Senior Chief Compliance & Risk Officer

Choice Bank; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Choice Financial Group is seeking a Chief Compliance Officer to establish and direct an enterprise-wide Compliance Program aligned with risk appetite. The role partners across defense lines, business leaders, and regulators to embed a transparent culture of compliance and operational risk management.

The CCO will lead policy development, training, regulatory change management, exams, legal oversight, and remediation, while reporting to senior leadership and the Board of Directors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, risk, compliance, or a related field.
• Minimum of eight years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the role.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-wide compliance programs, regulatory exams, compliance reporting, regulatory change management, and issue remediation.
• Ability to influence and partner effectively with senior leadership, business partners, regulatory agencies, external counsel, and first and second line risk partners.

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.
• Oversee all regulatory exam and communication activities, ensuring a strategic approach and coordinated messaging across business areas.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, management, risk, compliance, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.

Job description

Choice Financial Group is seeking a Chief Compliance Officer to establish and direct an enterprise-wide Compliance Program aligned with risk appetite. The role partners across defense lines, business leaders, and regulators to embed a transparent culture of compliance and operational risk management.

The CCO will lead policy development, training, regulatory change management, exams, legal oversight, and remediation, while reporting to senior leadership and the Board of Directors.