Senior Director Compliance

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Colonial Downs Group (CDG) is owned and operated by Churchill Downs Incorporated and consists of several different brands across Virginia:
Colonial Downs Racetrack, Rosie’s Gaming Emporium, Rosie’s Game Room, Virginia Horseplay, Roseshire Gaming Parlor and The Rose Gaming Resort. CDG is an inclusive and fun place to work. We celebrate unique approaches and points of view. We believe diversity is a mindset that drives excellence. We’re always learning, evolving, and growing. We innovate through mutual respect of ideas and collaboration.

This allows us to build a common language that inspires our team members and propels us toward the achievement of our vision.

The Senior Director of Compliance provides strategic leadership and enterprise oversight for all compliance activities across the Company's Virginia gaming operations, ensuring adherence to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, gaming regulations, and corporate policies. Reporting to Corporate Compliance, this position is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive compliance framework that promotes regulatory excellence, mitigates organizational risk, and fosters a culture of integrity and accountability across eight gaming properties.

This role partners closely with property leadership, Corporate Compliance, Legal, Finance, Security, Internal Audit, Human Resources, and regulatory agencies to ensure consistent implementation of compliance programs, internal controls, BSA/AML requirements, responsible gaming initiatives, licensing, and regulatory reporting. The Senior Director serves as the primary compliance advisor to Virginia property leadership, providing strategic guidance on emerging regulatory developments, enterprise risk management, compliance monitoring, and continuous process improvement while building strong relationships with regulators and other external stakeholders.

Through leadership of the regional compliance team, the Senior Director establishes standardized practices, drives operational consistency, supports new business initiatives and property expansions, and ensures the Company maintains the highest standards of regulatory compliance and ethical business conduct.

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the compliance function across all Virginia gaming properties, ensuring consistent execution of regulatory requirements, corporate policies, internal controls, and compliance programs.
• Develop, implement, and continuously enhance enterprise-wide compliance programs, governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and gaming commission requirements.
• Serve as the primary compliance leader for Virginia properties, providing strategic guidance to property leadership while ensuring alignment with Corporate Compliance objectives and regulatory expectations.
• Promote a culture of integrity, accountability, ethical conduct, and regulatory excellence throughout the organization.
• Direct the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and related financial crime compliance programs.
• Serve as the designated BSA Officer, investigating Reports of Unusual Activity (RUA), coordinating AML Committee reviews, and filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) as required.
• Oversee Currency Transaction Reports (CTR), SARs, negotiable instrument activity, and all required BSA/AML reporting to ensure regulatory compliance, accuracy, and timely submission.
• Oversee Responsible Gaming and self‑exclusion programs, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and accurate maintenance of all required records and systems.
• Develop and maintain enterprise-wide compliance monitoring and risk assessment programs to identify regulatory risks, evaluate internal controls, and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead regulatory examinations, internal compliance audits, investigations, and licensing matters while ensuring timely resolution of findings and implementation of corrective action plans.
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