Manager – Regulatory Consulting

Job Title:     Manager – Regulatory Consulting

Job Type:       Full Time (in office 4 days/week)

Location:      New York, Washington, D.C., or Chicago

Patomak Global Partners, LLC is a leading financial consulting firm that applies the insights of senior industry experts to help clients navigate complex regulatory, compliance, risk management, and strategic challenges across the financial services industry. Patomak has been recognized by Chambers & Partners as one of the leading consulting firms in fintech.

We are seeking a Manager to join our growing Derivatives Practice. This role provides an opportunity to advise leading financial institutions, exchanges, clearing organizations, banks, fintechs, digital asset firms, and other market participants on regulatory implementation, registration, governance, compliance, and operational transformation initiatives across the capital markets.

The ideal candidate has experience advising CFTC-regulated entities, particularly Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) and Derivatives Clearing Organizations (DCOs), together with strong regulatory writing, documentation, project management, and client advisory skills.

Why Join Patomak?

• Competitive compensation and annual performance bonus.
• Excellent benefits, including employer 401(k) contribution, comprehensive health insurance, and flexible PTO.
• Opportunity to work directly with nationally recognized regulatory experts.
• Exposure to high-profile regulatory, compliance, and business transformation initiatives.
• Significant opportunities for professional growth, mentorship, and career advancement.
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture with offices in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Overview of Job Duties:

Regulatory Consulting & Client Advisory

• Advise clients on regulatory implementation, registration, and compliance matters involving Designated Contract Markets (DCMs), Derivatives Clearing Organizations (DCOs), Swap Dealers (SDs), Security-Based Swap Dealers (SBSDs), Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs), Introducing Brokers (IBs), exchanges, clearing organizations, banks, fintechs, and other market participants.
• Lead regulatory gap assessments, registration projects, compliance reviews, and operational transformation initiatives.
• Translate regulatory requirements into business, operational, governance, technology, and control documentation.
• Advise clients on governance, market oversight, supervisory frameworks, compliance programs, operational risk, financial resources, system safeguards, and applicable CFTC Core Principles.
• Assess clients’ compliance programs against regulatory requirements and supervisory expectations and provide recommendations for enhancement.

Documentation & Implementation

• Draft registration exhibits, Core Principle analyses, policies and procedures, governance documentation, operating procedures, implementation plans, and regulatory submissions.
• Prepare responses to CFTC and NFA requests for information (RFIs), examinations, and other regulatory inquiries.
• Develop business requirements, process flows, control frameworks, target operating models, and support implementation documentation.
• Draft client reports, presentations, and other regulatory deliverables.

Project Leadership

• Lead client workshops, coordinate workstreams, manage project plans, milestones, and deliverables.
• Review and mentor junior consultants and analysts.
• Collaborate with Partners, Senior Directors, Directors on client engagements, business development, and thought leadership.
• Track emerging regulatory developments, market trends, and rulemaking affecting derivatives markets, digital assets, prediction markets, and other evolving sectors.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in financial services consulting, financial institutions, law firms, or regulatory agencies with a focus on derivatives or CFTC-regulated entities.
• Strong knowledge of 17 CFR Part 38 (Designated Contract Markets) and 17 CFR Part 39 (Derivatives Clearing Organizations).
• Experience supporting DCM and/or DCO registration, Core Principle compliance, or ongoing regulatory programs.
• Experience drafting registration exhibits, regulatory documentation, governance frameworks, policies and procedures, and regulatory submissions.
• Experience with CFTC and/or NFA examinations, regulatory inquiries, or compliance programs is preferred.
• Familiarity with emerging markets, including digital assets and prediction markets, is a plus.

Skills & Abilities:

• Exceptional writing, editing, and analytical skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Office.
• Strong project management, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical business and operational solutions.
• Experience leading multiple engagements and delivering high-quality client work products.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills with clients and colleagues.
• Highly motivated, intellectually curious, and committed to continuous professional development.
• Collaborative mindset with an “all hands on deck” approach.

Salary Range:

$150,000-$250,000

Salary will be commensurate with experience, and employee will be eligible for an annual performance bonus based on individual performance and firm performance.

If interested, please fill out the form below.

Patomak Global Partners, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any aspect of employment, including hiring, salary, promotion, discipline, termination, and benefits, on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.