LEGAL, COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY RECRUITING

Specialized Talent for High-Stakes Legal and Regulatory Functions.

Ramax recruits legal, compliance, and regulatory professionals across financial services, from General Counsel and senior compliance leadership to fund counsel, surveillance, AML, financial crime, investment compliance, and regulatory affairs.

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF MANDATE

The Best Candidates Understand Both the Rulebook and the Business.

Legal and compliance functions sit close to some of the most consequential decisions a financial services firm makes. The right person has to understand regulation, governance, risk, products, clients, and the commercial realities of the organization.

Ramax recruits across legal, compliance, and regulatory functions in banks, asset managers, hedge funds, private equity firms, RIAs, family offices, and other financial institutions.

Our approach starts with the environment around the role, not just the title. We look at what the person will own, the regulators and stakeholders involved, the product set, the firm’s risk profile, and how the function interacts with the business.

Legal and compliance professionals reviewing regulatory documents

THE REGULATORY CONTEXT

The Same Title Can Carry Very Different Responsibilities.

A Chief Compliance Officer at an RIA, hedge fund, private equity firm, bank, or asset manager may face a very different regulatory framework, product mix, reporting structure, and set of business pressures. The same is true for counsel, surveillance, AML, and regulatory roles.

That is why Ramax does not approach these searches generically. We focus on the institution, product, regulatory exposure, decision rights, and operating environment that define what success in the role actually looks like.

WHERE WE HELP

Recruiting Across Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Functions.

LEGAL LEADERSHIP

General Counsel and Senior Counsel

General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant General Counsel, fund counsel, regulatory counsel, and senior legal leadership.

COMPLIANCE

Compliance Leadership and Advisory

Chief Compliance Officers, Deputy CCOs, compliance officers, investment compliance, advisory compliance, and regulatory program leadership.

FINANCIAL CRIME

AML, Surveillance and Investigations

AML, KYC, transaction monitoring, surveillance, financial crime, investigations, sanctions, and related control functions.

REGULATORY

Regulatory Affairs and Governance

Professionals who manage regulatory relationships, governance, policy, examinations, remediation, and evolving regulatory requirements.

SEARCH EXPERIENCE

Representative Legal and Compliance Searches.

Our completed search experience has included legal and compliance mandates across very different financial services environments, including:

Chief Compliance Officer
Registered Investment Advisor

General Counsel
Asset Management

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer
Private Equity Fund

Assistant General Counsel / Vice President
Asset Management

Fixed Income Compliance Officer
Global Financial Institution

Compliance / AML
Major International Financial Services Firm

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The strongest legal and compliance hires protect the institution without operating in a vacuum. They understand the business, the regulatory environment, and how to exercise judgment when the answer is not obvious.

ROLES WE RECRUIT

Across Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Functions.

Ramax supports individual searches and broader team buildouts across financial services. Our practice areas are specific, but not every mandate fits neatly into a category. We are always open to discussing a specialized search where our experience and recruiting process can add value.

General Counsel

Deputy General Counsel

Fund Counsel

Regulatory Counsel

Chief Compliance Officer

Deputy CCO

Investment Compliance

Surveillance

AML / KYC

Financial Crime

Regulatory Affairs

Compliance Testing and Monitoring

HOW RAMAX WORKS

Context, Judgment and Market Knowledge.

Define the EnvironmentWe learn the regulatory framework, product set, reporting lines, business model, and the specific responsibilities the role will own.

Map the Relevant Talent MarketWe identify candidates whose legal or compliance experience is genuinely transferable to the institution and mandate.

Stay Close to the SearchFor legal and compliance searches, we clarify regulatory responsibility, decision authority, escalation and the resources available around the role.

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Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Recruiting Questions

What legal and compliance roles does Ramax recruit?

Ramax recruits General Counsel, fund and product counsel, Chief Compliance Officers, AML and KYC leaders, surveillance, regulatory affairs, governance, and other specialized legal and compliance professionals.

Why is financial services compliance recruiting specialized?

The right background depends on the firm’s products, regulators, registrations, clients, jurisdictions, risk profile, and operating model. Similar titles can carry very different responsibilities.

Can Ramax recruit confidentially for sensitive control roles?

Yes. Ramax conducts discreet market mapping and direct outreach, with senior attention throughout searches where confidentiality, succession, or regulatory sensitivity matters.

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Tell Us What You Are Hiring For.

Share a few details about the role, team, or talent need. Ramax will review the mandate and follow up directly.

LEGAL, COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY SEARCH

Find Talent That Can Navigate Complexity.

Whether the need is legal leadership, compliance, financial crime, surveillance, regulatory affairs, or a specialized mandate, Ramax can help define the relevant market and identify the people worth pursuing.