Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area OR New York, New York

Our client is a multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm seeking a Deputy Chief Compliance Officer to play a significant role in building and advancing its compliance program. The firm brings together experienced professionals from leading investment platforms and combines institutional resources with the opportunity to help shape a newer, expanding business.

The Deputy CCO will partner closely with the CCO, work alongside a compliance associate and an experienced legal team, and take ownership of a broad range of core responsibilities.

The Opportunity

• Help build the program: Contribute to foundational policies, processes, and controls as the firm adds strategies and expands its capabilities.
• Work closely with leadership: Serve as a key partner to the CCO, with regular interaction across legal, investment, and investor relations teams.
• Broaden your exposure: Support an established private funds business while helping prepare for a new hedge fund strategy.
• Make a visible contribution: Join a team where your judgment, ideas, and execution will directly influence the development of the compliance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the CCO on the day-to-day management and ongoing development of the firm’s compliance program.
• Review, update, and maintain compliance policies and procedures, including enhancements following a recent mock examination.
• Support compliance testing, annual reviews, mock examinations, and regulatory examination readiness.
• Develop and deliver annual compliance training and serve as a resource for employee questions.
• Review marketing and LP materials and help prepare responses to investor due diligence questionnaires.
• Participate in operational due diligence discussions with current and prospective investors.
• Prepare and coordinate regulatory filings, including Form ADV and Form PF.
• Help develop the compliance framework for the planned hedge fund launch.
• Coordinate AML/KYC workflows with an expanding international support team.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and external advisers on regulatory developments and special projects.

Qualifications

• Approximately 8–15 years of relevant compliance experience, including meaningful experience with private funds.
• Strong knowledge of investment adviser regulation and the practical requirements of running a private fund compliance program.
• Experience with policy reviews, regulatory filings, marketing review, training, and investor due diligence.
• Hedge fund experience is a plus, particularly alongside a private markets background.
• JD helpful, particularly for policy interpretation and review, but not required.
• Strong judgment, clear communication, and a willingness to both own day-to-day work and help build new processes.
• Comfortable working in person in New York City or Menlo Park. New York-based candidates should be comfortable with later hours to maintain overlap with West Coast colleagues.