Global Director, Risk & Compliance

Role Overview

Establish and lead the firm's first centralized risk management and compliance function. This role will build the enterprise risk framework, develop and implement global policies, manage the corporate insurance program, and coordinate compliance execution across all regions.

What You Will Do

Manage risk, oversee compliance, and coordinate across regions. This includes creating and maintaining a master risk register, running annual risk reviews, designing incident response procedures, and briefing senior leadership on risk position and mitigation efforts.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires a strong understanding of risk management, compliance, and data privacy laws. The ideal candidate will have experience managing corporate insurance, working with brokers, and engaging directly with Fortune 500 clients on security, compliance, and risk matters.

Requirements

• 8+ years in risk management, compliance, or legal operations in professional services, technology, AI/data, or consulting
• 5+ years in a global or multi-regional role managing policies and compliance programs
• Deep knowledge of data privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD), AI governance (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF), and risk management standards (COSO, ISO 31000)
• Technology literacy: understand cloud architecture (AWS), data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks), and AI/ML risks (bias, data quality, model drift)
• Experience managing corporate insurance (professional liability, cyber, D&O) and working with brokers
• Comfortable engaging directly with Fortune 500 clients on security, compliance, and risk matters
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to present to executives, boards, and clients
• Proven ability to influence across regions and functions in a fast-moving, matrixed organization
• Bachelor's degree required; JD, MBA, or relevant advanced degree preferred

Benefits

• Confidentiality according to EEO guidelines

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