Compliance Executive Search
Compliance involves far more than adherence to laws, regulations, and internal policies. Your Chief Compliance Officer must also mitigate risk, avoid legal issues and financial penalties, ensure operational integrity, protect the company’s reputation, and maintain the confidence of key stakeholders.
BarkerGilmore recruits top compliance officers and executives with the regulatory expertise and industry-specific insights to protect your company, as well as the executive presence, and emotional intelligence required to serve as a valued member of the executive team, and to lead with confidence from day one.
BarkerGilmore is a strategic advisor dedicated to finding compliance professionals of the highest caliber for our clients.
We have built a compliance recruiting firm based on quality, trust, and integrity, rather than search assignment volume. We have assembled a team of professionals with unmatched credentials. And we have created a client-centric, relationship-based approach, combined with a portfolio of search and advisory services, unlike any competitor.
An Unmatched, Risk-Managed Approach to Compliance Recruiting
BarkerGilmore combines its access to the industry’s most qualified legal and compliance talent with an approach designed to proactively manage the risk and expense inherent in hiring for those high-level, mission-critical roles. Here’s how:
- Our 360° assessment of compliance talent goes well beyond what’s on their resumes. We also evaluate essential personal attributes, including emotional intelligence, gravitas, ethics, cultural fit and chemistry, leadership capability, and passion for the position.
- Pro bono world-class coaching is included in our GC and CCO search engagements, providing six months of complimentary professional coaching, which facilitates onboarding, and helps to ensure long-term success. Our team of coaches includes highly respected former GCs and CCOs who have worked at blue chip companies.
- BarkerGilmore’s 91% placement stick rate and performance guarantee far surpasses industry standards. We ensure our performance with long-term guarantees to conduct a new search to replace the candidate for no additional cost, apart from expenses.
The BarkerGilmore Advantage
Why BarkerGilmore is Recognized as the Chief Compliance Officer Search Firm Leader
BarkerGilmore stands apart from all other legal and compliance recruitment agencies in tangible ways. Boards, CEOs, and CHROs select BarkerGilmore not only for the high quality in-house legal and compliance talent we deliver, but also for the long-term impact and value those professionals provide for their organizations.
Here are a few ways our clients benefit from what we call The BarkerGilmore Advantage:
CustomFitSM – Our Proven Executive Search Process
Our proprietary, data-driven, CustomFitSM executive search process identifies, evaluates, and places the right in-house legal or compliance leader in the right role at the right time— ensuring strategic alignment, cultural fit, and long-term organizational impact. Learn more about our search process.
Key Elements of our CustomFitSM Process
- Alignment with corporate goals and evolving business needs
- Deep evaluation of leadership potential and soft-skill maturity
- Assessment of candidate motivation and passion for the position
- Benchmarking against industry-leading legal talent
- Candidate engagement strategies that reflect the highest standards of discretion and professionalism
Work with a CCO recruiter who understands what compliance leadership looks like.
Key Traits CEOs, CHROs, and Board Directors Seek in Top Compliance Candidates
At BarkerGilmore, we are more than Chief Compliance Officer headhunters, or a compliance recruitment firm. We serve as strategic advisors who prioritize the essential qualities a high-impact Chief Compliance Officer must bring to the role, including:
Strategic Legal & Business Acumen
Strategic Legal & Business Acumen
A proven ability to align compliance strategy with business objectives and advise senior leadership on complex matters.
Industry-Specific Experience
Industry-Specific Experience
Direct experience in our client’s industry, with a deep understanding of the legal, regulatory, and business landscape.
Executive Presence & Judgment
Executive Presence & Judgment
High emotional intelligence (EQ), commercial instincts, and the gravitas required to lead from day one.
Team Leadership & Development
Team Leadership & Development
A hands-on leader who attracts and develops compliance talent, and who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Industries Served
BarkerGilmore recruits General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, and Chief Compliance Officers from public and private organizations across industries that include:
Trusted by Boards, CEOs, and CHROs
Placing a successful Chief Compliance Officer requires more than transactional recruiting. It demands insight, industry expertise, and trusted relationships.
BarkerGilmore is the preferred compliance recruiter for organizations seeking compliance leadership grounded in trust, credibility, and long-term performance. We possess:
- In-house legal and compliance specialization
- Decades of leadership within the compliance community
- Elevated assessment standards
- Personalized, high-touch engagement
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Former EVP, GC, Chief Ethics Officer & Corporate Secretary
The Chubb Corporation
New York, NY
Former SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary
Boehringer Ingelheim USA
Chicago, IL | Ridgefield, CT
Former SVP, GC, CCO, CLO & Corporate Secretary
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH | Asheville, NC
Former Founding General Counsel and Executive Committee Member
Haleon plc
London, England | Munich, Germany
Senior Project Manager, Legal & Compliance, Information Systems Lead
Rochester, NY
Trusted by the nation’s most respected organizations
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We Go Beyond In-House Legal and Compliance Recruitment
BarkerGilmore’s role as a trusted advisor for compliance recruiting does not end with executive placement. Our team of Coaches and Advisors -- possessing decades of experience as GCs, CLOs, and CCOs at many of the nation’s most respected companies -- provides tailored guidance to help new and existing legal leaders succeed, delivering competitive advantage for their organizations.
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