internal policies. Conduct staff training to foster a proactive culture of compliance, equity, safety, and fiscal integrity.
• Other projects or work as assigned.

What you should bring:

• At least 7-10 years of progressive experience in compliance, risk management, grant oversight, or audit, preferably in a complex nonprofit or public-agency environment managing large-scale federal, state, or municipal public funding streams.
• Strong expertise in fiscal compliance, financial reporting requirements, federal