Date Posted: August 7, 2008
Company: Black River Asset Management
Website: www.ichoosecargill.com
Compensation: --
Experience: 10+ years
Type: Full time
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Contact: Lisa Arnold

Description: Black River Asset Management, an independently managed subsidiary of Cargill, Incorporated, is an asset management business with over $10 billion in assets under management, offices in twelve countries and more than 20 years of worldwide investment experience. Black River provides institutional and other qualified investors with alternative investment strategies. Black River offers a wide range of investment products supported by experienced investment professionals, rigorous risk processes and a well-established global infrastructure.

Black River is an equal opportunity employer.

The Chief Compliance Officer will provide global leadership and direction to Black River Asset Management on regulatory compliance and ethical business conduct. This role will report into the Chief Legal Officer and will interface with senior management, investors, regulators, trading staff and others across the organization.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Supervision of the worldwide Compliance Department.

• Create or adopt policies and procedures designed to ensure that the firm and its employees comply with laws and regulations and fulfill fiduciary duties to investors.

• Administer policies and procedures.

• Investigate compliance issues and coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries or examinations.

• Train employees on compliance topics and best practices.

• Serve as a resource for investors, marketing, trading staff and management.

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Finance.
• At least 10 years of compliance or operations leadership experience in the investment management industry.
• Experience with investment management regulatory regimes (e.g., Securities and Exchange, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Financial Services Authority (UK)).
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong influencing and conflict management skills.

Preferred:
• Law degree (JD)
• MBA or other relevant advanced degree.
• Hedge fund or private equity fund experience.
• Experience in investment management organizations with non-US operations.

Cargill, founded in 1865, is an international provided of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. With customers spanning the globe, we provide expert advice in crops and livestock; food; health and pharmaceuticals; industrial; and financial and risk management. Cargill now employs over 153,000 people in 66 countries around the world.

Cargill is an equal opportunity employer

To Apply, Visit: www.ichoosecargill.com