Vice President Legal Compliance

San Manuel • Highland, CA

18d

About The Position

The Vice President (VP), Legal Compliance, works in tandem with senior leaders to provide strategic direction and solution-oriented leadership in the development and execution of a coordinated ethics and risk-based legal compliance program. A principled and dynamic thought leader who propels the enterprise forward as a front-runner in the application and oversight of legal compliance standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Minimum ten (10) years in legal compliance field required.
• Minimum ten (10) years of direct supervisory experience required.
• Ethical Standards and Integrity: Upholds high ethical standards and personal integrity.
• Legal Knowledge: Extensive working knowledge of Federal and State law.
• Compliance Expertise: Experience in conducting workplace investigations and compliance work, including resolving ethical violations and compliance breaches.
• Executive Presence: Proven leader with the ability to influence and drive results, build relationships with Tribal Leadership, CEO, Executive Leadership Cabinet, and enterprise leaders.
• Strategic Relationships: Builds trusting relationships across the enterprise to empower teams with tools and education for legal compliance.
• Project Management: Strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Team Collaboration: Ability to collaborate as a team and work independently.
• Problem-Solving: Creative thinking and strong problem-solving skills, with an ownership attitude for projects and strategic visioning.
• Results-Driven: Demonstrates initiative and accountability to achieve individual and organizational goals.
• Compliance Solutions: Skilled in crafting legal compliance solutions, providing practical advice, and balancing risks and business rewards.
• Thrives in Fast-Paced Environment: Comfortable working in a dynamic and entrepreneurial tribal government environment.
• Open to Change: Adaptable to change and ambiguity.
• Authorized Driver: Role requires operation or driving of Tribe-owned vehicles or driving patron vehicles. A valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record as determined by the insurance carrier is required.

Nice To Haves

• Juris Doctorate preferred.
• Tribal Government Experience: Preferred experience working with tribal governments.
• Future-Oriented: Possesses a forward-thinking perspective, patience, and maturity to build strategic relationships.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Direction and Oversight
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Works with senior leadership, Executive Leadership Cabinet, enterprise compliance resources, government teams, and Tribal Leadership.
• Legal Compliance Initiatives: Provides strategic direction for coordination and implementation of enterprise-wide legal compliance initiatives.
• Culture Promotion: Promotes a culture encouraging ethical conduct and legal compliance.
• Proactive Counsel: Provides proactive, business-focused legal compliance counsel to the enterprise
• Standards and Controls
• Conduct and Procedures: Ensures standards of conduct, internal controls, and procedures reflect government regulations, industry practices, and enterprise needs.
• Documentation: Includes a strong code of conduct, ethics, employee handbook, and other written policies and procedures.
• Program Development and Improvement
• Compliance Program: Updates and improves the enterprise-wide legal compliance program.
• Metrics and Milestones: Develops substantive metrics and milestones.
• Strategic Vision: Creates a multi-year strategic vision and resource plan.
• Risk Assessments: Conducts initial and periodic risk assessments to identify legal compliance risks. Program Monitoring: Develops processes to monitor compliance programs.
• Self-Assessments: Uses analyses of compliance trends for self-assessments.
• Audit Results: Reports monitoring and audit results.
• Documentation: Maintains thorough documentation of legal compliance measures.
• Reporting: Updates Tribal Leadership and senior leadership through annual reports.
• Communication and Training
• Effective Communication: Develops and oversees reporting mechanisms that encourage communication and prohibit retaliatory conduct.
• Training and Development: Ensures understanding of laws and internal standards through annual training and monitoring participation.
• Reporting Mechanisms: Develops effective internal reporting mechanisms for sensitive matters.
• Compliance Policies: Implements and communicates compliance policies.
• Incentives: Develops strategic vision for incentives to promote legal compliance.
• Disciplinary Measures: Articulates clear disciplinary policies for non-compliance.
• Investigation and Remediation
• Misconduct Investigation: Leads processes for defining, investigating, and remediating misconduct. Conducts internal investigations and includes and/or consults with appropriate stakeholders when needed.
• Enforcement Tools: Implements enforcement tools, including incentives and disciplinary measures.
• Third-Party Relationships
• Due Diligence: Conducts risk-based due diligence of third parties.
• Compliance Commitments: Obtains legal compliance commitments from vendors and third parties.
• Warning and Termination Standards: Develops standards for third parties failing to conform to compliance standards.
• Risk Management
• Legal Risk Re-assessment: Undertakes ongoing re-assessment of enterprise legal risk.
• Continuous Improvement: Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Post-Acquisition Assessment: Integrates mergers and acquisitions through post-acquisition risk assessment and audit.
• Compliance Program Expansion: Expands legal compliance program to meet growth needs.
• Policy Management
• Leads the creation and management of an enterprise-wide policy program that governs the development, review, approval, and storage of policies in alignment with leading practices.
• Ensures effective communication, training, and enforcement of enterprise policies to foster understanding, compliance, and accountability across the enterprise.
• Executive Support
• Presentations: Supports the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer in developing presentations for the Tribal Council and Executive Management.
• Meetings: Manages and hosts Executive Compliance Steering Committee meetings with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the efficient operation of the department.

What This Job Offers

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