VP, U.S. Compliance

Acrisure•Chicago, IL

3d•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 and activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. In coordination 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, and coordinates with local line-of-business compliance officers. The VP ensures that stakeholders, from senior leadership to employees, understand and follow the Company’s compliance program and requirements. The position requires travel as needed for internal meetings, regulatory interactions, and cross-functional collaboration. Candidates should be comfortable with an on-site presence to support collaboration, team leadership, and cross-functional partnership.

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, and consumer protections; cybersecurity and IT regulatory 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 clearly 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, with a foundational understanding of legal principles relevant to compliance.
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.

Nice To Haves

Juris Doctor (JD).

Responsibilities

Help lead the development, drafting, and maintenance of Company policies and procedures, primarily Legal and Compliance policies, and support policies for HR, IT, and other corporate functions.
Ensure policies, standards, and procedures are effectively implemented across departments and business lines.
Partner with Learning & Development to design and deliver role-based training on legal and compliance topics and Company policies.
Help build and operationalize a scalable enterprise compliance framework.
Monitor applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulatory interpretations affecting Company operations; identify changes and ensure policies, controls, and business practices are updated.
Partner with Enterprise Risk Management to evaluate compliance risks, assess likelihood, impact, and exposure, and support mitigation planning and prioritization.
Monitor business practices and employee adherence to governance documents, legal requirements, and regulatory obligations.
Conduct periodic compliance reviews, testing, and assessments; document findings and partner with business leaders on corrective actions.
Serve as a key point of contact for regulatory bodies and lead and coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, and examinations.
Maintain 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 needed.
Collect, analyze, and synthesize compliance data into actionable insights; develop dashboards and real-time reporting mechanisms.
Partner with Legal, ERM, HR, Internal Audit, Finance, IT, and other departments to align 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.