New: free AI tools for HR teams, business leaders, and job seekers.See the tools →

Compliance Director resume examples

Legal and Compliance Jobs · 6 designs · Word & PDF · Free

Compliance Director resume examples in 6 different designs — Achievement Led, Editorial and Executive Classic. Every design covers the same sections, so the choice is about how the page looks rather than what goes on it. Editable Word (.docx) and PDF, free.

6 Compliance Director resume designs

Every design covers the same sections, so the choice is about how the page looks. Open one to preview it full size and download it.

Compliance Director resume example, in full

This is the text of the Achievement Led design shown above — a sample, not a real person’s CV. Copy it as a starting scaffold and replace every line with your own experience.

Chantel S. Lineberry

Compliance Director, Regional banking

Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 555 0100 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/chantelslineberry

Key Qualifications

EXPERIENCE

Nineteen years in banking compliance with twelve years leading teams

INDUSTRIES

Regional banking, mortgage lending, wealth and trust services

SPECIALTIES

Program governance, financial crimes oversight, fair lending, examination management

SYSTEMS

Verafin, Archer, Encompass, Tableau

CREDENTIALS

Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager and Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist

TEAM

Fourteen staff across consumer compliance, financial crimes and testing

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Duquesne University

Executive Summary

Compliance director for a bank holding company with 6.2 billion dollars in assets, accountable for consumer compliance, the Bank Secrecy Act program and fair lending. Nineteen years in banking, the last twelve leading teams. Reports to the audit committee four times a year and has taken the bank through five examinations.

Signature Achievements

  • Led the bank through five regulatory examinations with no enforcement action and two findings total.
  • Rebuilt the compliance management system and cut open issues from 96 to 21 in eighteen months.
  • Grew the financial crimes team from four to nine and reduced case cycle time by eleven days.
  • Delivered a fair lending analysis that changed pricing discretion policy across 51 branches.
  • Held the compliance budget flat at 2.4 million dollars while absorbing two acquisitions.
  • Replaced three monitoring vendors with one platform and saved 210,000 dollars a year.

Professional Experience

Compliance Director

Allegheny Summit Financial Group, Pittsburgh, PA 2019 to present

Head of compliance for a bank holding company with 51 branches, 6.2 billion dollars in assets and a team of fourteen.

  • Owns the compliance management system, risk assessment and annual monitoring plan.
  • Oversees the Bank Secrecy Act program including monitoring, filings and independent testing.
  • Reports program results, issues and regulatory change to the audit committee each quarter.
  • Manages examinations and the response letters that follow, including remediation commitments.
  • Sets the compliance budget, hires the leadership team and approves the training curriculum.

Compliance Manager

Monongahela Heritage Bank, Greensburg, PA 2014 to 2019

Manager of a six person team covering consumer compliance at a bank with 24 branches.

  • Directed monitoring reviews across lending, deposit and servicing operations.
  • Built the regulatory change process that assigned every new rule an owner and a date.
  • Presented compliance results to the management risk committee each month.
  • Managed two examinations and wrote the response letters that closed both.

Senior Compliance Analyst

Keystone Ridge Savings, Altoona, PA 2009 to 2014

Senior analyst covering lending compliance testing at a savings institution with nine branches.

  • Tested mortgage and consumer loan files against federal disclosure requirements.
  • Prepared the mortgage application data submission each year.
  • Wrote monitoring procedures for flood insurance and escrow requirements.

Branch Operations Supervisor

Laurel Highlands Bank, Johnstown, PA 2007 to 2009

Supervisor of a six person branch team handling deposit operations and consumer account servicing.

  • Supervised teller operations, cash controls and daily balancing for the branch.
  • Reviewed new account documentation for identification and signature card accuracy.
  • Handled customer complaints and escalated regulatory questions to the compliance officer.

Licensure and Certification

Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager, credential earned in 2015

Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist, awarded 2016

Member, Pennsylvania Bankers Association compliance council

Education

Master of Business Administration, Duquesne University, 2013

Bachelor of Science in business, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2007

Graduate school of banking, University of Wisconsin, 2017

Core Skills

Compliance program governance · Financial crimes oversight · Fair lending analysis · Examination management · Issue remediation · Board committee reporting · Budget ownership · Team leadership · Vendor consolidation · Regulatory change management · Risk assessment · Policy approval

Compliance Director resume examples — FAQs

How many Compliance Director resume examples are there?

6 designs, covering Achievement, Editorial, Classic and Minimalist layouts. They all carry the same sections — the difference is the layout, so pick whichever suits how much experience you need to fit on the page.

Can I edit the Compliance Director resume examples?

Yes. Every example downloads as a Word (.docx) file with editable text, headings and spacing, so you can replace the content with your own without rebuilding the layout. A PDF version is also available for each design.

Are these resume examples free?

Yes. Every example on this page downloads free as an editable Word document or a PDF, with no signup, account or payment required.

What format do the resume examples come in?

Each design is available as a Word (.docx) file and as a PDF. Use the Word file to edit the content, and the PDF when an employer asks for a fixed-layout document.

Turn this example into your next Compliance Director offer

The full application journey. Every step is free and picks up where the last one ended.

1Download this examplePick the design that fits your experience and download it in Word or PDF.Browse the designs ↑
2Make it yoursOpen Resume Studio pre-set to this design with your target role already filled in, and swap in your own details.Customise it in the Studio →
3Tailor and score itPaste the job advert into AI CV Tailor, then get a 0–100 match score from the Resume Checker.Tailor my CV →Score my CV →
4Add the cover letterGenerate a matching, evidence-based cover letter from your CV and the advert.Write it now →