Senior Vice President - Compliance; Monitoring & Assurance

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and assure the compliance monitoring and assurance program, ensuring regulatory obligations, internal policies, and risk controls are met to the highest standards.
• Lead a high‑performing Compliance Monitoring & Assurance team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and oversee the firm’s global annual monitoring and assurance plan.
• Design and enhance compliance testing methodologies to address emerging regulatory and operational risks.
• Conduct independent monitoring and testing reviews across front‑office and corporate functions.
• Identify control gaps, elevate findings, and drive timely risk remediation in partnership with business and control stakeholders.
• Present monitoring results, trend analyses, and remediation updates to the Compliance Risk Committee.
• Work with relevant stakeholders to update compliance policies and procedures in response to monitoring results.
• Prepare the firm for regulatory exams by ensuring monitoring and testing frameworks align with regulatory expectations.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10 years of compliance, risk, or internal audit experience, with at least 5 years in broker‑dealer monitoring/assurance or testing functions.
• Deep understanding of U.S. broker‑dealer regulatory framework (SEC and FINRA).
• Prior leadership experience managing a monitoring team.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate regulatory obligations into actionable monitoring steps.
• Effective written and oral communication skills, with the ability to influence and, if necessary, challenge others.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across global Legal & Compliance and Corporate teams.
• Demonstrated collaborative mindset and ability to partner with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong risk and control awareness, with the ability to identify and promptly elevate issues.
• Excellent analytical, prioritization, and organization skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Expected annualized base salary of $175,000‑$200,000. This range represents the low and high ends of the expected annualized base salary for this position. The specific base salary received by any employee will be informed by a number of factors, including but not limited to role level and scope, location, and candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills and experience. Base salary is one component of PJT Partners’ compensation structure.

In addition to base salary, PJT Partners’ compensation structure may include additional rewards, incentives and benefits, including a discretionary bonus component.

PJT is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of, and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, medical condition, genetic information or predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other category protected by law.

PJT Partners also complies with all applicable laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation of disabilities to applicants. For more information or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources.