Assistant Chief Legal Officer - Compliance
Job Details
- Description
SDCERA is seeking an accomplished, collaborative, and forward-thinking leader to serve as its next Assistant Chief Legal Officer –Compliance (Actual job class: Retirement Assistant General Counsel) . This is a unique opportunity to provide strategic leadership in a complex and dynamic regulatory environment, serving a critical role in advancing organizational compliance. Under direction of the Chief Legal Officer, positions in this class represent the San Diego County Employees Retirement Association (SDCERA) and provide or assist with the delivery of legal services to the Board of Retirement, Board committees, SDCERA officers, and other staff, including but not limited to the following areas: governance, compliance, administration, and other duties. Key responsibilities for this position include the following:
• Lead a comprehensive SDCERA-wide compliance program.
• Oversee, coordinate, and monitor the day-to-day compliance activities of SDCERA and ensure the compliance program effectively prevents and/or detects violations of law, regulations, policies, or procedures.
• Regularly review the compliance program and recommend appropriate revisions and modifications, including advising SDCERA leadership of compliance risk areas.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure ongoing effectiveness of compliance program.
• Develop education and training programs for the Board, staff, contractors and others working with SDCERA.
• Ensure internal controls can prevent and detect significant instances of patterns of illegal, unethical, or improper conduct by the Board, staff, contractors and others working with SDCERA.
• Maintain awareness of changes in legislation, regulations, and best practices so that changed obligations and circumstances can be appropriately addressed and implemented.
• Provide guidance and advice regarding compliance matters and ethical issues such as conflict of interest and disclosure of economic interests pursuant to the Political Reform Act and Government Code section 1090 and other legal issues.
• Investigate ethics hotline and other employment-related complaints.
• Provide guidance and advice on SDCERA’s procurement program including the drafting and negotiation of SDCERA contracts.
• Assist in the development and implementation of SDCERA's strategic plan and the Board of Retirement's directions, policies, and decisions.
• Stay current on legal developments relevant to SDCERA's business and affairs as well as prepare responses to Public Records Act requests.
- Job ID
- 400
- Job Title
- Assistant Chief Legal Officer - Compliance
- Application Deadline
- 09/28/2026
- Salary Range
- no minimum salary specified - no maximum salary specified
- Job Location
- San Diego, CA
- Website
- www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sdcounty/jobs/5453046/assistant-chief-legal-officer-compliance-sdcera-26029208u
Contact Information
- Name
- Bryan Faircloth
- bryan.faircloth@sdcounty.ca.gov
- Best Method of Contact