Job Description:

This position is an experienced individual contributor in Member Supervision Operations, Procedures and Standards (MS OPS), who works independently with minimal supervision to identify, assess, develop, implement, and maintain operations, procedures, standards, and reporting. This role will lead regulatory initiatives by partnering with key stakeholders, evaluate the program for areas of need/improvement, and resolve complex operational issues. The primary focus of this role is to perform regulatory impact assessments and facilitate change management for new and/or updated regulations.

Essential Job Functions:

• Participates and/or leads the regulatory change process for a subset of business units to ensure impact assessments are performed and necessary builds/updates occur.


• Partners with key stakeholders to enhance and/or develop new processes, controls, or procedures.


• Partners with external stakeholders and senior leaders across the enterprise to accomplish strategic objectives, including, but not limited to issue remediation.


• Participates and/or leads the establishment of centralized operational processes to increase efficiency, minimize duplication, and ensure sufficient controls are in place. 


• Assists with the development and implementation of departmental specific policies, procedures, and guidance.


• Maintains advanced working knowledge of departmental functions and industry developments.


• Facilitates departmental wide meetings to communicate updates and train staff on programmatic changes to processes, tools, controls, technology, policy/procedures.


• Participates and, where necessary, acts as a lead, on applicable Governance Committees.


• Cultivates strong working relationships across Member Supervision, throughout FINRA, and with other stakeholders, including the SEC, states, other regulatory agencies, and the industry.


• Develops and maintains content on Regulatory Operations systems and internal websites.


• Independently produces and disseminates reporting to key stakeholders.


• In addition to providing support, actively participates in the development and maintenance of operational metrics, providing insight into key performance and key risk indicators for senior management.


• Leads special projects and ad hoc initiatives including, but not limited to internal and external requests.


• Coaches more junior colleagues in techniques, processes, and responsibilities.


• Models inspirational, accountable, and supportive leadership, develops and empowers talent at all levels, fosters a diverse and inclusive culture, and creates an environment of strong employee engagement.


• Prior Regulatory, Internal Audit, Risk or Compliance background preferred.


• Experience with Regulatory Impact Assessment/Change Management, and/or Issue Remediation preferred.


• Experience with Global, Risk and Compliance (GRC) framework/tools a plus.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field and a minimum of five (5) years of directly related securities experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.


• Knowledge of securities industry rules, regulations and guidelines required.


• Demonstrated understanding regulatory/policy requirements, the impact on process and controls, and ability to succinctly document all elements.


• Exemplifies research/analytical skills.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including interpersonal skills and presentation skills.


• Strong organizational, time-management, problem solving, and organizational skills are highly desired. Attention to detail is essential.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Windows-based software applications

Working Conditions:

• Work is normally performed in an office environment at FINRA.

For work that is performed in CA, Washington, DC, CO, HI, New York, NY and WA, the chart below outlines the proposed salary range for the corresponding location. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation comparisons.

California: Minimum Salary $106,400, Maximum Salary $200,200

Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $106,400 Maximum Salary $191,800

Colorado/Hawaii: Minimum Salary $92,500, Maximum Salary $166,800

New York, NY: Minimum Salary $111,000, Maximum Salary $200,200

Washington State: Minimum Salary $92,500, Maximum Salary $191,800

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To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.

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Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance.  Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal.  FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement and many other benefits. 

Time Off and Paid Leave*

FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.

*Based on full-time schedule

Important Information

FINRA’s Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees’ investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code’s investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions—including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA’s Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President—by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment.

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As standard practice, employees must also execute FINRA’s Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the company’s policy on nepotism.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal state or local laws as appropriate, or upon the protected status of the person’s relatives, friends or associates.

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