About the Role
The Vice President, Corporate Compliance serves as the senior compliance executive for State Street's Canadian operations, providing independent oversight of regulatory compliance risk. This role leads the Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) framework, ensures compliance with laws and regulations, and acts as Chief Privacy Officer and Complaints Officer for Canadian operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of the Canadian Regulatory Compliance Management framework and associated legal entity Compliance programs.
- Maintain comprehensive inventories of regulatory obligations and compliance requirements and provide independent oversight of compliance risk across all applicable financial and non-financial regulatory requirements.
- Develop and maintain regulatory compliance frameworks, policies, standards, and governance processes to identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate compliance risk.
- Oversee enterprise compliance risk assessments, regulatory inventories, compliance monitoring, testing, and issue management programs.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and provide guidance regarding regulatory changes, emerging risks, and potential business impacts.
- Support governance activities relating to operational resilience, recovery planning, capital adequacy, third-party risk management, and other enterprise risk management initiatives.
- Manage and develop compliance professionals responsible for supporting regulated and non-regulated Canadian entities.
- Provide independent compliance reporting and compliance risk opinions to Boards of Directors, Audit and Risk Committee, management committees, and executive leadership.
- Present annual compliance plans, compliance risk assessments, regulatory compliance reports, and remediation updates.
- Escalate significant compliance matters, regulatory issues, and emerging risks to senior management and governing bodies as appropriate.
- Serve as the primary compliance liaison with Canadian regulators and supervisory authorities.
- Lead regulatory interactions, supervisory examinations, monitor meetings, inquiries, and regulatory submissions.
- Represent State Street Canada on industry committees and working groups.
- Lead, develop and mentor a high performing team supporting multiple legal entities, business units and corporate functions.
- Coordinate implementation of global compliance programs and Canadian regulatory initiatives.
- Liaise with local senior management and global Markets and Investment Services Compliance teams.
Requirements
- 10 plus years of relevant experience in regulatory compliance in Canada, both regulated and unregulated legal entities
- Proven ability to lead regulator interactions including facilitating senior management sessions, regulatory requests and audits
- Experience maintaining compliance program Frameworks, policies, procedures
- Experience leading and developing teams in a fast-paced environment
Skills
- Thorough understanding of regulatory compliance programs
- Strong executive communication skills including experience preparing materials for senior management, Board and Regulators
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- Vice President
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Advanced degree preferred
- Relevant industry courses
Benefits
- Inclusive development opportunities
- Flexible work-life support
- Paid volunteer days
- Vibrant employee networks
About the Company
- Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability.
- We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
- We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
- As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most.
- Join us in shaping the future.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
