SVP, Chief Compliance Officer

Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)

FIS is seeking an experienced Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) to lead the company's enterprise compliance function during a pivotal period as FIS scales its platform strategy, embeds artificial intelligence (AI) across its solutions and operations, integrates strategic acquisitions, and navigates a rapidly evolving global regulatory landscape spanning banking, payments, capital markets, and emerging financial technologies. This is a highly visible role reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, with regular exposure to the CEO and other members of the Senior Leadership Team and the Board's Risk and Audit Committees.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on, credible leader capable of setting compliance strategy at the enterprise level while remaining close enough to the business to drive practical, risk-based outcomes across FIS's banking, payments, and capital markets segments.

This role is based at FIS's headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.

• Serve as FIS's enterprise Chief Compliance Officer, setting and implementing the vision, strategy, and operating model for compliance across all business products lines and services.
• Lead a global compliance organization responsible for regulatory compliance, consumer protection, financial crimes compliance, and AI and data governance oversight.
• Drive a multi-year compliance transformation agenda, including modernizing compliance technology, data, and monitoring capabilities.
• Serve as Compliance's primary point of contact for FIS's key regulators, managing the relationships proactively and representing FIS credibly in exams and inquiries.
• Advise the Management Committee and Board on emerging regulatory risk.
• Partner with business unit and technology leaders to embed compliance into new product launches and client implementations.
• Partner with the Public Policy and Regulatory Legal teams to position FIS as a thought leader on key emerging and innovative areas.
• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing compliance leadership team.
• Oversee compliance input into M&A due diligence and integration activity.

• 15+ years of progressive compliance, risk, or related regulatory experience within banking, payments, capital markets or financial technology.
• Demonstrated breadth experience across both traditional banking and fintech/payments environments.
• A track record of leading compliance transformation.
• Direct experience engaging with federal and state banking or payments regulators.
• Experience operating at the Managing Director/SVP-and-above level.
• A demonstrated ability to balance rigorous risk management with commercial pragmatism.
• Comfortable partnering collaboratively with technology and product teams.
• Exposure to emerging areas such as AI, digital assets, or real-time payments.
• J.D. or equivalent advanced degree preferred but not required.
• Willingness to be based in or relocate to Jacksonville, Florida.

FIS is particularly interested in candidates with a diverse background who bring differentiated innovative thinking to the role. Candidates who have operated as a right hand to a Chief Legal Officer, Chief Risk Officer, or CEO through a significant regulatory or transformation moment are especially encouraged to apply.