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About the Role:

As CBRE’s Vice President, Compliance & Regulatory Governance, you will lead a high-impact team responsible for the strategic oversight and operational execution of compliance governance functions. This role will serve as a critical bridge between global compliance subject matter experts (SMEs)—including Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti-Corruption, Third Party Management (TPM), and Data Privacy—and Field Compliance Officers across the organization. You will ensure that compliance policies, controls, reporting, and training are effectively designed, implemented, and maintained to meet regulatory expectations and business needs.

This position reports to the Deputy Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the company's success in providing high-quality real estate, facilities management, and project management services to CBRE clients across the globe. If you are a strategic thinker and a team builder with an entrepreneurial passion for supporting fast-paced, high-growth business lines, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
What You’ll Do:

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and develop a global team across the following pillars: Reporting & Data, Control Documentation & Assessment, Operational Management, Global Policy & Training and Regulatory Change Management.
• Drive the strategic vision for compliance governance and technology enablement.
• Act as a senior advisor to the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and other executive stakeholders.

Governance & Operational Management

• Oversee the development and maintenance of global compliance policies and procedures.
• Ensure consistent documentation, gap assessment and testing of compliance controls across compliance programs and business units.
• Align controls with the enterprise risk management framework.

Regulatory Change Management

• Own and lead the end-to-end regulatory change management process, ensuring that changes in laws, regulations, and regulatory guidance are identified, assessed, and operationalized across applicable compliance programs and business units.
• Design and maintain a structured law library covering priority jurisdictions, establishing jurisdiction prioritization logic and ensuring the regulatory baseline is built to scale.
• Coordinate with Legal on the joint regulatory change process, bridging the compliance and legal functions to align on regulatory interpretation, impact assessment, and response timelines.
• Establish reporting cadences, escalation protocols, and governance routines that give the regulatory change management program a durable and auditable foundation.

Reporting & Data

• Lead the design and delivery of compliance dashboards, metrics, and reporting for senior leadership.
• Partner with data and technology teams to enhance data quality, analytics, and automation in compliance processes.
• Identify, test, and develop AI use cases that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of compliance operations, including control testing, monitoring, reporting, and risk detection.

Training & Communication

• Oversee the global compliance training program, ensuring content is current, engaging, and tailored to various risk areas.
• Promote a culture of compliance through effective communication and awareness initiatives, including CBRE’s Ethics & Compliance Ambassador Program.
• Serve as the primary liaison between global compliance SMEs and Field Compliance Officers.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure consistent implementation of compliance initiatives.

What You’ll Need:

To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent from an accredited U.S. institution
• A minimum of 12 years of relevant experience (including progressive leadership experience) with at least 5 years of that experience in-house at a highly-matrixed organization (and with at least 2 years in Big 4 preferred).
• Experience implementing corporate compliance programs, including knowledge of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, relevant SEC compliance program guidelines, and the U.S. DOJ Guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, as may be amended from time to time.
• A strong track-record leading teams with experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Experience developing and presenting training to business leaders and legal professionals.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate key stakeholders to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills and an inquisitive mindset.

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

Our Values in Hiring

At CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we welcome all applications.

Disclaimers

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

About CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2024 revenue). The company has more than 140,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage serving, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.