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New York University

Deputy Chief Global Compliance Officer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New York, NY 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $275K - $325K 💻 Compliance 🗓️ August 12th, 2026
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New York University is hiring a Deputy Chief Global Compliance Officer. The role requires managing the university's global ethics and compliance program, overseeing compliance assessments, audits, and reporting processes, and ensuring adherence to international and domestic laws and university policies. The Deputy CGCO collaborates with internal audit and risk management teams to assess and mitigate compliance risks across the institution.

Highlights
  • Lead the operational oversight of NYU's global ethics and compliance program under the Chief Global Compliance Officer.
  • Manage compliance-related assessments, surveys, reviews, audits, and the university's Reporting Line and investigative protocols.
  • Collaborate with the Office of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management in managing multi-subject matter expert panel reviews for the Annual Institutional Risk Assessment.
  • Ensure compliance with international, federal, state, and local laws as well as university policies.
  • Required education: Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or international equivalent.
  • Minimum 7 years of relevant university compliance experience, including international compliance management.
  • Preferred: 10+ years in legal or compliance roles, experience in Abu Dhabi or UAE, and engagement with foreign government officials.
  • Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local legislation, legal research, and ability to interpret complex regulatory documents.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Annual base salary range: $275,000 to $325,000, excluding incentives or bonuses.

Deputy Chief Global Compliance Officer Full Description

Position Summary:

The Deputy Chief Global Compliance Officer (Deputy CGCO) in the Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC) serves as the primary operational deputy and advisor for the global ethics and compliance program. Working under the strategic direction of the Chief Global Compliance Officer (CGCO), the Deputy CGCO operationalizes the program's vision, provides day-to-day administrative oversight to the University’s compliance efforts, and ensures adherence with international, federal, state, and local laws, as well as University policies and procedures. Provide critical oversight of compliance-related assessments, surveys, reviews, and audits. Direct the efficient operation of the university’s Reporting Line and related matter management processes to ensure compliance with the university’s policies and investigative protocol. Collaborate with the University’s Office of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management (IA & ERM) in executing the day-to-day workflows of the Annual Institutional Risk Assessment process, specifically managing collaborative multi-SME panel reviews and assessments across priority compliance risk areas. Ensure that NYU’s legal, regulatory, and other institutional compliance risks are properly assessed, appropriate internal controls are implemented, and unit-level compliance risk owners are fully accountable for ongoing monitoring and risk mitigation.

Qualifications:

Required Education:
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or international equivalent

Required Experience:
7+ years relevant University compliance experience, including compliance management responsibility in an international setting, including relevant work in a broad range of foreign national laws and regulations

Preferred Experience:
10+ years Professional experience in legal, compliance or related areas, including in Abu Dhabi or United Arab Emirates. Experience working with foreign government officials.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
In depth understanding of federal, state and local legislation, ability to read, interpret complex regulatory and legal documents and ability to communicate technical and complex concepts. Knowledge of the principles and procedures of legal research and legal documentation procedures and requirements. Ability to communicate technical and complex concepts. Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems; ability to respond effectively to confidential inquiries or complaints; excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to work collegially with diverse personnel. Ability to work independently as a leader and as a member of a team..

Additional Information:

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $275,000.00 to USD $325,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

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