Director, Compliance Regulatory Initiatives - Policies & Procedures - TD Securities (US)

Work Location:
New York, New York, United States of America

Hours:
40

Line of Business:
Compliance

Pay Detail:
$180,000 - $225,000 USD

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Job Description:

This Director - Compliance role will be a key member of the TDS US Compliance Initiatives Team and U.S. Wholesale Compliance Group. The Compliance Regulatory Initiatives Team is a newly created team within U.S. Wholesale Compliance focused on remediation and program development and improvement within TDS. This Director role will focus on driving compliance-owned remediation initiatives and supporting the strategic establishment of centralized functions.

• Responsible for drafting and maintaining comprehensive suite of regulatory Compliance policies and procedures
• Establish governance and reporting for policy and procedure review and approval
• Design and maintain policy and procedure portal
• Communicate policy and procedure updates to impacted stakeholders, including new hires
• Active participation in ongoing remediation efforts in particular with respect to policy, procedure and training related deliverables
• Review and/or develop relevant training materials
• Participate in regulatory change management and business-related processes to ensure policy and procedures are kept current
• Track and oversee progress of applicable internal and external audit issues relating to TDS US Compliance
• Support regulatory challenge frameworks to support completion of regulatory deliverables
• Prepare summaries, presentations, briefing notes, and other required documentation to effectively report on the status of Compliance regulatory initiatives to senior management, relevant boards and external stakeholders.
• Support development of centralized functions within U.S. Wholesale Compliance including policies, training and inquiries
• Participate in special projects where strong drafting skills are required

• Works independently and is accountable for managing a specialized compliance area, business or function and leads a team of specialists
• Subject matter expert for a functional area
• Key contact for business management, regulators and external/internal auditors, dealing with non-routine information
• Focuses on short to mid- range planning (e.g., 6-12 months)
• Manages regulatory remediations

• Bachelor's degree
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• At least 7 -10 years of directly related Compliance experience

• Experience with a registered US broker dealer, regulator, or global financial organization.
• JD preferred but not required
• Knowledge of operations, finance, regulatory reporting, sales and trading, at a global financial institution.
• Firm understanding of securities and derivatives rules and regulations, and the ability to learn new areas while supporting them.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Client service skills - the candidate must demonstrate the judgment and ability to closely partner with and advise senior and line managers and other stakeholders on regulatory interactions.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, solid judgment, and the ability to evaluate complex regulatory business issues.
• Advanced project management skills and ability to manage multiple work streams involving different partners and groups, with limited oversight and direction.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, including by demonstrating excellent time management and planning skills, along with the ability to handle multiple assignments at the same time.
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and to work collaboratively on teams of varying size.
• A relationship builder with the ability to establish, develop and maintain effective working relationships with regulators and with business and functional partners at the firm.
• Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Accountable for a significant area(s)/broad business units of Compliance that typically has enterprise wide impact or accountability.
• Position deals with senior/executive management.
• Key contact for business management, regulators and external/internal auditors, dealing with a broad range of issues including non-routine information.
• Focuses on longer-range planning for functional area (e.g. 12 months or greater).
• Manages and prioritizes multiple projects at a given time.

• Bachelors degree or progressive work experience
• 7-10 years related experience

• Domestic Travel: Occasional
• International Travel: Never
• Performing sedentary work: Continuous
• Performing multiple tasks: Continuous
• Operating standard office equipment: Continuous
• Responding quickly to sounds: Occasional
• Sitting: Continuous
• Standing: Occasional
• Walking: Occasional
• Moving safely in confined spaces: Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.): Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.): Never
• Squatting: Occasional
• Bending: Occasional
• Kneeling: Never
• Crawling: Never
• Climbing: Never
• Reaching overhead: Never
• Reaching forward: Occasional
• Pushing: Never
• Pulling: Never
• Twisting: Never
• Concentrating for long periods of time: Continuous
• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations: Continuous
• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions: Continuous
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing: Continuous