Senior Director, Financial Intelligence Fusion Center, Member Supervision - Any Finra Location

The Financial Intelligence Fusion Center (FIFC) within FINRA’s Strategic Intelligence and Analytics (StratIntel) Program is charged with aggregating and disseminating real-time intelligence collected by FINRA, member firms, regulators and law enforcement. The FIFC is supported by intelligence work performed by StratIntel and provides a secure, external-facing portal to share actionable insights with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen our collective ability to protect investors and mitigate risk. This team is essential in enabling bi-directional intelligence sharing, leading to the immediate awareness of the newest and most novel threats facing investors and the industry. The Senior Director FIFC will be instrumental in establishing, developing and leading the new FIFC team.

Essential Job Functions:

• Leads a team of Senior Analysts responsible for intelligence gathering and dissemination  providing critical leadership and guidance to the staff.
• Establishes internal policies and procedures including standards for timeliness and quality of intelligence assessments and reports.
• Executes functions in support of the specialized program’s mission including, but not limited to, collecting and analyzing internal and external intelligence to proactively identify emerging risks and potential threat to investors and the market.
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert on cross-functional, large, and/or complex special projects/initiatives.
• Drives outreach to member firms and collaborates directly with other key stakeholders including external parties such as government agencies and private sector entities and represents FINRA at relevant industry events.
• Responsible for the professional development, empowerment, and performance management of direct reports.
• Fosters a functional team-oriented culture that supports StratIntel’s mission and advances the broader Member Supervision (MS) goals.
• Identifies strategic and tactical targets impacting investor protection and market integrity and develops strategy to address the risks. 
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with senior leaders throughout the organization, key stakeholders at member firms, external FINRA constituents including the SEC, criminal authorities, state regulators and private sector entities as needed.
• Responsible for team’s successful execution of its core functions that effectively support Member Supervision overall, other FINRA departments, investors, and member firms.
• Develops appropriate metrics that are unique to the team’s area of specialization to measure impact, performance, and progress.
• Works closely with the StratIntel senior management team to effectively manage and support the team’s operations and acts as a strategic thought partner.
• Develops presentations and briefings for Board and Management Committee audience.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• MBA, JD, other graduate degree and/or relevant industry certification(s) considered.
• Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience required. Major in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Data Analytics or related fields preferred.
• Experience in developing and executing strategies related to identifying both threat and strategic intelligence to inform regulatory activities across FINRA.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively build partnerships with government and financial services entities.
• Proven record of acting independently in an unstructured environment to identify and address challenges, make risk-based decisions, develop new initiatives, and strengthen existing programs.
• Excellent leadership skills, including a proven track record of making data-informed and intelligence-driven decisions in a timely manner.
• Significant securities, compliance, or financial regulatory experience.
• Advanced knowledge of FINRA firm group business models, business lines, customer bases, products, and services.
• Advanced knowledge of industry-wide events and trends.
• Highly advanced written and verbal communications skills, strong collaborator and team builder.
• Proven record of creating and providing executive level reporting using metrics, analysis, and data analytics.
• Experience making internal and external presentations as a subject matter expert.
• Substantial knowledge of, and experience with, the regulation and operation of U.S. broker-dealers, as well as familiarity with the broader landscape of financial regulation.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with an attention to detail and an ability to administer multiple complex assignments concurrently and execute against tight deadlines.
• Proven record of project management, process improvement and