VP, U.S. Compliance

Acrisure•Grand Rapids, MI

1d•$225,000 - $255,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President, U.S. Compliance is responsible for building, overseeing, and continuously enhancing the Company’s enterprise compliance program for the U.S.-based businesses. Reporting to the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer, this leader ensures that operations and activities across the U.S. organization adhere to all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. In coordination with other members of the Global Compliance function, the VP proactively identifies compliance risks, monitors regulatory developments, and implements prevention and mitigation strategies to protect the organization from regulatory exposure, legal violations, and reputational harm. This role leads compliance initiatives at a U.S. level, partners with internal departments, coordinates with local line of business compliance officers, and ensures that stakeholders—from senior leadership to employees—are informed, trained, and aligned with the Company’s compliance program and requirements.

Requirements

Deep understanding of laws and regulations affecting insurance and financial services sectors, including: State and federal P&C insurance requirements, Employee benefit laws, Licensing, sales practices, compensation requirements, and consumer protections, Cybersecurity and IT regulatory requirements, 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.
Aligns diverse stakeholders to decisions and timelines. Collaborates cross-functionally.
Ability to clearly and effectively explain compliance expectations 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.
15+ years of progressive compliance experience, ideally with leadership responsibilities.
Bachelor’s degree in finance, law, business administration, or related field; Juris Doctor (JD) preferred.
Demonstrated expertise in insurance brokerage, insurance company operations, or financial institution regulatory standards.
Significant experience in compliance and risk management roles within highly regulated industries.

Responsibilities

Help lead the development, drafting, and maintenance of the Company’s suite of Policies & Procedures, with a primary focus on Legal & Compliance policies.
Collaborate to help support the creation and maintenance of HR, IT, and other corporate function policies.
Ensure policies, standards and procedures (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 for employees and managers.
Assist in building and operationalizing a scalable enterprise compliance framework.
Stay current on applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulatory interpretations impacting the Company’s operations.
Proactively identify regulatory changes and ensure policies, controls, and business practices are updated accordingly.
Partner with Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) 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 Company governance documents, legal requirements, and regulatory obligations.
Conduct periodic compliance reviews, testing, and assessments to identify potential 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 the Company’s operations.
Lead and coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, and examinations.
Ensure the Company maintains transparent, cooperative, and professional regulatory relationships.
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-related 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 to maintain alignment on compliance initiatives.
Facilitate regular 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.