VP, U.S. Compliance

Acrisure, LLC•New York, NY

19d•$225,000 - $255,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, U.S. Compliance builds, oversees, and continuously enhances Acrisure’s enterprise compliance program for its U.S.-based businesses. Reporting to the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer, this leader ensures that U.S. operations comply with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. Working with the Global Compliance function, the VP identifies compliance risks, monitors regulatory developments, and implements strategies to prevent and mitigate regulatory exposure, legal violations, and reputational harm. The role leads U.S.-level compliance initiatives, partners with internal departments, coordinates with local line-of-business compliance officers, and ensures stakeholders—from senior leadership to employees—are informed, trained, and aligned with the compliance program. It also oversees policy development and implementation, regulatory monitoring, risk assessment, compliance testing, regulatory agency engagement, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration. Travel may be required for internal meetings, regulatory interactions, and collaboration. Candidates should be comfortable with an on-site presence. The base compensation range is $225,000–$255,000. Placement depends on factors including skills, experience, qualifications, location, and internal equity.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive compliance experience, ideally with leadership responsibilities.
Bachelor’s degree in finance, law, business administration, or a related field.
Deep understanding of laws and regulations affecting insurance and financial services, including state and federal P&C insurance requirements, employee benefit laws, licensing, sales practices, compensation requirements, consumer protections, cybersecurity and IT requirements, and title insurance and mortgage-related regulations.
Strong knowledge of compliance best practices, internal control frameworks, and risk management principles.
Ability to review data, identify trends, detect anomalies, and diagnose potential compliance risks.
Ability to align diverse stakeholders around decisions and timelines and collaborate cross-functionally.
Ability to explain compliance expectations clearly and effectively to leaders, brokers, and staff.
Strong executive presence and professional writing capability.
Ability to interpret complex regulations and apply them to operational contexts.
Foundational understanding of legal principles relevant to compliance.
Demonstrated expertise in insurance brokerage, insurance company operations, or financial institution regulatory standards.
Significant compliance and risk management experience within highly regulated industries.
Comfort with an on-site presence to support collaboration, team leadership, and cross-functional partnership.

Nice To Haves

Juris Doctor (JD).

Responsibilities

Help lead the development, drafting, and maintenance of company policies and procedures, primarily Legal and Compliance policies.
Collaborate on the creation and maintenance of HR, IT, and other corporate-function policies.
Ensure governance documents are implemented effectively across departments and business lines.
Partner with Learning & Development to design and deliver role-based training on legal and compliance topics and company policies.
Assist in building and operationalizing a scalable enterprise compliance framework.
Monitor applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulatory interpretations affecting company operations.
Identify regulatory changes and ensure policies, controls, and business practices are updated accordingly.
Partner with Enterprise Risk Management to evaluate compliance risks across business operations.
Assess the likelihood, impact, and potential exposure associated with non-compliance.
Support risk mitigation planning, prioritization, and cross-functional alignment.
Monitor business practices and employee adherence to governance documents, legal requirements, and regulatory obligations.
Conduct periodic compliance reviews, testing, and assessments to identify vulnerabilities or areas requiring remediation.
Document findings and partner with business leaders to implement corrective actions.
Serve as a key point of contact for regulatory bodies overseeing company operations.
Lead and coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, and examinations.
Maintain transparent, cooperative, and professional relationships with regulators.
Prepare regular and ad hoc compliance reports for internal stakeholders, including senior leadership and the Board or a committee as necessary.
Collect, analyze, and synthesize compliance data into actionable insights.
Develop dashboards and real-time reporting mechanisms to promote transparency and program awareness.
Partner with Legal, ERM, HR, Internal Audit, Finance, IT, and other departments on compliance initiatives.
Facilitate cross-functional meetings to discuss compliance issues, share regulatory updates, and coordinate efforts.
Travel as needed for internal meetings, regulatory interactions, and cross-functional collaboration.