Risk & Compliance Consultant — AI & Operations

Ppt Consulting; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life and AD&D insurance

401(k) with company match

College savings & student loan support

Parental leave & generous PTO

Cell phone stipend

Job summary

Sia is seeking a Risk & Compliance Consultant — AI & Operations in San Francisco/NYC to help clients strengthen risk, compliance, and operational capabilities. The role spans consultant to senior consultant levels, with opportunities to lead end-to-end engagements and deliver AI-enabled process improvements.

You will assess processes, identify control gaps, and design practical solutions that improve efficiency and scalability while responsibly harnessing automation and AI.

Qualifications

• 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
• Strong understanding of industry challenges within technology, fintech, or regulated environments
• Proven ability to build and manage client relationships
• Demonstrated communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Responsibilities

• Risk & Compliance Process Design: diagnose end-to-end processes and pinpoint gaps
• AI Opportunity Identification: identify AI/automation use cases and build business cases
• Client Delivery & Execution: lead engagements onsite and remotely with client-ready deliverables
• Project & Workstream Management: manage timelines and coordinate cross-functional activities
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: present insights to senior leadership
• Business Analysis & Problem Solving: analyze challenges and propose actionable solutions
• Team Collaboration & Mentorship: mentor team on tools and best practices
• Documentation & Knowledge Management: maintain clear project docs
• Thought Leadership & Practice Development: drive AI in risk/compliance initiatives
• Business Development Support: shape proposals and identify opportunities

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical capabilities

Strong organizational skills

Team collaboration

Client relationship management

Education

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

Master's degree or MBA (Preferred)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

MS Project

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Risk & Compliance Consultant — AI & Operations

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Company Description

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.

Strategy & Management Consulting

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.

Job Description

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

Team Collaboration & Mentorship

• 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

Qualifications

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 elevate 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

Compensation & Benefits

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 factors permitted by applicable law.
• Consultant Level: $93,800 - $116,300
• Senior Consultant Level: $130,600 - $135,700
• Annual Performance Bonus

Benefits

• 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.

Our Commitment

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.