Principal - Compliance (Hybrid) (Richmond, VA)
About The Position
The Principal - Compliance manages and advances key enterprise Compliance programs and regulatory management capabilities. The position supports regulatory intelligence and change management, regulatory inventory and obligations management, regulatory implementation tracking, Compliance training, and Compliance Management System maturity initiatives. The work includes tracking and monitoring applicable laws across all 50 states and applicable federal laws and regulations. The role partners with Legal, Enterprise Risk, Compliance subject matter experts, business owners, and other stakeholders to translate regulatory developments and program needs into structured, sustainable processes and promote effective governance, documentation, reporting, and continuous improvement. The role is a recognized subject matter expert with deep knowledge of its job area. It manages large projects or processes with limited oversight, may coach, review, and delegate work to lower-level professionals, and addresses difficult and often complex problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Typically requires 6–8+ years of prior experience, with deep knowledge of the job area.
- Significant experience in Compliance, regulatory affairs, risk management, audit, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory change management, regulatory research, regulatory inventories, obligations management, or comparable Compliance programs.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess program effectiveness, identify risks or process gaps, and recommend improvements.
- Experience developing program metrics, management reporting, and insights to support decision-making.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and influence stakeholders across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead and administer regulatory intelligence and change management processes, including monitoring regulatory developments, coordinating impact assessments, tracking implementation activities, and developing related metrics and reporting for applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
- Maintain and enhance regulatory inventory and obligations management processes, including governance, documentation standards, data quality, and linkages to relevant risks, controls, policies, procedures, and training.
- Coordinate regulatory implementation tracking to promote timely assessment, assignment, documentation, implementation, and evidence-based closure of applicable regulatory changes.
- Manage and advance enterprise Compliance training processes, including governance, requirements, scheduling, tracking, reporting, and identifying opportunities to improve training effectiveness.
- Support Compliance Management System maturity and continuous improvement through program assessments, enhancement roadmaps, metrics, reporting, and identifying opportunities to standardize, simplify, and automate processes.
- Partner with Legal, Compliance subject matter experts, business and control partners, and data and technology teams to support effective and sustainable Compliance programs and solutions.
- Manage projects and enhancements associated with assigned Compliance programs and provide analysis and insights to Compliance leadership and applicable governance forums.
- Manage large projects or processes with limited oversight, and coach, review, and delegate work to lower-level professionals.
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan for the position or a discretionary profit sharing bonus program.
- Comprehensive benefits package; details are available through the employer's benefits website.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
