Hybrid Examination Director

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About the role

  • Leads and directs examination activities at FINRA while managing and empowering a team of examiners. Ensures strategic objectives are achieved through effective collaboration and guidance.

Responsibilities

  • Leads a team of Examiners and directs examination activities to ensure strategic objectives for the department are met
  • Serves as a primary point of contact for team members, as well as providing guidance to leadership and external parties on high-level matters
  • Accountable for the performance management of the exam team with respect to goal management, skills development, and engagement
  • Consolidates and synthesizes information gathered from shared feedback, trends, and patterns to identify and recommend opportunities for Exam program improvements
  • Builds and integrates the culture of intelligence sharing, integrity, collaboration, and initiative into team goals and decisions
  • Directs examination activities to achieve strategic initiatives for the department
  • Manages a team of examiners and empowers them to make decisions relating to the completion of exams
  • Provides strategic guidance, advice, and support to Member Supervision leadership
  • Manages operational aspects of the exam including budget, performance, workflow and compliance
  • Ensures that all aspects of the exams achieve goals within established timelines and budgets
  • Collaborates and coordinates with Risk Monitoring counterparts to ensure strategic focuses are addressed
  • Develops relationships with other Examination leaders and Risk Monitoring counterparts to provide feedback and share trends

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience required
  • Major in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related fields preferred
  • MBA, JD, other graduate degree and/or relevant industry certification(s) preferred
  • Significant securities, compliance or financial regulatory experience
  • Significant experience managing projects and/or people
  • Advanced knowledge of FINRA's risk fundamentals
  • Advanced knowledge of securities rules and regulations
  • Advanced knowledge of firm business models, business lines, customer bases, products and services
  • Advanced knowledge of rule changes and interpretations
  • Advanced knowledge of industry-wide events and trends affecting FINRA's exam program
  • Advanced knowledge of FINRA departments and their mandates
  • Proficient in optimizing resource allocation
  • Expert ability to recognize and understand the relationship and impact between regulatory areas
  • Expert ability to manage time effectively and complete examination plans within the budgeted time frames
  • Expert ability to effectively liaise with internal and external parties
  • Expert ability to identify and prioritize risk
  • Expert ability to develop, inspire, and motivate direct reports
  • Expert ability in talent recognition and coaching
  • Expert relationship building skills
  • Expert ability to make timely decisions

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Immediate participation and vesting in retirement plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits
  • Adoption assistance
  • Backup family care
  • Surrogacy benefits
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Wellness programs
  • Generous time-off program including 15 days paid time off, 5 personal days, and 9 sick days
  • Two volunteer service days

Job title

Examination Director

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$150,600 - $305,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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