Senior Chief Compliance Officer: Strategy & Risk

Socket.dev; Roseville (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Choice Financial Group is seeking a Chief Compliance Officer to lead the enterprise-wide Compliance Program, alignment with risk appetite, and board-level reporting. This role partners across business lines, regulators, and external counsel to embed a robust compliance and operational risk culture.

The position oversees policy development, training, exam management, issue remediation, and regulatory change management, with leadership across a growing team and a focus on proactive risk mitigation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, risk, compliance, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum of eight years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the role.
• Financial industry experience in a commercial bank, community bank, or financial services company preferred.
• Proven experience collaborating across departments and divisions to support organizational success.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide compliance programs, regulatory exams, compliance reporting, regulatory change management, and issue remediation.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the enterprise-wide Compliance Program strategy and operations; oversee all compliance and risk functions necessary to ensure compliance obligations across the company and applicable strategic partners are known and adhered to.
• Provide quarterly reporting to the Board of Directors on relevant compliance activities, emerging issues, litigation status, regulatory trends, and compliance risk matters.
• Manage personnel and budget under areas of responsibility to ensure cost-effective delivery of high-value compliance, risk, and legal oversight services.
• Establish, maintain, and ensure adoption of compliance policies reflective of the company’s and partners’ legal and regulatory obligations.
• Coordinate Enterprise Risk Management program-driven external legal advisory activities through cost-effective and knowledge-retaining approaches.

Skills

Enterprise-wide compliance programs

Regulatory exams

Regulatory change management

Issue remediation

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, management, risk, compliance, or related field

Job description

Choice Financial Group is seeking a Chief Compliance Officer to lead the enterprise-wide Compliance Program, alignment with risk appetite, and board-level reporting. This role partners across business lines, regulators, and external counsel to embed a robust compliance and operational risk culture.

The position oversees policy development, training, exam management, issue remediation, and regulatory change management, with leadership across a growing team and a focus on proactive risk mitigation