Director of Regulatory: skills & capabilities the market requires
Based on 523 real Director of Regulatory job postings, here is what companies actually require for this role today: the capabilities that define it, the hard skills named most often, the scope expected, typical experience and pay. The market leans hardest on Risk, Security & Compliance (86%) and Strategic Leadership (66%).
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Core capabilities for a Director of Regulatory
- Risk, Security & Compliance — required in 86% of postings
- Strategic Leadership — required in 66% of postings
- Executive Communication — required in 50% of postings
- Cross-functional Leadership — required in 48% of postings
- Stakeholder Management — required in 47% of postings
- Operational Excellence — required in 20% of postings
- People Leadership — required in 17% of postings
Most-required hard skills
- Regulatory Compliance
- Regulatory Strategy Development
- Regulatory Affairs
- Risk Management
- Regulatory Submissions
- Project Management
- Compliance Management
Leadership & soft skills
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Leadership
- Communication
- Stakeholder Management
Scope, experience & pay
Director of Regulatory roles expect deal / M&A experience in 4% of postings, IPO or capital markets in 2%, and transformation in 8%. Typical stated experience: 10 years. Pay signal from postings (base): $205K–$263K.
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