Consultant - Risk and Compliance

Sia

$70K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-4 years experience in regulatory compliance and operational risk management, ideally in consulting or finance.
  • Deep understanding of North American regulatory bodies (OSFI, FINRA, OCC, CIRO).
  • Experience in Enterprise Risk, Operational Risk, and Regulatory Compliance or eagerness to broaden expertise.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Law, Business, or Risk Management.
  • CPA, CIA, CISA, or CAMS certification preferred.
  • Strong communication skills for engaging with senior management on complex issues.
  • Familiarity with AI governance and the ability to assess AI-related compliance needs.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and document legal and regulatory obligations within the RCM library.
  • Design and implement operational controls and compliance frameworks.
  • Lead Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSA) and thematic control testing.
  • Provide strategic advice on regulatory changes and emerging trends.
  • Manage project timelines, budgets, and deliverable quality while mentoring junior staff.
  • Assess emerging regulatory trends and develop compliance strategies.
  • Identify and implement innovative solutions to complex compliance problems.

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities to expand regulatory and compliance knowledge.
  • Exposure to diverse regulatory challenges and innovative practices.
  • Collaboration with experienced consultants and industry leaders.
  • Supportive environment for mentoring and coaching junior staff.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Key Responsibilities:
  • Regulatory Obligations Management: Analyze, interpret, and document legal and regulatory requirements to identify, map, and update obligations within the client's Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) library
  • Control Design & Implementation: Advise on, design, and implement robust operational controls and compliance frameworks to ensure adherence to regulations
  • Risk Assessment & Testing: Lead RCSA (Risk and Control Self-Assessments) initiatives, conduct thematic reviews, and perform testing of controls to identify compliance deficiencies and operational gaps
  • Advisory & Transformation: Provide strategic, risk-based advice to stakeholders regarding regulatory changes, emerging trends (e.g., AI governance), and operational efficiency.
  • Project Leadership: Manage project workstreams, including timelines, budgets, and deliverable quality, while coaching junior staff.
  • Regulatory Analysis & Strategy: Assess and interpret emerging regulatory trends, supervisory expectations, and enforcement actions to develop compliance strategies
  • Compliance Best Practices: Understand, develop and maintain best practices for regulatory compliance
  • Innovative Problem Solving: Independently identify and analyze complex business problems and proactively develop innovative and sustainable solutions using consulting frameworks and other problem-solving tools
  • Data-Driven Insight & Communication: Distill complex information into clear problem statements, independently develop and implement data driven solutions, and synthesize insights into compelling presentations and recommendations for senior leadership
  • Regulatory Interpretation & Controls Mapping: Ability to read laws, regulations and rules to understand applicability of obligations for client context and assist with mapping obligations to controls
  • Risk & Compliance Transformation Support: Ability to support transformational client engagements across both first line functions (Controls design, control testing) and second line functions (operational risk, compliance)


Qualifications
  • 2-4 years of experience in regulatory compliance and operational risk management, preferably within a consulting firm or financial institution.
  • Deep understanding of North American regulatory landscape (e.g. OSFI, FINRA, OCC, CIRO).
  • Experience in key areas such as Enterprise Risk, Operational Risk, and Regulatory Compliance and / or a desire to further expand knowledge and skills across diverse domains
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Law, Business, or Risk Management
  • CPA, CIA, CISA, or CAMS certification preferred.
  • Strong, concise communication skills for interacting with senior management and presenting complex regulatory issues
  • Experience with AI governance, assess AI use cases and agentic solutions; coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to drive initiatives
  • Excel in project delivery through robust project management practices-establishing consistent routines, defining and monitoring KPIs and metrics, maintaining compliance standards, and providing clear, timely stakeholder communication.


Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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