About FINRA About us: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is seeking a well-qualified individual for our Director, Enforcement opening in Rockville, MD or New York, NY. To be considered for this position, please submit your resume through our career site at www.finra.org/careers - no phone calls, please.. What's your passion? FINRA's is protecting investors--and stopping those who harm them. If you are interested in joining a mission-driven organization, and working with a team of highly-skilled attorneys and investigators to tackle complex legal issues, then the role of Director might be for you. Join FINRA's Enforcement team--and help us achieve our mission of investor protection and market integrity.. Dedication. Diversity. Integrity. At FINRA, we believe in our smart, passionate employees. And we believe in protecting America's 90 million investors and the integrity of the markets.. We're committed to maintaining a diverse, high-performance workplace. We do this not only by offering a competitive compensation package, but also by fostering an inclusive work environment to help each employee reach his or her full potential.. The role:. FINRA's Enforcement Department is tasked with investigating potential securities violations and, when warranted, bringing formal disciplinary actions against firms and their associated persons. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced attorney to fill the role of Director.. Enforcement Directors are responsible for ensuring that Enforcement attorneys conduct thorough and thoughtful factual and legal analysis to achieve optimal outcomes in every Enforcement matter. The Director manages a team of attorneys, who may be located in different locations, handling a diverse docket of cases covering a number of subject matter areas. The Director works closely with his or her team to achieve high quality legal work, including monitoring investigations to ensure they are adequate and strategic, and reviewing legal analysis to ensure that conclusions of law are based on clear and well-supported legal principles. Directors are also responsible for monitoring case progress to ensure timely progression and appropriate prioritization of high-risk matters. Directors are required to closely collaborate with investigative staff, both within Enforcement's investigations unit and within the Member Regulation and Market Regulation departments, to jointly develop an accurate and complete factual record governed by a legal framework. The Director also works with the Chief Counsel to identify interpretive questions and potential policy issues that arise during the course of an Enforcement matter, and provide guidance to teams regarding FINRA's position and response on such issues. In addition, Directors work closely with Chief Counsels on staffing assignments and staff development to efficiently leverage attorneys' skills and expertise and maximize each attorney's contributions and growth.. As Director, you will:. Provide oversight, direction and active management to Enforcement attorneys to achieve timely and foreseeable high-quality Enforcement outcomes. This includes working closely with attorneys to assess how the record supports each charge in a matter, and whether the basis for each charge is foreseeable and clear based on existing rules, case law and guidance.. Monitor case progress and continually assess whether additional staffing or other resources are needed to forward cases in a more timely manner, with an emphasis on rapid resolution of high-risk and other high-priority matters.. Actively manage and support the attorneys' working relationships and teamwork with Enforcement investigators and with other FINRA departments, including Member Regulation, Market Regulation, Office of Fraud Detection and Market Intelligence, Office of General Counsel and Office of Disciplinary Affairs. Work closely with peers within and outside of Enforcement to achieve effective information-sharing and a strategic partnership in developing a factual record supported by a well-reasoned legal framework.. Work closely with other managers to prioritize assignments and resolve conflicts on staff members' dockets.. Actively manage teams handling matters throughout the lifecycle of the matter, including providing updates as needed to Enforcement senior management and business partners throughout FINRA.. Provide guidance to attorneys regarding proposed Enforcement outcomes and other regulatory responses to achieve consistent decision-making based on risk. Work with Chief Counsel to achieve foreseeable charges and sanctions in Enforcement matters under management, including adherence to FINRA's priorities and principles. Work with Chief Counsel and attorneys to achieve transparency in Enforcement outcomes and documents, such as settlement agreements and Complaints.. Oversee staff members in litigated matters, including managing discovery, trial preparation and trial performance; provide guidance on litigation strategy and participate in trials as needed.. Ensure written work product is high-quality, professional and persuasive.. Identify and escalate potential issues of legal interpretation, policy and risk in Enforcement matters on the team's docket. Effectively and frequently communicate with Enforcement senior management about potential issues and questions.. Identify and escalate matters involving complex and novel legal theories in order to coordinate as needed, including monitoring developments and advising on risks and outcomes.. Identify opportunities to enhance effectiveness through cross-staffing and specialized assignments, and solicit and provide feedback to staff based on observations from other managers.. Continuously provide performance feedback to direct reports.. Provide performance feedback to other managers regarding their staff's work and collaboration.. Review dockets and reports, and meet regularly with staff to monitor quality and timeliness of case progression.. You'll get:. A competitive compensation and benefits package, including eligibility to receive incentive compensation.. Work-life balance and access to professional development training and programs.. The opportunity to grow your career and reach your full potential.. The opportunity to work with a group of high-performing, diverse and dedicated professionals.. The opportunity to make a difference by protecting investors and maintaining market integrity through your work.. Qualifications. You'll need to have:. Position requires a law degree, superior academic credentials, and admission to the bar of the highest court of the District of Columbia or state.. Requires a minimum of twelve years relevant experience. Seven years of securities-related regulatory and/or complex litigation experience. A minimum of five of the years spent working for a regulatory entity, member firm or law firm, with direct involvement in securities enforcement matters.. Substantial experience managing, leading and directing employees in a team environment.. Candidate must demonstrate superior investigative and legal skills and be able to prioritize a complex workload, make difficult decisions, and resolve difficult issues regarding the Department. Excellent, interpersonal, organizational, and oral and written communication skills are essential.. Working Conditions:. Normal office environment.. Extended hours will be required on a regular basis.. Some travel requirements.. To be considered for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume. A writing sample may be required as part of the submission.. The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.. FINRA strives to make our career site accessible to all users. If you need a disability-related accommodation for completing the application process, please contact FINRA's accommodation help line at 240.386.4865. Please note that this number is exclusively for inquiries regarding application accommodations.. In addition to a competitive salary, comprehensive health and welfare benefits, and incentive compensation, FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match. You will also be eligible for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, our tuition reimbursement program and many other benefits. If you would like to contribute to our important mission and work collegially in a professional organization that values intelligence, integrity and initiative, consider a career with FINRA.. Important Information. FINRA's Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees' investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code's investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions--including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA's Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President--by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment.. As standard practice, employees must also execute FINRA's Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the company's policy on nepotism.. FINRA is an independent, non-governmental regulator for all securities firms doing business with the public in the United States. FINRA works to protect investors and maintain market integrity in a public-private partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), while also benefiting from the SEC's oversight. In its role as investor guardian, FINRA is informed, but not influenced, by the industry that it regulates. FINRA's independent regulation plays a critical role in America's financial system-all at no cost to taxpayers.. FINRA touches virtually every aspect of the securities business--from registering and educating industry participants to examining securities firms; writing rules; enforcing those rules and the federal securities laws; informing and educating the investing public; providing trade reporting and other industry utilities; and administering the largest dispute resolution forum for investors and registered firms. FINRA uses technology powerful enough to look across markets and detect potential abuses. Using a variety of data gathering techniques, we work to detect insider trading and any strategies firms or individuals use to gain an unfair advantage.. In today's fast-paced and complex global economy, FINRA is a trusted advocate for investors, dedicated to keeping the markets fair and proactively addressing emerging regulatory issues before they harm investors or the markets. FINRA operates from Washington, DC, and New York, NY, with other offices around the country.. Find out more about us and how we work--and view our current openings--at www.finra.org/careers.. Search Firm Representatives. Please be advised that FINRA is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, a valid written agreement and task order must be in place before any resumes are submitted to FINRA. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at FINRA without a valid written agreement and task order in place will be deemed the sole property of FINRA and no fee will be paid in the event that person is hired by FINRA.. FINRA is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal state or local laws as appropriate, or upon the protected status of the person's relatives, friends or associates.. FINRA abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.. FINRA abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority--FINRA--is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity. The company's highly trained