Vice President of Risk and Compliance

Salal Credit Union • Seattle, WA

1d • $170,000 - $197,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Salal Credit Union is seeking a collaborative, pragmatic, and strategic Vice President of Risk & Compliance to lead our enterprise-wide second-line risk, compliance, and financial crimes functions. This leader will shape how risk is understood and applied across the organization by ensuring strong governance and regulatory alignment while enabling business growth, operational efficiency, and confident decision-making. This is a unique opportunity to step into a well-performing environment with strong technical teams already in place and elevate the function through partnership, simplification, and sound executive judgment. The ideal candidate is a relationship-driven risk leader who balances discipline with practicality-someone who simplifies complexity, operates from a place of trust, and influences effectively across all levels of the organization. You lead with a partnership mindset, helping the business "find the yes" while maintaining appropriate risk boundaries.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in financial services, risk, compliance, or similarly complex regulated environments
• 7+ years of senior leadership experience, including leading leaders and enterprise initiatives
• Experience across ERM, compliance, BSA/AML, fraud, and governance frameworks
• Bachelor's degree required

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MBA, MS) preferred
• Relevant certifications (CRCM, CAMS, CERP, CIA, CISA, CRISC, CUCE) preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the Enterprise Risk Management program, ensuring alignment with institutional risk appetite, regulatory expectations, and business strategy
• Establish and strengthen enterprise risk governance, including clear escalation pathways, reporting structures, and oversight practices that enable timely, informed decision-making
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Board, delivering clear, actionable insights on risk exposure, trends, and trade-offs
• Oversee compliance, BSA/AML, fraud, and regulatory programs, ensuring they remain effective, scalable, and appropriately risk-based
• Act as executive liaison for audits, exams, and regulators, reinforcing a strong and credible regulatory posture
• Drive integration of risk practices into business initiatives, partnering across teams to enable growth while maintaining appropriate controls
• Simplify and standardize risk and compliance processes, improving efficiency, clarity, and speed to decision across the organization

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance
• High deductible plan options include a health savings account (HSA) with annual company-paid contributions
• Generous time off including 15 days of vacation, 12 days of sick time, 2 floating holiday per year, and Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) plan with company matching after 6 months of employment
• Charitable contribution matching
• Company-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurances
• Additional optional benefits

What This Job Offers

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