Compliance & Risk Manager

About the role

We are seeking a Compliance & Risk Manager to lead and strengthen the compliance and risk management function across the Industria enterprise and its affiliated entities. Reporting to executive leadership, this role supports multiple businesses with expertise in electrical contracting, systems integration, and infrastructure services for the industrial and commercial industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead the compliance and risk management function across the enterprise and affiliated entities.
• Develop and maintain scalable enterprise-wide compliance standards, controls, systems, documentation, and escalation protocols while addressing entity-specific requirements.
• Serve as a primary compliance resource and escalation point for leadership, partnering with business and department leaders to identify and address regulatory, contractual, licensing, and operational risks.
• Provide leadership with visibility into significant compliance risks, deficiencies, expirations, corrective actions, and other matters requiring attention.
• Support compliance integration and due diligence associated with acquisitions, business expansion, new jurisdictions, customers, entities, and service offerings.
• Maintain accountability, ethical conduct, compliance awareness, and proactive risk management throughout the organization.
• Perform or oversee compliance audits and reviews and manage corrective action plans resulting from identified deficiencies or violations.
• Partner with department leaders to address compliance requirements and provide practical guidance, training, and support.
• Oversee enterprise compliance processes for customer, vendor, supplier, and subcontractor onboarding, including prequalification’s, W-9s, insurance documentation, safety requirements, licensing/training verification, questionnaires, qualification applications, and third-party compliance platforms.
• Establish standardized workflows, entity-specific controls, review standards, approval requirements, and escalation procedures for third-party compliance.
• Review compliance documentation for deficiencies, contractual concerns, or business risk and coordinate resolution with Operations, Accounting, Safety, Business Development, management, and legal counsel as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Legal Studies, Business Administration, Risk Management, Construction Management, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in corporate compliance, contracts, legal operations, risk management, or a related function.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing, interpreting, and redlining commercial contracts and related legal documents.
• Strong knowledge of compliance and risk-management principles, internal controls, policies, audit practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and evaluate legal, contractual, financial, regulatory, and operational risks and translate requirements into practical business solutions.
• Strong analytical, organizational, project-management, and decision-making capabilities with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to explain complex requirements and effectively partner with leaders and operational teams.