Risk, Compliance & Assurance Lead

Michigan Language Assessment LLC; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan Language Assessment LLC is seeking an Assistant Director of Risk, Compliance and Assurance to lead the organization’s risk, compliance, and assurance programs across domestic and international markets. You will guide policy development, incident response, and audit readiness, collaborating with legal and stakeholders to embed risk-aware decision-making throughout operations.

The role requires strategic leadership, experience in regulated environments, and a focus on assessment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, risk management, political science, or similar field
• Proven ability to develop, manage, and implement new policies and procedures
• Analytical skills, and strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage change in a complex environment
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Ability to provide leadership and direction to a team of staff
• Competent user of most Office products and ability to quickly learn new software programs
• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to build positive professional relationships
• Strong leadership skills; ability to influence and guide the team toward a common goal
• Significant experience with risk management and leading in a regulated environment
• Experience leading organizational change
• Experience with quality assurance methodologies
• Experience developing metrics and dashboard reporting
• Experience managing a team
• Experience policy writing and audit management

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization's integrated risk, compliance, and assurance strategy in alignment with business objectives for all products and services.
• Oversee compliance and reporting requirements with regulatory and accreditation bodies, ensuring quality requirements as well as audit and reporting schedules are met.
• Ensure that assessment integrity, security and quality measures are introduced, monitored, reviewed, and addressed as required.
• Lead escalation processes for assessment irregularities, security breaches, malpractice, and policy and compliance issues.
• Oversee the organization's quality assurance framework, including the design, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of a quality management system.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Quality assurance

Assessment security

Audit management

Incident response

Policy development

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Office suite

Audit software

Job description

Michigan Language Assessment LLC is seeking an Assistant Director of Risk, Compliance and Assurance to lead the organization’s risk, compliance, and assurance programs across domestic and international markets. You will guide policy development, incident response, and audit readiness, collaborating with legal and stakeholders to embed risk-aware decision-making throughout operations.

The role requires strategic leadership, experience in regulated environments, and a focus on assessment