Senior Manager – Regulatory Advisory & Compliance (Financial Services)

About the position

We are seeking a Manager to Senior Manager – Risk, Regulatory & Compliance with experience as a bank examiner (e.g., FRB, OCC, FDIC). This specialist will work closely with our Sia colleagues and clients’ regulatory affairs, compliance and risk and finance teams, leading cross-functional regulatory remediation initiatives, develop solutions to optimize compliance, and participate in business development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on U.S. financial regulations affecting banking, capital markets, asset management, and fintech firms
• Assess and interpret emerging regulatory trends, supervisory expectations, and enforcement actions to develop compliance strategies
• Support clients in regulatory examinations, audits, and remediation efforts related to compliance deficiencies
• Develop regulatory frameworks, compliance programs, and internal policies to align with industry best practices
• Stay abreast of regulatory changes and develop perspectives based on an evolving regulatory landscape
• Conduct regulatory risk assessments, gap analyses, and compliance reviews
• Assist clients in implementing effective risk controls, governance structures, and reporting mechanisms
• Lead regulatory remediation initiatives, working closely with compliance, legal, finance, and risk management teams
• Support alignment with global regulatory expectations
• Identify and analyze program risks and develop risk mitigation strategies
• Collaborate with internal and client project team members, and contribute to internal communications and readiness activity within the program team and with client groups
• Manage multiple consulting engagements, ensuring on-time and high-quality deliverables
• Provide status reporting of progress, dependencies, issues, risks and overall program health to Senior Management
• Lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with clients to drive project execution
• Support business development by contributing to proposals, client presentations, and thought leadership

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience at a U.S. regulatory agency (OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC)
• Deep understanding of prudential regulations and related issues affecting financial services organizations in the US
• Experience leading examinations, monitoring of financial institutions, evaluating the financial condition of banks
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to convey complex regulatory concepts to senior executives
• Project management skills, with experience overseeing regulatory initiatives and coordinating cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working as a bank examiner
• Experience with the development of key prudential regulations

Benefits

• Salary + Annual Discretionary Bonus
• Healthcare coverage that includes 3 medical plan options: Anthem – EPO HSA, EPO HSA MERP, and PPO; dental and vision through MetLife; and life insurance policies through Mutual of Omaha
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off
• Parental leave paid at 100% of base pay for all new parents
• 9 Company Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
• 401(k) Plan - 4% matching and vested on day 1
• College save-up plan & college loan repayment plan
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Pre-tax account for Parking and Mass Transit
• Sia provides several wellness and incentive programs free of charge through the firm medical plan – Anthem - such as Gym Reimbursement, LiveHealth Online, Well-being Coach, Building Healthy Families Program