VP, U.S. Compliance

Acrisure; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Acrisure is seeking a Vice President, U.S. Compliance to lead and continually enhance the enterprise compliance program for U.S. operations. You will identify regulatory risks, monitor developments, and implement mitigation strategies while aligning with global compliance functions.

You will collaborate with internal teams and regulators, train staff on policies, and drive governance across departments to protect the organization and ensure lawful practices.

Qualifications

• Regulatory knowledge across insurance and financial services sectors.
• Strong knowledge of compliance best practices, internal control frameworks, and risk management principles.
• Analytical skills to review data, identify trends, and interpret regulatory implications.

Responsibilities

• Policy Development, Implementation & Training: Lead drafting and maintenance of Policies & Procedures with a focus on Legal & Compliance; collaborate on HR, IT and other policies; build scalable governance documents; partner on role-based training.
• Regulatory Monitoring: Stay current on state and federal laws, interpret regulatory changes, update policies and controls accordingly.
• Risk Assessment: Work with ERM to evaluate compliance risks, assess exposure, and aid mitigation planning.
• Monitoring, Assessments & Testing: Monitor adherence to governance docs; conduct reviews and remediation actions; document findings with leadership.
• Regulatory Agency Collaboration: Point of contact for regulators; coordinate inquiries, audits, and examinations; maintain professional relationships.
• Internal Reporting & Data Insights: Produce regular and ad hoc compliance reports; analyze data into actionable insights; develop dashboards.
• Internal Collaboration: Coordinate with Legal, ERM, HR, Internal Audit, Finance, IT; run cross-functional meetings; travel as needed.

Skills

Regulatory Knowledge

Compliance Expertise

Analytical Skills

Job description

Job Description

About Acrisure

A global fintech leader, Acrisure empowers millions of ambitious businesses and individuals with the right solutions to grow boldly forward. Bringing cutting-edge technology and top-tier human support together, we connect clients with customized solutions across a range of insurance, reinsurance, payroll, benefits, cybersecurity, mortgage services - and more.

In the last twelve years, Acrisure has grown in revenue from $38 million to almost $5 billion and employs over 19,000 colleagues in more than 20 countries. Acrisure was built on entrepreneurial spirit. Prioritizing leadership, accountability, and collaboration, we equip our teams to work at the highest levels possible.

Job Summary

The Vice President, U.S. Compliance is responsible for building, overseeing, and continuously enhancing the Company's enterprise compliance program for the U.S.-based businesses. Reporting to the Company's Chief Compliance Officer, this leader ensures that operations and activities across the U.S. organization adhere to all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. In coordination with other members of the Global Compliance function, the VP proactively identifies compliance risks, monitors regulatory developments, and implements prevention and mitigation strategies to protect the organization from regulatory exposure, legal violations, and reputational harm.

This role leads compliance initiatives at a U.S. level, partners with internal departments, coordinates with local line of business compliance officers, and ensures that stakeholders-from senior leadership to employees-are informed, trained, and aligned with the Company's compliance program and requirements.

Responsibilities

Policy Development, Implementation & Training

• Help lead the development, drafting, and maintenance of the Company's suite of Policies & Procedures, with a primary focus on Legal & Compliance policies.
• Collaborate to help support the creation and maintenance of HR, IT, and other corporate function policies.
• Ensure policies, standards and procedures (governance documents) are implemented effectively across departments and business lines.
• Partner with Learning & Development to design and deliver role-based training on legal and compliance topics and company policies for employees and managers.
• Assist in building and operationalizing a scalable enterprise compliance framework.

Regulatory Monitoring

• Stay current on applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulatory interpretations impacting the Company's operations.
• Proactively identify regulatory changes and ensure policies, controls, and business practices are updated accordingly.

Risk Assessment

• Partner with Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to evaluate compliance risks across business operations.
• Assess the likelihood, impact, and potential exposure associated with non-compliance.
• Support risk mitigation planning, prioritization, and cross-functional alignment.

Monitoring, Assessments & Testing

• Monitor business practices and employee adherence to Company governance documents, legal requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Conduct periodic compliance reviews, testing, and assessments to identify potential vulnerabilities or areas requiring remediation.
• Document findings and partner with business leaders to implement corrective actions.

Regulatory Agency Collaboration

• Serve as a key point of contact for regulatory bodies overseeing the Company's operations.
• Lead and coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, and examinations.
• Ensure the Company maintains transparent, cooperative, and professional regulatory relationships.

Internal Reporting & Data Insights

• Prepare regular and ad hoc compliance reports for internal stakeholders, including senior leadership and the Board (or a Committee), as necessary.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize compliance-related data into actionable insights.
• Develop dashboards and real-time reporting mechanisms to promote transparency and program awareness.

Internal Collaboration

• Partner with Legal, ERM, HR, Internal Audit, Finance, IT, and other departments to maintain alignment on compliance initiatives.
• Facilitate regular cross-functional meetings to discuss compliance issues, share regulatory updates, and coordinate efforts.
• Travel as needed for internal meetings, regulatory interactions, and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

• Regulatory Knowledge: Deep understanding of laws and regulations affecting insurance and financial services sectors, including:
• State and federal P&C insurance requirements
• Employee benefit laws
• Licensing, sales practices, compensation requirements, and consumer protections
• Cybersecurity and IT regulatory requirements
• Title insurance and mortgage-related regulations
• Compliance Expertise: Strong knowledge of compliance best practices, internal control frameworks, and risk management principles.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to review data, identify trends, detec