Vice President, Regulatory Relations

Cls Group; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

CLS Group seeks a Vice President, Regulatory Relations in Iselin, NJ, to lead regulatory activities with regulators and senior management. Hybrid onsite 2 days per week, offering a base salary of $150k–$165k plus variable pay and benefits.

You will oversee exams, remediation, filings, and KPI reporting, while coordinating across three lines of defense to ensure timely, compliant execution.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of regulatory or legal experience in financial services.
• Strong communication with regulators and senior leaders.
• Detail oriented with ability to manage large information volume.
• Able to work in a fast paced regulatory environment.
• Maintain confidentiality and high ethical standards.
• Subject matter expert in regulatory matters with business focus.
• Results driven with timely delivery and execution.
• Familiar with 3LOD framework and risk testing.

Responsibilities

• Support engagement with supervisory teams and oversight bodies.
• Manage end-to-end supervisory examinations and on-site reviews.
• Remediate supervisory findings, including responses and closures.
• Manage Regulation HH filings and continuous monitoring meetings.
• Develop consolidated Board and senior management reporting decks.
• Collaborate with three lines of defense on the review process.
• Lead risk and controls testing in Regulatory Relations.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Risk & controls testing

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

J.D. (optional)

Job description

• Functional title – Vice President, Regulatory Relations
• Department – Regulatory Relations
• Report to – Director, Regulatory Relations
• Location – Iselin, NJ (Hybrid Onsite 2 days per week)
• Base pay / salary (New York) – $150,000 - $165,000 base salary + variable compensation + 401(k) match + benefits

What you will be doing:

• Support CLS’s engagement with the FRBNY Supervisory teams for all ongoing supervisory activities, the FRB for Regulation HH activities, and the Oversight Committee and the OC Secretariat at the FRBNY.
• Manage and participate in: (1) end-to-end Supervisory examinations and on – site reviews; (2) Remediation of supervisory findings, including response and closure; (3) Regulation HH and Y filings; (4) Continuous Monitoring meetings; (5) OC and FRB workshops;
• Collaborate with three lines of defense to ensure their involvement in the review process
• Manage the reporting of KPIs and creation of consolidated decks to the Board and senior management and collaborate with stakeholders to amend and develop new reporting as needed
• Lead / contribute to the risk and controls testing for Regulatory Relations.

What we’re looking for:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in regulatory or legal departments within the financial services industry; J.D. optional.
• Strong communication skills with internal and external stakeholders including liaising with regulators and across senior leadership.
• Acute attention to detail and ability to manage high volume of information and high execution mode of an environment.
• Able to work at a DFMU subject to regulatory scrutiny and a fast paced environment
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and be professional, upholding high ethical standards
• Subject matter expert in regulatory matters and can develop relationships to be able to provide sound advice to the business divisions
• Results oriented and ensures timely delivery and execution
• Organized self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively in a team
• Familiar with 3LOD framework, including risk and control testing