Hiring: Director, Senior Compliance Company: Cresset Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 11:41:08 Employment Type: Internship Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Microsoft Office, Regulatory Compliance, Wealth Management About the job Required Skills: •Cresset is seeking an experienced Senior Compliance to provide leadership across its private fund and wealth advisory compliance program. This role is designed as a senior leadership position with direct reports and broad responsibility for team guidance, escalation management, business partnership and regulatory judgment. •Leadership, Team Development and Guidance •Lead, coach, and develop Compliance team members by establishing clear priorities, accountability, decision rights, and performance expectations, while providing regulatory guidance and mentorship. •Build a high-performing, self-sufficient team by delegating meaningful responsibility, strengthening independent judgment, identifying resource and training needs, and reducing key-person dependencies. •Promote consistent, timely, and well-supported compliance decisions, communications, and documentation across the Compliance function. •Serve as the senior escalation point for complex, sensitive, cross-functional, and judgment-intensive compliance matters. •Build trusted partnerships across the business by delivering practical, solutions-oriented compliance advice that enables business objectives while maintaining regulatory compliance and fiduciary standards. •Provide senior oversight and substantive review of marketing and advertising materials for both wealth advisory and private fund business. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree required; law degree, advanced degree or relevant professional certification a plus. •Generally 10 or more years of relevant compliance, legal, regulatory or consulting experience, including meaningful experience with an SEC-registered investment adviser. •Significant experience supporting both private wealth investment advisory activities and private fund advisers. •Deep, hands-on experience reviewing investment adviser marketing and advertising materials under the SEC Marketing Rule. Experience reviewing private fund performance, offering or other marketing materials. •Demonstrated experience managing, supervising, coaching or developing Compliance professionals. •Strong working knowledge of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, private fund compliance obligations, Form ADV, Form PF, disclosures, conflicts and regulatory examination expectations. •Demonstrated capacity to exercise sound judgment, make decisions with incomplete information and communicate clear recommendations to senior professionals. •Excellent organization, planning, written communication, verbal communication and follow-through skills. •Proficiency with Microsoft Office; familiarity with compliance technology and artificial intelligence tools. Compensation: •$150,000 - $180,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!