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General Information

Location
New York
Business Unit
Corporate Group
Ref #
3433
Date published
30-Oct-2024

Description & Requirements

VP, Compliance Officer

New York, New York 


About Fortress

Fortress Investment Group LLC is a leading global investment manager with approximately US$49 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2024. Founded in 1998, Fortress manages assets on behalf of over 2,000 institutional clients and private investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate, private equity, permanent capital, and multi-manager investment strategies. Investment performance is our cornerstone - we strive to generate strong risk adjusted returns for our investors over the long term. For additional information on Fortress, please visit www.fortress.com.

About The Position

Fortress seeks an experienced Compliance Officer to join the Fortress Legal and Compliance Department and will report directly to the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer. Fortress is a SEC-registered investment adviser (operating in multiple foreign jurisdictions) with approximately $48 billion in assets under management.  The position will be based in NYC or Dallas.

The successful candidate will work with members of the Legal and Compliance Department and other departments and businesses around the firm on, among other things, the following major items:

  • overseeing the maintenance of the firm’s Restricted Trading List (additions and removals)
  • general administration of the Fortress compliance program
  • conducting portions of the Fortress annual compliance review under SEC Rule 206(4)-7
  • conducting additional ad hoc compliance assignments, including periodic compliance testing


The successful candidate will have:

  • a bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance
  • 7+ years of experience in a legal and compliance department at a SEC-registered investment adviser
  • significant experience in the analysis of material, non-public information and Restricted Trading List management
  • superior work ethic, attention to detail, organizational and communications skills
  • serious desire to learn, grow and develop as a professional
  • a proven ability to multi-task, problem-solve and think critically
  • a technical proficiency with computer applications
  • JD preferred but not required



The base salary range for this position is expected to be between $150,000 and $200,000.
The base salary range proposed for this role has been set forth to comply with local law, but salary is only one element of the total compensation for this role. The base salary range suggested above does not include compensation elements such as bonuses, overtime and deferred cash (each of which are applicable in certain roles), benefits, perquisites, and company contributions to employee 401(k) accounts. Such other pay components often result in total compensation materially exceeding base salary for a particular role. Total compensation as well as base salary for a role depend in part upon individual performance, years of service, experience, geographic considerations, the performance and the needs of particular business units, company performance, and general market conditions.
Fortress Investment Group LLC collectively with its subsidiaries and operating affiliates is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.