Director, Office of the President

ACA, the leading GRC Advisor in financial services, is seeking a key leader to partner closely with the President. The Director will work with the President to continuously strengthen and improve ACA’s relationships with clients, allocators, regulators, strategic partners, industry associations, and media. They will act as a trusted partner by developing a proactive stakeholder engagement and relationship management program, defining and driving effective performance and outcomes against goals, preparing briefings/strategic communications, developing presentations and thought leadership for key meetings, and driving organizational effectiveness and efficiency. This highly visible role will be based in our NYC headquarters. ACA is committed to staff flexibility and all staff work on a hybrid (both office and home) schedule. This will likely be 3 days per week in the office.

What you’ll do:

• Partner with the President in his capacity as the “face of ACA” to develop an engagement agenda and overall program management plan with clients, allocators, regulators, strategic partners, industry associations, and media.
• Conduct research and develop detailed project plans for engagement of each stakeholder group, with clearly defined success metrics and performance monitoring and reporting.
• Manage overall stakeholder engagement calendar with internal and external partners to drive effective and efficient outcomes.
• Prepare engagement briefings that effectively integrate GRC thought leadership, industry trends, ACA’s platform roadmap developments, ongoing client priorities, and other strategic initiatives and communications.
• Team with BU leaders and Advisory business COO to advance strategic goals and objectives, product innovation and operational effectiveness and efficiency across the Global Advisory business units (Global Reg Advisory, Cyber Risk, Performance, ESG).
• Coordinate and deliver external and internal communications on behalf of the President.
• Support the President with general administrative tasks such as managing and prioritizing requests, flow of information, and key stakeholder inclusion.

To Qualify for the role, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, economics (or related field).
• 10+ years of experience in financial services. GRC preferred.
• Experience leading diverse teams across a portfolio of initiatives with reporting accountability to C-level executives.
• Proven track record working with a variety of cross-functional stakeholders, including partner groups such as HR, Finance and Legal.

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Excellent writing and communication capabilities: research, content creation, prose.
• Very organized professional with excellent program and project management capabilities across a large and complex portfolio of stakeholders.
• Displays outstanding teamwork and collaboration skills, passion and inspires respect, trust and confidence with internal and external partners. 
• Sets and achieves challenging goals and demonstrates persistence in meeting and exceeding goals. 
• Holds self to high standards of excellence and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals. 
• Exercises sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process, and makes timely decisions.  
• Able to operate in a fast-moving environment, and able to work collaboratively to drive to best outcomes. 
• Ability to exercise discretion and make independent judgments on matters of significance. 
• Dedicated to upholding ACA’s high-quality standards and customer service. 
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. 
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and prioritize effectively. 

What working at ACA offers:

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options as well as a flexible work environment. You’ll also be granted time off for designated ACA Paid Holidays, Summer Fridays, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. We also offer unique benefits such as Student Debt Forgiveness and Pet Insurance.

About ACA:

ACA Group is the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services. We empower our clients to reimagine GRC and protect and grow their business. Our innovative approach integrates consulting, managed services, and our ComplianceAlpha® technology platform with the specialized expertise of former regulators and practitioners and our deep understanding of the global regulatory landscape.

What we commit to:

ACA is firmly committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, which applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotions, training, discipline, terminations, layoffs, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and all other terms and conditions of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

Salary Range: $130K-$150K