Vice President, Enterprise Risk & Compliance

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

For our client, we are seeking a Vice President, Enterprise Risk & Compliance to join the team of 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, support informed decision-making, and ensure emerging issues are identified early. It will also help evaluate new funding opportunities and structures through a disciplined, risk-based lens.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available.

Compensation: $185,000 – $215,000 annually.

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

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, law, accounting, international development, risk management, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
• Significant senior-level experience in enterprise risk management, compliance, or governance
• Experience designing or leading risk and compliance programs in complex organizations
• Strong understanding of risk-based compliance monitoring and the three lines model
• Experience with U.S. Government-funded programs and compliance frameworks preferred
• Familiarity with various funding mechanisms, including fixed-price and milestone-based structures
• Ability to evaluate financial, compliance, operational, and reputational risks associated with new funding arrangements

Benefits

• 7% contribution to a money purchase pension plan account
• 18 days of paid vacation per year, 12 sick days, and 11 holidays
• Support for professional development and work/life balance initiatives

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.