Director, Legal Compliance
Core
Design and operationalize a ground-up compliance program for government contracts, grants, and financial services/capital markets activities.
Role type
Director, Legal Compliance (Government Contracts & Financial Services)
Builds
Compliance policies, training, monitoring, reporting, and controls for government-funded programs and fund operations.
Domain
Biotechnology / Life Sciences + Government Contracting + Financial Services/Capital Markets
Required skills
Compliance program design, government contracting compliance (FAR/DFARS/Uniform Guidance), financial services regulatory knowledge, policy development, training design, international compliance coordination, project management, regulatory tracking
Preferred skills
CCEP or CRCM certification, J.D. or advanced legal training, experience with Investment Advisers Act of 1940/SEC guidance, experience scaling compliance in corporate environments, experience transitioning compliance functions in-house
Technologies
AI legal tools
Responsibilities
Operationalize compliance for government contracts and grants; build controls and reporting for funded programs; monitor financial services/capital markets regulations; develop compliance framework for fund operations; track regulatory developments for private fund sponsors; coordinate country-specific compliance for international expansion; establish escalation pathways; partner with Finance and Contracts functions.
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with strategic ownership