Independence & Conflicts Network (icn) – Associate Director, Risk and Compliance

Associate Director, Risk and Compliance role within Deloitte's Independence & Conflicts Network team. Responsibilities include leading consultative support, overseeing quality assurance and risk monitoring, driving issue identification and remediation, managing reporting, and leading projects for risk mitigation. Requires experience in risk management, compliance, or related fields, and team/project leadership.

What you'd actually do

  1. Leading consultative support on independence, conflicts, and compliance matters for internal stakeholders
  2. Overseeing quality assurance, risk monitoring, and control activities across team processes
  3. Driving issue identification, escalation, root cause analysis, and remediation tracking
  4. Managing reporting and communications for leadership on risk, compliance, and operational performance
  5. Leading projects, process improvements, and team coordination to support consistent execution and risk mitigation

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 8+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, internal controls, internal audit, independence, conflicts, or regulatory operations
  • 5+ years of experience leading teams, projects, or workstreams

Nice to have

  • Master's degree in business, accounting, finance, or risk management
  • Experience supporting independence, conflicts, or compliance programs in a professional services environment
  • Experience with governance, risk, and compliance platforms or case management tools
  • Experience performing risk assessments, control testing, quality assurance reviews, or remediation tracking
  • Experience preparing reports, dashboards, or issue summaries for senior stakeholders
  • Experience with policy implementation, control documentation, and process improvement
  • Experience working with legal, risk, compliance, finance, and business stakeholders
  • Certifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), or Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM)