Senior Compliance Program Manager – Banking & Trust

Catena; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Catena Trust Bank is seeking a Compliance Program Manager to help build the compliance backbone of the bank. Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, you will oversee fiduciary and third-party risk programs and guide non-financial crimes compliance, privacy, and data protection initiatives.

You will stand up and run the Compliance Management System, supervise second-line oversight, draft policies and board materials, and support audits and examinations in a dynamic regulatory environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in compliance at a bank or trust company.
• Strong command of a bank Compliance Management System and second-line oversight.
• Understanding of conflicts-of-interest and self-dealing controls in fiduciary context.
• Exceptional writing, with comfort drafting policies, procedures, and Board materials.
• Sound judgment and initiative in an ambiguous, build-from-scratch environment.

Responsibilities

• Stand up and run the Trust Bank's Compliance Management System under the Chief Compliance Officer.
• Lead fiduciary compliance across custody, investment management, and trust activities.
• Operate the third-party risk management program across the vendor lifecycle, including affiliate oversight.
• Administer affiliate transactions across intercompany activity per CTB policies and Regulation W.
• Oversee other non-financial crimes compliance obligations of the Trust Bank (Privacy, UDAP, etc.).
• Track regulatory developments and help deliver the compliance training program.
• Prepare committee and Board materials and support examinations and audits.

Skills

Compliance program

Fiduciary compliance

Third-party risk

Policy writing

Regulatory reporting

Risk assessment

Job description

Catena Trust Bank is seeking a Compliance Program Manager to help build the compliance backbone of the bank. Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, you will oversee fiduciary and third-party risk programs and guide non-financial crimes compliance, privacy, and data protection initiatives.

You will stand up and run the Compliance Management System, supervise second-line oversight, draft policies and board materials, and support audits and examinations in a dynamic regulatory environment.