<p>Our client is a major law firm looking for a senior level consultant to act as Head of Risk & Compliance. This role has the potential to subsequently convert to a permanent role and it is onsite 3 days a week at our client's office either in Midtown Manhattan, New Haven, or Greenwich.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Primary Responsibilities</u></strong></p><p><strong>Strategic Leadership:</strong> Direct the US-based risk and compliance function, aligning regional strategies with global standards and overseeing the performance of a dedicated departmental team.</p><p><strong>Operational Governance:</strong> Manage the full lifecycle of new business intake (NBI), including complex conflicts resolution, ethical screens, and the negotiation of engagement terms or waivers.</p><p><strong>Regulatory & Policy Oversight:</strong> Lead "horizon scanning" to identify emerging legal trends, drafting and updating internal policies to ensure the firm remains compliant with state and federal legislation.</p><p><strong>Financial & Professional Integrity:</strong> Coordinate with AML, Sanctions, and Professional Indemnity managers to mitigate financial crime risks and support the management of professional liability claims.</p><p><strong>Cross-Functional Collaboration:</strong> Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership (Finance, HR, and Counsel) on sensitive regulatory matters, professional ethics, and high-risk decision-making.</p><p><strong>Risk Mitigation for Growth:</strong> Provide structured risk assessments for major firm initiatives, such as lateral partner hiring, new office launches, and high-stakes client matters.</p><p><strong>Training & Quality Assurance:</strong> Design and deliver comprehensive training programs for attorneys and staff regarding confidentiality, information handling, and ethical obligations.</p><p><strong>Data & Reporting:</strong> Maintain critical risk registers and deliver high-level reporting to the Partnership Board, ensuring transparency on departmental performance and risk exposure.</p>
We are looking for an IT Risk and Compliance Specialist to strengthen resilience and continuity practices for our retail organization in Burlington, New Jersey. This role will oversee business continuity and disaster recovery governance, helping teams identify critical operations, define recovery expectations, and maintain practical response plans. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in enterprise risk, continuity testing, and cross-functional coordination, with the ability to translate technical and operational risks into clear reporting for leadership.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct business impact assessments across the organization to determine essential processes and establish recovery priorities based on operational and financial consequences.<br>• Manage the enterprise application inventory and classify systems by criticality so recovery planning, documentation, and testing expectations remain consistent.<br>• Set standards for continuity and recovery documentation, provide guidance to business and technology teams, and review plans to ensure they are complete, accurate, and workable.<br>• Partner with stakeholders on recovery strategy decisions, including dependencies, redundancy considerations, and failover approaches that support required recovery objectives.<br>• Lead continuity and disaster recovery exercises such as tabletop sessions and failover tests, confirming that key business services can be restored as intended.<br>• Track issues discovered during exercises or reviews, coordinate remediation efforts, and monitor progress until risks are properly addressed.<br>• Oversee plan governance activities, including repository maintenance, approval workflows, version control, and periodic recertification requirements.<br>• Drive program execution by managing milestones, reporting on coverage and testing results, and presenting maturity, risk, and remediation updates to leadership.<br>• Support audit and compliance activities by maintaining relevant records, aligning with control expectations, and updating risk entries within the enterprise register.