Director, Trust Management CAO
About The Position
The Chief Administration Officer provides enterprise leadership for the Trust Company’s administration and operating model, translating trust strategy into coordinated plans for account administration, governance, and partner support. The role establishes and oversees operating routines across the trust lifecycle to promote timely, consistent, and well-documented administration and fiduciary decisions. The Chief Administration Officer leads the resolution of complex business, control, service, and partner issues that may affect trust quality, regulatory readiness, operational resilience, or client experience, and sponsors improvements that strengthen documentation, process scalability, governance evidence, and cross-functional coordination. In close partnership with investment, risk, legal, compliance, operations, technology, and client-facing/segment leaders, the role ensures that administrative practices remain aligned with fiduciary obligations, enterprise standards, and the Trust Company’s strategic priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Law, Wealth Management, Organizational Leadership, or a related discipline required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of trust administration, fiduciary governance, regulatory requirements, risk management, and financial services operating models.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree preferred (MBA, Master's in finance, Juris Doctor, or related field).
- Professional trust, fiduciary, wealth management, risk, or financial services designation preferred (CTFA, CFP®, CFA®, CPA, CRCM, or equivalent).
- Continuing education and professional development in trust, fiduciary, regulatory, governance, or operational leadership disciplines strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Translate Trust Company strategy into integrated administration, governance, and operating plans across assigned businesses and workstreams.
- Oversee trust lifecycle routines, including account acceptance policy, onboarding policies, administration policies, discretionary decision support, reviews, exceptions, issue escalation, and account termination.
- Establish clear decision rights, service expectations, governance forums, management information, and escalation pathways across trust administration teams and partners.
- Drive timely resolution of business, operational, control, documentation, and service issues, balancing fiduciary responsibilities, client needs, risk considerations, and execution feasibility.
- Sponsor process simplification, standardization, automation, capacity improvements, and controls that support scalable and sustainable growth.
- Promote consistent fiduciary judgment, role clarity, talent capability, and accountability across trust administration leadership and teams.
Benefits
- medical and prescription drug
- dental
- vision
- voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness)
- short- and long-term disability
- basic life
- basic AD&D coverage
- 401k retirement plan
- tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account
- ten paid holidays
- 15 days of vacation for new associates
- sick time
- personal days
- a paid day for volunteerism
- bonuses
- profit sharing
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
