Risk & Compliance Consultant — AI & Operations

Sia; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision; company‑p

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave; generous PTO

Job summary

Sia is a global management consulting group focused on strategy, transformation, and AI-enabled risk and compliance. This role supports risk, compliance, and operational improvements for clients in technology and fintech environments.

Consultants work in fast-paced, client-facing settings, balancing ownership with collaboration across teams. Growth opportunities align with experience, including Senior Consultant responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Finance/Business or related field.
• 2–7 years of client-facing management consulting experience, preferably in technology or fintech.
• Experience supporting or delivering risk, compliance, or regulatory initiatives.
• Practical experience with AI adoption, workflow automation, or AI use-case identification.
• Strong understanding of technology, fintech, or regulated environments.
• Proven ability to build and manage client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements, onsite and remotely, delivering high-quality workstreams.
• Manage timelines, prioritize tasks, and coordinate activities across stakeholders.
• Present insights, recommendations, and AI-enabled process improvements to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with team members on tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Maintain clear project documentation for transparency and knowledge sharing.
• Drive thought leadership and contribute to firm capabilities around AI in risk and compliance.

Skills

Client relationships

Excellent communication

Analytical thinking

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Finance/Business

Master's degree or MBA

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

MS Project

Job description

Risk & Compliance Consultant — AI & Operations

Full-time

Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group. Founded in 1999, we were born digital. Today our strategy and management capabilities are augmented by data science, enhanced by creativity and driven by responsibility. We’re optimists for change and we help clients initiate, navigate and benefit from transformation. We believe optimism is a force multiplier, helping clients to mitigate downside and maximize opportunity. With expertise across a broad range of sectors and services, our 3,000 consultants serve clients worldwide from 48 locations in 19 countries. Our expertise delivers results. Our optimism transforms outcomes.

Sia’s Strategy & Management Consulting global footprint and expertise in more than 40 sectors and services allow us to enhance our clients' businesses worldwide. We guide their projects and initiatives in strategy, business transformation, IT & digital strategy.

A digital leader or growing disruptor, everyone must transform themselves to maintain their advantage. The Sia Technology Business Unit supports clients through digital, operations and organizational transformation adapted to their culture and working methods. We help clients strategize and scale leveraging deep expertise and solutions in compliance and risk management, strategic technology partnerships, data science, operations and business analysis and mergers and acquisitions.

Workplace

Sia values in-person collaboration. This position is based in our San Francisco and New York City offices. Consultants are expected to be on site at least three days per week, whether at a client site or at the Sia office or an approved coworking location. When an engagement requires fewer than three days at the client site, consultants are expected to work from the Sia office for the remaining days. Candidates should live within a reasonable commuting distance of the Sia office.

Join our consulting team to help clients strengthen risk, compliance, and operational capabilities. We are hiring at both the Consultant and Senior Consultant levels, with opportunities to take on responsibilities aligned with your experience and expertise. In this role, you will assess end-to-end processes, identify control gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities, and help design practical solutions that improve effectiveness, efficiency, and scalability. Where appropriate, you will evaluate how automation and AI can support these outcomes responsibly.

You'll operate in a fast-paced, client-facing environment, balancing independent ownership with strong collaboration across teams. This role is ideal for people with experience in technology and/or fintech environments, particularly within regulated or compliance-driven contexts, who also bring a genuine interest in where AI can realistically improve how compliance work gets done.

What You'll Do

Risk & Compliance Process Design

Map and diagnose compliance and operational processes end to end to pinpoint where they break down or create risk

Lead the design and implementation of improved frameworks, systems, and processes, including defining data requirements and analyzing performance trends across operational, logical, and system workflows

AI Opportunity Identification

Evaluate compliance and operational processes to identify practical AI and automation use cases, from workflow automation to agentic AI

Build the business case for where these use cases will actually reduce risk or improve efficiency

Client Delivery & Execution

Lead client engagements, both onsite and remotely, delivering high-quality workstreams and producing complex, client-ready deliverables

Project & Workstream Management

Manage timelines, prioritize tasks, and coordinate activities across cross-functional stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

Build strong client relationships and confidently present insights, recommendations, and AI-enabled process improvements to stakeholders, including senior leadership

Business Analysis & Problem Solving

Analyze client challenges using both quantitative and qualitative approaches to develop structured, actionable solutions

Collaborate with and mentor team members on tools, methodologies, and best practices (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project)

Documentation & Knowledge Management

Maintain clear and organized project documentation to ensure transparency, continuity, and knowledge sharing

Thought Leadership & Practice Development

Drive thought leadership by shaping internal initiatives, sharing knowledge, and building firm capabilities around AI in risk and compliance

Business Development Support

Shape proposal development, identify new opportunities, and drive broader business development efforts

Required

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, Business Management, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field

2-7 years of client-facing management consulting experience, preferably within technology or fintech environments

Experience supporting or delivering risk, compliance, or regulatory-related initiatives

Practical experience with AI adoption, workflow automation, or identifying AI use cases within a business or compliance context, not just familiarity with the concept

Strong understanding of industry challenges within technology, fintech, or regulated environments

Proven ability to build and manage client relationships

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to present complex ideas clearly

Strong organizational, multitasking, and time management skills

Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical capabilities, including knowing when to escape issues

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment

Preferred

Master's degree or MBA

Experience within financial services, fintech, or technology-driven organizations

Exposure to areas such as risk management, compliance, financial crimes, or regulatory programs

Hands-on experience applying AI tools to compliance, risk, or operational workflows (actual use, not certification-level)

Familiarity with data analysis, reporting tools, or process improvement methodologies

Exposure to agentic AI concepts and their application to compliance or operational processes

What Sets You Apart

A systems thinker who can see how a compliance process connects end to end and where risk or inefficiency creeps in

Genuine curiosity about AI, grounded in practical outcomes for risk and compliance work

Strong ownership mindset with the ability to operate independently in client environments

Comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguous settings with evolving priorities

Ability to translate complex problems into structured, actionable solutions

Interest in growing into leadership responsibilities and contributing to team development

Curiosity and enthusiasm for technology, innovation, and emerging trends

Sia invests in total rewards that support how our people work, live, and grow.

Compensation

• Annual Base Salary Ranges,commensurate with experience and qualifications,geographic location, and other job-related factorspermittedby applicable law.
  • Consultant Level: $93,800 - $116,300
  • Senior Consultant Level: $130,600 - $135,700
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision; company-paid life and AD&D; voluntary supplemental insurance and EAP
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting; HSA and FSA options
• College savings and student loan repayment programs
• Paid parental leave; generous PTO, nine company holidays, and one floating holiday
• Cell phone stipend; well-being and professional development programs

Benefits are subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout their employment. This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.

At Sia, we believe in fostering a diverse,equitable,and inclusive culture where our employees and partners are valued and thrive in a sense of belonging.

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion,remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.