Vice President, Global Compliance – New York, NY or Washington, DC (982-SLS)

Our client, a fast-growing global technology company operating in a highly regulated industry, has exclusively retained Solutus Legal Search to assist in its search for a Vice President, Global Compliance. Reporting directly to the Chief Legal & Risk Officer, this executive will build and lead the company’s global compliance function, helping shape the governance, infrastructure, and compliance strategy needed to support continued global growth and a potential IPO.

Responsibilities

Lead and further develop the company’s global compliance function, creating a more unified and scalable approach across regional teams in the U.S., EMEA, and APAC.

• Manage and develop a global team of approximately six compliance professionals while building a more consistent, scalable, and collaborative compliance function across multiple regions.
• Partner closely with the Chief Legal & Risk Officer, senior leadership, and cross-functional teams, including Legal, Finance, Internal Audit, People, Product, Engineering, and Operations, to identify and address compliance risks while supporting business objectives.
• Partner with the Chief Legal & Risk Officer to help drive IPO and public-company readiness, including governance, internal controls, audit readiness, whistleblower and anti-bribery compliance programs, reporting, and related compliance processes.
• Build and continuously enhance global compliance policies, procedures, governance, monitoring, and reporting frameworks that support a rapidly growing international business.
• Oversee enterprise compliance across a broad and evolving regulatory landscape, partnering with regional subject-matter experts to ensure consistency while addressing local requirements.
• Establish meaningful compliance metrics, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms that provide senior leadership with visibility into program effectiveness, internal controls, remediation efforts, and emerging risks.
• Lead significant compliance investigations and remediation efforts while implementing scalable compliance processes and technology that improve visibility, consistency, and operational effectiveness across the organization.
• Monitor emerging regulatory developments and partner with business leaders to implement practical compliance solutions that support continued global growth.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• Approximately 15+ years of legal and compliance experience, including significant leadership responsibility within a complex, highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrated success building or transforming a global compliance program, including governance, reporting, internal controls, investigations, audit readiness, and enterprise compliance initiatives.
• Strong leadership skills with a track record of managing geographically dispersed teams and driving consistency across global compliance organizations.
• Comfort leveraging compliance technology, reporting tools, and automation to improve program effectiveness and scalability.
• Excellent judgment, executive presence, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex compliance issues into practical, business-oriented advice.
• A pragmatic, commercially minded approach to risk and a collaborative style that emphasizes finding solutions while supporting business growth.
• Thrives in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where leaders are expected to build infrastructure, embrace change, and partner closely with the business.
• Prior in-house experience, along with a combination of law firm and in-house practice, is preferred.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a growing global company at a pivotal stage in its evolution. The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping the organization’s compliance strategy while partnering closely with executive leadership to build a scalable compliance function that supports continued global expansion.

The position will be based in New York or Washington, DC. Compensation is expected to include a base salary of $325,000 to $375,000, plus an annual bonus and equity, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Ref. # 982-SLS