Senior VP, Risk & Compliance Leadership (Remote)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 185,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Money purchase pension plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Professional development support

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Vice President, Enterprise Risk & Compliance to join a leader in the Education, Government & Non-Profit space. This senior leadership role will shape an integrated approach to enterprise risk, compliance, and governance across a complex mission-driven organization.

The position will partner closely with executive leadership, risk owners, and the Board to strengthen risk oversight and informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in enterprise risk management, compliance, or governance.
• Experience designing or leading risk and compliance programs in complex organizations.
• Familiarity with risk-based compliance monitoring and the three lines model.
• Experience with U.S. Government-funded programs and compliance frameworks preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and enhance the enterprise risk management framework to identify and prioritize significant risks
• Maintain an enterprise risk universe and facilitate identification of top enterprise risks for executive attention
• Partner with risk owners to establish risk responses and mitigation plans
• Monitor changes in risk profiles and proactively identify emerging risks
• Develop clear enterprise risk reporting for executive leadership and the Board
• Establish and maintain a compliance risk management framework and conduct periodic assessments
• Develop a risk-based framework for assessing new funding opportunities and mechanisms

Skills

Enterprise risk management

Compliance programs

Governance

Risk reporting

Three lines model

Risk-based decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Vice President, Enterprise Risk & Compliance to join a leader in the Education, Government & Non-Profit space. This senior leadership role will shape an integrated approach to enterprise risk, compliance, and governance across a complex mission-driven organization.

The position will partner closely with executive leadership, risk owners, and the Board to strengthen risk oversight and informed decision-making.