Director, Legal Counsel, DAF Giving 360

DAFgiving360™ is an independent nonprofit organization created to increase charitable giving in the U.S. We offer a donor-advised fund program and related philanthropic tools and guidance that empower donors to incorporate charitable planning into their everyday lives and make a bigger difference in the world. Since our founding in 1999 as a 501(c)(3) public charity, DAFgiving360 donors have recommended over $50 billion in grants to 295,000 charities. DAFgiving360 has entered into a services agreement with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for administrative and other services, including human resources. This position will be an employee of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and will be subject to its policies and procedures but will report to and be accountable to DAFgiving360 for day-to-day activities.

The Director, Legal will be solely responsible for managing legal matters, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance for DAFgiving360. This role will be involved in business activities/decisions to ensure they are in accordance with applicable law and best practices. The position will lead and manage a small team of professionals responsible for contract management, charity due diligence, grant agreement and other corporate compliance related work. This director will lead the organization through regulatory changes.

• Monitoring and advising on changing rules, regulations and the regulatory environment and ensuring that employees are knowledgeable of compliance with pertinent standards.
• Ensuring the Compliance Plan is within rules and regulations and supports the business when questions arise.
• Recommending appropriate revisions to new or existing policies, procedures, and systems to reduce the frequency of future legal and compliance concerns.
• Preparing and reviewing legal documents and agreements including vendor management and grant agreements.
• Providing regulatory and legal advice on applicable federal and state rules and regulations, engaging outside and Charles Schwab & Co. legal counsel as appropriate.
• Overseeing corporate governance for DAFgiving360, including ensuring compliance with board and committee charters/bylaws to include annual authority updates, conflict of interest policy, and supporting board and committee meetings.
• Managing legal inquiries or litigation as needed.
• Supporting the Risk team when necessary to ensure operational escalations or accommodations are compliant with law and/or policy.
• Overseeing the whistleblower policy/procedures.
• Effectively communicating legal matters to the audit committee and President.
• Advising the President on potential risk related to legal and corporate compliance.

• Ability to be a trusted partner that provides, manages, monitors, and applies practical, consistent, effective, and unbiased risk and compliance management and guidance that is grounded in a deep understanding of business goals and risks as well as the regulatory and industry environment.
• Skill to develop actionable proposals and recommendations to senior management and the board in both written and verbal form and drive implementation of key legal risk and compliance initiatives.
• Ability to work across multiple organizations to drive change and buy-in by working with and influencing key business partners as well as building effective working relationships.
• Aptitude to successfully manage complex projects, maintaining accurate records of decisions, tracking, and following up on those decisions, and be able to move projects forward proactively and independently.

• Law degree required.
• 10-15+ years of related work experience in legal, regulatory and/or compliance with significant management experience.
• Deep knowledge of non-profit regulations and donor-advised fund experience a plus.
• Deep knowledge of the legal, compliance, and regulatory aspects of the financial services industry. Understanding of registered investment advisors and of risk management concepts, structures, and processes.
• Demonstrated leadership skills- sets and shares goals with elevated expectations, motivates performance, leads by example.
• Well-developed influencing and collaboration skills.
• Experience analyzing data and preparing solutions based on sound facts and findings.
• Self-motivated, with strong attention to detail and ability to work independently and drive change.
• Ability to work and lead multiple projects simultaneously while prioritizing based on risk/business needs.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously while prioritizing based on risk/business needs.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; demonstrated presentation skills.
• Ability to think strategically with sharp analytical skills and strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Mastery of Microsoft Office tools (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).