About the Role
The Chief Compliance Officer (CCO US) reports to the Head of US Compliance and is a key leader within Computershare’s Risk and Compliance Department. This role provides strategic compliance leadership and independent second-line oversight across Computershare’s US businesses and legal entities, ensuring adherence to applicable regulatory, fiduciary, and ethical standards while supporting sustainable business growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and oversee the US Compliance Program across Issuer Services, Corporate Trust (CCT), and US Employee Plans businesses.
- Serve as Chief Compliance Officer for multiple US legal entities, including Computershare Inc., Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (CTCNA), Computershare Delaware Trust Company, Georgeson LLC, and CBSS (India).
- Provide strategic compliance oversight for SEC-regulated transfer agency activities and OCC-regulated trust and fiduciary operations.
- Lead and manage a high-performing compliance team delivering independent second-line advice, oversight, and challenge to US Lines of Business.
- Establish strong program governance by developing and maintaining enterprise-wide compliance policies, procedures, and control frameworks.
- Lead the annual compliance risk assessment and planning process, aligned with the enterprise risk management (ERM) framework.
- Monitor and interpret regulatory developments, ensuring timely updates to policies, procedures, and business practices.
- Oversee compliance monitoring, testing, and second-line reviews; evaluate findings and drive continuous improvement of compliance controls.
- Lead regulatory examinations, audits, and inquiries; act as the primary point of contact for regulators and examiners.
- Ensure effective documentation, recordkeeping, and market conduct compliance across all US businesses and legal entities.
- Deliver concise, actionable compliance reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and updates to senior management, Boards, and committees.
- Collaborate closely with Legal, Internal Audit, ERM, Product, Internal Controls, and IT to identify and mitigate emerging and cross-functional risks.
- Drive corrective action planning and remediation to address regulatory, audit, and compliance findings.
- Promote a strong culture of ethics and compliance through training, communication, and leadership engagement.
- Design and oversee compliance training programs for employees, leadership, and relevant third parties.
Requirements
- Senior compliance leader with demonstrated regulatory knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to influence across senior stakeholders and Boards.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution required; Juris Doctor (JD) or advanced degree preferred.
- 10-15 years of legal, compliance, or regulatory experience in financial services, including 10+ years of senior leadership experience.
- Deep expertise in US financial services regulation and enterprise compliance frameworks.
- Proven ability to lead compliance teams, manage regulatory risk, and deliver effective second-line oversight.
- Strong strategic and analytical skills with the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, business-aligned solutions.
- Experience engaging with regulators, Boards of Directors, auditors, and examiners.
- Excellent communication, judgment, and relationship-building skills; trusted advisor to senior leadership and Boards.
Location
- New York City, NY
- Columbia, MD
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior leadership experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Juris Doctor (JD) or advanced degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- USD $156,625 - $223,190 for Columbia, MD
- USD $164,083- $233,818 for New York City, NY
Benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible working
- Caring and inclusive culture
- Health and wellbeing rewards
- Paid time off
- Observed holidays
- Medical, dental and vision plans
- 401k matching
- Setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company
- Tax-advantaged flexible spending plans, including healthcare, dependent care and commuter
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Supplemental life insurance
About the Company
- Computershare is a global market leader in transfer agency and share registration, employee equity plans, mortgage servicing, proxy solicitation and stakeholder communications.
- We also specialize in corporate trust, bankruptcy, class action and utility administration, and a range of other diversified financial and governance services.
- Founded in 1978, Computershare is renowned for its expertise in high integrity data management, high volume transaction processing and reconciliations, payments and stakeholder engagement.
- Many of the world’s leading organizations use us to streamline and maximize the value of relationships with their investors, employees, creditors and customers.
- Computershare is represented in all major financial markets and has over 14,000 employees worldwide.
- We're a global leader in financial administration with over 11,000 employees across more than 22 different countries.
- At Computershare, it’s more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.
- Our Shared Services teams support all of our business lines behind the scenes.
- Across the world, we have a range of specialisms that ensure the delivery of our business priorities. These include Technology, Information Security, Finance, Risk, Audit, Governance, Marketing and Communications as well as our People team.
- Join our strategic team and help us look after everything from creating an amazing end to end employee journey to keeping our systems safe.
- You'll be looking after our people, our clients and their customers, whilst maintaining our exceptional standards around the globe.
Equal Opportunity
- We want to provide you with the opportunity to succeed on your own merits, starting from the application process and continuing throughout your career with us.
- Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued, to remove barriers and obstacles and ensure equal opportunities for all.
- For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access [https://www.computershare.com/access] for further information.
