Chief Compliance Officer
River
New York, NY · $200k–$300k a year · Posted November 9, 2026
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This listing pays about $250,000 a year. Across 46 open chief compliance officer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $165,000 to $253,500 and the median is $211,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 18% above the median.
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River has filed 2 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 24 workers, most recently July 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
...licenses, and we’re raising the bar on what a world‑class compliance program looks like at every stage of our growth, including... ...pursue an OCC national trust charter. We’re looking for a Chief Compliance Officer to build and own that program end‑to‑end: someone who can...