Chief Compliance Officer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or international equivalent
• 7+ years relevant University compliance experience
• Compliance management responsibility in an international setting
• Relevant work in a broad range of foreign national laws and regulations
• In depth understanding of federal, state and local legislation
• Ability to read, interpret complex regulatory and legal documents
• Ability to communicate technical and complex concepts
• Knowledge of the principles and procedures of legal research and legal documentation procedures and requirements
• Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
• Ability to respond effectively to confidential inquiries or complaints
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work collegially with diverse personnel
• Ability to work independently as a leader and as a member of a team.

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years Professional experience in legal, compliance or related areas
• Experience in Abu Dhabi or United Arab Emirates
• Experience working with foreign government officials

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary operational deputy and advisor for the global ethics and compliance program.
• Operationalize the program's vision under the strategic direction of the CGCO.
• Provide day-to-day administrative oversight to the University’s compliance efforts.
• Ensure adherence with international, federal, state, and local laws, as well as University policies and procedures.
• Provide critical oversight of compliance-related assessments, surveys, reviews, and audits.
• Direct the efficient operation of the university’s Reporting Line and related matter management processes.
• Collaborate with the University’s Office of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management (IA & ERM) in executing the day-to-day workflows of the Annual Institutional Risk Assessment process.
• Manage collaborative multi-SME panel reviews and assessments across priority compliance risk areas.
• Ensure that NYU’s legal, regulatory, and other institutional compliance risks are properly assessed.
• Ensure appropriate internal controls are implemented.
• Ensure unit-level compliance risk owners are fully accountable for ongoing monitoring and risk mitigation.

Benefits

• Base pay range: USD $275,000.00 to USD $325,000.00
• NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040.
• NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.