Compliance manager vs corporate compliance director

The differences between compliance managers and corporate compliance directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a compliance manager and a corporate compliance director. Additionally, a corporate compliance director has an average salary of $118,934, which is higher than the $95,130 average annual salary of a compliance manager.

The top three skills for a compliance manager include oversight, ethics and risk management. The most important skills for a corporate compliance director are risk management, compliance issues, and risk assessments.

Compliance manager vs corporate compliance director overview

	Compliance Manager	Corporate Compliance Director
Yearly salary	$95,130	$118,934
Hourly rate	$45.74	$57.18
Growth rate	-	8%
Number of jobs	19,088	28,818
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Compliance manager vs corporate compliance director salary

Compliance managers and corporate compliance directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Compliance Manager	Corporate Compliance Director
Average salary	$95,130	$118,934
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $136,000	Between $77,000 And $181,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Meta	-
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between compliance manager and corporate compliance director education

There are a few differences between a compliance manager and a corporate compliance director in terms of educational background:

	Compliance Manager	Corporate Compliance Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Compliance manager vs corporate compliance director demographics

Here are the differences between compliance managers' and corporate compliance directors' demographics:

	Compliance Manager	Corporate Compliance Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%	Male, 49.0% Female, 51.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 8.8% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 9.0% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between compliance manager and corporate compliance director duties and responsibilities

Compliance manager example responsibilities.

Manage due diligence reviews in regard to FCPA.
Manage CFPB audit on both servicing and originations units.
Lead a team to assess and analyze Dodd-Frank CFTC swap regulations.
Promote to manage system development teams charge with performing new product QA.
Lead department review presentations on impact of new EU regulations effective Jan-2008.
Set up a project PMO team, along with organizing awareness and remediation team leads across every area.

Corporate compliance director example responsibilities.

Manage GMP auditing of primary , 3rd party manufacturers and supplier risk assessment.
Develop, manage and implement program governance and structure to ensure major programs are strategically align with organizational objectives.
Create and implement policies and procedures for HIPAA compliance.
Implement CAPA oversight program at the division level with monthly CAPA review.
Investigate quality issues, verify root cause, initiate and track CAPA through to effective closure.
Re-Establish HIPAA program and ensure continuance of the program as the hospital go through transition due to change of ownership.

Compliance manager vs corporate compliance director skills

Common compliance manager skills

Oversight, 9%
Ethics, 6%
Risk Management, 6%
Compliance Program, 5%
Regulatory Compliance, 4%
Risk Assessments, 3%

Common corporate compliance director skills

Risk Management, 10%
Compliance Issues, 9%
Risk Assessments, 7%
Ethics, 6%
Regulatory Compliance, 5%
Internal Audit, 5%

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