About the Role:

We are seeking a talented and motivated professional to join our Corporate Compliance team. In this role, you will help shape and maintain the firm's compliance framework by leading the oversight of compliance and supervisory manuals, coordinating updates across business units, and ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory requirements.

The Senior Compliance Officer will collaborate closely with Compliance Department Units and business stakeholders to analyze new and existing regulations, drive policy enhancements, and lead the firm's Regulatory Review Committee. This position also plays a key role in enterprise-wide compliance initiatives, including the development and maintenance of regulatory continuing education programs and annual compliance training.

This is an excellent opportunity for a compliance professional who enjoys regulatory analysis, cross-functional collaboration, process improvement, and influencing firm-wide compliance practices.

This position offers flexibility with 3 days per week in our Milwaukee office and 2 days remote. 

The Impact You’ll Make:

• Continuously monitor regulatory proposals, best practices, and assess the need for amended policies by leading the Regulatory Review Committee and ensure they are properly implemented

• Create and maintain core policies of the firm and maintain the firm’s library of compliance and supervisory manuals, including tracking and publishing updates

• Ensure that policies of the firm are maintained in a standardized format and that policies are universally applied across similar businesses internationally

• Work with all Compliance Units to identify and fill all policy gaps and needs on a continuous basis

• Assist with the firm’s annual compliance training and firm element training creation, delivery, maintenance, and follow up

• Actively participate in and complete research as required for projects led by the Regulation & Policy team in Compliance.

What You’ll Bring to Baird:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of work experience, JD a plus Comprehensive knowledge of the financial services industry in the area of compliance and regulation and strong aptitude for understanding complex regulation

• Strong business writing and editing skills with specific emphasis on writing detailed procedures

• Detailed knowledge of industry practices in wealth management, investment advisory, capital markets and/or operations

• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage projects

• Meticulous research, analytical and organizational skills

• Excellent Word and Excel capabilities. Acute attention to detail

• Ability to effectively and tactfully communicate with all areas of the firm

Compensation and Benefits:

• Compensation and bonus are commensurate with experience, performance and/or firm profitability

• You’ll have the opportunity to advance your career while enjoying our comprehensive benefits designed for your life, career and future

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