Strategic Advisor, Market and Regulatory Services

FINRA • Jersey City, NJ

1d • $158,000 - $370,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Strategic Advisor in Market and Regulatory Services (MRS) is a senior strategic partner reporting to the Chief of Staff, providing critical leadership and strategic support to the Chief of Staff and MRS senior leadership team across all MRS lines of business. This role enables MRS to effectively develop and execute strategy, engage with key enterprise partners and regulatory agencies, and achieve departmental goals and priorities. The Strategic Advisor works independently as a partner to the MRS senior leadership team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in securities, compliance or financial regulation required; or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
• Advanced knowledge of FINRA, MSRB, and other SRO rules, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and related regulations, particularly as applied to Market and Regulatory Services.
• Deep understanding of industry-wide events, trends, and emerging developments.
• Proven ability to create executive-level reports and presentations using metrics and data analytics; experience presenting as a subject matter expert to internal and external audiences.
• Demonstrated success working independently in unstructured environments to identify challenges, make risk-based decisions, develop new initiatives, and enhance existing programs.
• Direct experience collaborating with senior stakeholders across multiple business functions, influencing leadership at all levels.
• Demonstrated success in managing complex projects, driving process improvements, and delivering high-quality written work products while achieving organizational goals.
• Exceptional ability to manage multiple complex assignments simultaneously with strong attention to detail and execution against tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• MBA, JD, other graduate degree and/or relevant industry certification(s) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as strategic thought partner embedded within an assigned MRS line of business, providing counsel on business initiatives, strategic planning, risk management, policy and processes and ensuring alignment with MRS strategic goals.
• Assess and provide proposed solutions for complex, high-risk operational, regulatory, and policy issues requiring senior leadership attention; serve as senior intermediary protecting leadership bandwidth while ensuring critical matters receive appropriate escalation and resolution.
• Build strategic relationships with senior leaders across FINRA and external stakeholders (SEC, state regulators, exchanges, SROs); lead responses to oversight inspections, audits, and stakeholder requests.
• Lead enterprise-critical special projects and cross-functional initiatives, define strategic scope, establish success metrics, and drive execution of organizational priorities.
• Develop executive-level reporting (including board and external stakeholder reporting), project and business plans and strategic analysis using data analytics and business intelligence to inform decision-making.
• Conduct strategic organizational assessments to identify barriers to operational excellence and drive effectiveness through workforce optimization; provide strategic recommendations to embedded business line leaders and MRS senior leadership team.
• Partner with MRS leadership on strategic planning and portfolio governance frameworks; establish annual goals and oversee department project portfolio management; provide centralized program oversight and risk visibility to senior leadership, escalating issues requiring executive decision-making.
• Oversee development and maintenance of departmental procedures in collaboration with business line leaders to ensure operational efficiency.
• Lead business case development and review processes in conjunction with business and technology partners; draft business cases, coordinate stakeholder feedback, synthesize analysis and document approvals to support investment and strategic decision-making.
• Direct MRS regulatory compliance strategy; assess regulatory change impact, prepare executive analysis, develop policy recommendations, and coordinate cross-departmental responses; serve as primary liaison on regulatory strategy matters.
• Demonstrate FINRA’s values.
• Collaborate, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.

Benefits

• comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
• basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal.
• immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match
• eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution
• tuition reimbursement
• commuter benefits
• adoption assistance
• backup family care
• surrogacy benefits
• employee assistance
• wellness programs
• 15 days of paid time off
• 5 personal days
• 9 sick days
• two volunteer service days
• military leave
• jury duty leave
• bereavement leave
• voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections
• care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment)
• childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment)
• nine paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior