Senior Director, Compliance Testing & Regulatory Risk Oversight

First Citizens; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 209,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank seeks a Senior Director, Head of Compliance Testing to lead enterprise-wide testing, governance, and regulatory engagement across business lines. This role partners with regulators and senior leadership to assess controls, identify risks, and drive remediation while building a high-performing team.

The role emphasizes analytics, automation, and continuous improvement in testing, with a hybrid work model in Raleigh/Charlotte and remote consideration for highly qualified

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret complex regulations and devise logical solutions.
• Deep understanding of Compliance Risk Management and testing standards.
• Experience leading large-scale compliance testing programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise compliance testing governance and risk-based testing activities across all lines of business.
• Manage regulatory engagements, examinations, and oversight with regulators, audits, and internal reviews.
• Oversee development of annual/multi-year testing plans and issue remediation.

Skills

Regulatory interpretation

Change leadership

Compliance risk mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree + 12 yrs exp

HS diploma + 16 yrs exp

Job description

First Citizens Bank seeks a Senior Director, Head of Compliance Testing to lead enterprise-wide testing, governance, and regulatory engagement across business lines. This role partners with regulators and senior leadership to assess controls, identify risks, and drive remediation while building a high-performing team.

The role emphasizes analytics, automation, and continuous improvement in testing, with a hybrid work model in Raleigh/Charlotte and remote consideration for highly qualified