Compliance Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic leadership for Purdue Global’s compliance, ethics, and enterprise risk management initiatives.

• Offer counsel to the Chief Executive Officer and university leadership regarding compliance and risk issues.

• Develop, guide, and sustain a comprehensive compliance, ethics, and risk mitigation program that aligns with Purdue system frameworks.

• Oversee compliance strategies related to federal and state higher education regulations, including Title IV, Title IX, VAWA, FERPA, and consumer protection disclosures.

• Manage State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements and other multi-state authorization requirements for online education.

• Track legislative and regulatory changes and lead institutional responses accordingly.

• Coordinate compliance efforts with the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Indiana Commission for Higher Education, state workforce agencies, and other regulatory bodies.

• Design and implement enterprise risk management practices; identify and evaluate operational, cybersecurity, financial, academic, regulatory, and reputational risks.

• Collaborate with Purdue system Risk Management and Internal Audit teams.

• Create compliance dashboards, risk registers, and key risk indicators.

• Establish compliance frameworks for artificial intelligence and machine learning within academic and administrative functions.

• Lead discussions on AI ethics, educational technology governance, digital accessibility, data privacy, and risks associated with emerging technology.

• Collaborate with the Chief Information Officer and other leaders on remote proctoring, biometric data, cloud-hosted instructional tools, and new technologies.

• Ensure compliance with institutional and programmatic accreditation requirements, including expectations from the Higher Learning Commission and standards for distance education.

• Oversee the preparation and responses for federal compliance audits, Single Audits, state agency reviews, and independent evaluations.

• Manage responses to the anonymous whistleblower hotline and direct investigations into reported noncompliance.

• Partner with Human Resources to ensure multi-state employment compliance.

• Prepare and present executive summaries, compliance dashboards, quarterly risk registers, and recommendations to the CEO, university board, and Core Leadership Team.

• Lead and nurture a multidisciplinary team of compliance directors and specialists.

• Handle sensitive academic and administrative issues with discretion, diplomacy, and sound judgment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree in higher education administration, public policy, business administration, or a closely related discipline.

• A decade of progressively responsible leadership experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, legal services, or risk management.

• At least five years of senior-level leadership experience in a higher education setting.

• Extensive experience with the interpretation and application of U.S. Department of Education regulations, including Title IV, FERPA, and Title IX.

• Familiarity with multi-state authorization requirements impacting online or distance education.

• Proven experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and managing long-term operational and strategic projects.

• Experience in designing or coordinating enterprise risk management frameworks in collaboration with internal audit, legal, risk management, or related university functions.

• Strong executive communication, negotiation, mediation, and advisory capabilities.

• Ability to handle confidential issues and navigate complex decisions in academic and administrative contexts.

• Juris Doctor degree is preferred.

• Advanced understanding of accreditation, online education, and distance learning regulatory requirements is preferred.

• Experience in educational technology governance, compliance with artificial intelligence and machine learning, data privacy, and digital accessibility standards is preferred.

• Background in developing executive-level risk registers, compliance dashboards, and key risk indicators is preferred.

• Compliance leadership experience within a large university system or a complex online higher education institution is preferred.

• Must be able to work effectively in a highly collaborative, geographically dispersed environment.

• Purdue University Global will not provide employment authorization sponsorship for this position.

• A background check is required for employment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Periodic travel for university meetings, audits, regulatory engagements, or other institutional activities.

• Reliable internet connection and a dedicated, properly equipped, distraction-free workspace for remote employees.

• Exempt classification (not eligible for overtime), unless a non-exempt classification is mandated by applicable state law.