Regulatory Exam Manager

Janestreet; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jane Street is seeking a Regulatory Exam Manager to join our Legal and Compliance team in New York. You will oversee responses to regulatory examinations from start to finish, serving as the primary contact for regulators and coordinating across the firm to ensure clear, accurate, and timely submissions.

You will draft submissions, prepare colleagues for meetings with examiners, and identify process improvements while maintaining records. A bachelor’s degree is required; a JD is a plus.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal, compliance, or regulatory experience in financial services with focus on regulatory examinations.
• Direct experience with SEC, FINRA, or regulators at a bank, broker-dealer, or similar institution, or advisory experience as outside counsel.
• Excellent writer who translates complex info into precise, accessible responses.
• Polished communicator capable of building productive regulator relationships and handling challenging conversations.
• Knowledge of US financial regulatory framework and judgment to seek SME guidance when needed.
• Highly organized and deadline-driven with cross-firm collaboration.
• Bachelor's degree required; JD is a plus (not acting as lawyer in this role).

Responsibilities

• Interpret requests and define scope, responsibilities, and timelines for examinations.
• Draft written submissions and prepare colleagues for regulator meetings.
• Review materials to identify areas for improvement or escalation.
• Maintain examination records and improve processes for managing examinations and inquiries.

Skills

Regulatory exams management

Regulatory communications

Written submissions

Regulatory relationships

Education

Bachelor's degree

JD preferred

Job description

About the position

We’re looking for a Regulatory Exam Manager to join our Legal and Compliance team in New York. In this role, you’ll oversee our response to regulatory examinations from start to finish.

You’ll serve as a primary point of contact for regulators and coordinate colleagues across the firm to ensure our responses are clear, accurate, timely, and support constructive regulatory relationships. Additional responsibilities of this role will include:

• Interpreting requests and establishing the scope, responsibilities, and timeline for each examination
• Drafting written submissions and preparing colleagues for meetings with examiners
• Reviewing relevant materials to identify areas for improvement or escalation
• Maintaining examination records and improving the processes we use to manage examinations and related inquiries

About you

• Have 8+ years of relevant legal, compliance, or regulatory experience in financial services, with deep substantive involvement in regulatory examinations
• Have worked directly with the SEC, FINRA, and other regulators at a bank, broker-dealer, trading firm, or similarly regulated financial institution, or advised broker-dealer clients through regulatory examinations as outside counsel
• An excellent writer who can turn complex information into precise, accessible responses
• A polished communicator who can build productive relationships with regulators and handle challenging conversations
• Knowledgeable about the US financial regulatory framework, with the good judgment to recognize when to seek guidance from a subject matter expert
• Highly organized and able to manage deadline-driven work involving contributors from across the firm
• Have a bachelor's degree (having a JD is a plus, though you will not be acting as a lawyer in this role)