Strategic Risk & Compliance Director

Oberlin College Development; Oberlin (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Oberlin College is seeking a Director of Risk Management and Compliance to lead the college’s risk program, reporting to the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. This role partners with senior leadership to establish policies, oversight, and risk reporting across the institution.

The position focuses on policy development, risk treatment, and governance, with collaboration across Finance, Legal, and operations to safeguard assets and integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Experience in higher education or similarly complex organization.
• Working knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of risk management.
• Effective written and public speaking skills with the ability to regularly interact with diverse audiences at all levels of responsibility and authority.
• Experience with internal investigations, including workplace and ethics complaints.
• Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with key stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Google Suite and/or Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Support the identification and prioritization of pertinent risks affecting the college to determine the most effective methodology for insulating the college from risk of loss and enhancing the college’s ability to weigh and pursue opportunities.
• Recommend process improvements to support accurate, relevant, and timely risk management reporting.
• Collaborates with the Executive Leadership Team and institutional constituents at all levels to determine and maintain an appropriate tolerance for risk.
• Support the establishment and monitoring of risk identification, assessment, and reporting across the college to ensure full engagement of the college’s risk strategies, report key risks, and support the development of risk treatments in collaboration with risk owners and stakeholders.
• Develop and implement college risk management policies and procedures designed to mitigate risk and support college strategies around claim management, loss prevention and control, risk transfer, and monitoring the effectiveness of safety and compliance programs.
• Lead risk management committee meetings, govern or serve on working groups for focused analysis and development of risk management/remediation plans.
• Facilitate the integration of risk management policy and strategy into all business activities across the college, including encouraging and elevating the consideration of risk management in key financial and operational decisions.
• As needed, provide internal investigation and fact-finding support for civil rights-related processes.

Skills

Risk management

Public speaking

Stakeholder collaboration

Internal investigations

Office productivity

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

ARM/CRM certification

Tools

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Oberlin College is seeking a Director of Risk Management and Compliance to lead the college’s risk program, reporting to the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. This role partners with senior leadership to establish policies, oversight, and risk reporting across the institution.

The position focuses on policy development, risk treatment, and governance, with collaboration across Finance, Legal, and operations to safeguard assets and integrity.