Compliance Officer

Millennium • Greenwich, CT

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About The Position

Millennium is a global, diversified alternative investment firm founded in 1989. Its Compliance Department adopts, implements, and enforces a compliance program covering policies and procedures, processes, systems, controls, surveillance, testing, and reporting. The department partners with WorldQuant, a global quantitative asset management firm, to support a practical compliance approach across its global operations, investment activities, and regulatory footprint.

The Compliance Officer will serve as a dedicated compliance resource supporting the WorldQuant relationship. The role requires developing a detailed understanding of WorldQuant’s global operations, quantitative trading infrastructure, and regulatory footprint; addressing complex compliance matters; leading compliance initiatives; and developing practical compliance frameworks and materials. The Officer will partner with business, Legal, Operations, and other stakeholders to address compliance questions and evolving requirements, identify risks and process improvements, and strengthen the control environment. The role also requires clear communication of complex regulatory and business issues and sound judgment in balancing regulatory rigor with operational practicality.

Requirements

• 12–15 years of compliance experience within asset management, investment management, financial services, or a related regulatory environment.
• Extensive experience supporting investment advisers or asset management businesses.
• Strong understanding of how a quantitative investment manager operates, including interactions among investment, trading, research, technology, operations, and compliance functions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-jurisdictional compliance matters and translate requirements into practical, implementable solutions.
• Proven project management capability, including ownership of workstreams from initial assessment through delivery and implementation.
• Exceptional analytical skills, including the ability to break down complex or ambiguous issues into structured, actionable components.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to quantitative, systematic, or alternative investment strategies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a dedicated Compliance resource supporting the WorldQuant relationship.
• Develop a detailed understanding of WorldQuant’s global operations, quantitative trading infrastructure, and regulatory footprint.
• Assess complex compliance matters, identify relevant risks and requirements, and drive issues through to resolution.
• Lead compliance initiatives and discrete projects, defining scope, milestones, stakeholder alignment, and clear deliverables.
• Develop practical compliance frameworks, policies, procedures, memoranda, and recommendations tailored to a global quantitative asset management business.
• Partner with business, Legal, Operations, and other internal stakeholders to address compliance questions and evolving regulatory requirements.
• Proactively identify compliance risks, process improvements, and opportunities to strengthen the control environment.
• Communicate complex regulatory and business issues clearly and actionably, using sound judgment to balance regulatory rigor with operational practicality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed