Director, Legal Compliance

The role

The Compliance Director will design and build a new compliance program to support government contracts and grants. This role involves managing financial services and capital markets regulatory frameworks and establishing scalable global standards.

What you will do

• Operationalize the compliance program supporting government contracts and grants.
• Build controls, documentation, and reporting for government contracts and grants.
• Monitor and advise on financial services and capital markets regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain the compliance framework for fund operations.
• Track regulatory developments affecting private fund sponsors and capital allocators.
• Coordinate country-specific compliance requirements for international operations.
• Establish consistent compliance ownership and escalation pathways.
• Work with outside advisors to transition compliance functions in-house.
• Partner with Finance and Contracts functions to ensure compliance in processes.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 5 to 8 years of professional experience in compliance, regulatory, or government contracts administration
• Familiarity with financial services or capital markets regulatory frameworks applicable to private fund sponsors, including the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and related SEC guidance, or a demonstra
• Experience building or scaling compliance programs, policies, and training within a corporate or professional services environment
• Strong working knowledge of compliance program design
• Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, scalable processes
• Excellent organizational and project-management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build trusted relationships and establish clear escalation pathways
• High degree of independent judgment, discretion, and sound decision-making
• Willingness and enthusiasm to learn, evaluate, and apply state-of-the-art AI legal tools

Nice to have

• Advanced degree
• Relevant compliance certification (e.g., Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP), Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), or similar)
• J.D. or other advanced legal or regulatory training
• Direct experience with federal government contracting and/or grants compliance (e.g., FAR/DFARS, Uniform Guidance)
• Experience designing or operating compliance programs for investment advisers, private fund managers, or similar financial services organizations
• Experience working with outside counsel or consultants to transition compliance functions in-house

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage
• Annual incentive program
• Retirement benefits
• Broad range of other benefits

About the company

Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology company that invents and builds platform companies. It unites life science innovation, company creation, and capital investment.