Compliance Jobs Report: Jan. 16

By Matt Kelly | January 16, 2026 | Comments Off on Compliance Jobs Report: Jan. 16

Another big Compliance Jobs Report this week. We have several folks leaving CCO roles for new jobs, but won’t say precisely where; plus other news at Gunvor, Tyson Foods, GE Healthcare, Zoom, Kellogg, and many more. The former head of the Justice Department Fraud Section has a new gig; job leads are in pharma, housing…

GM, OnStar Settle Privacy Issues

By Matt Kelly | January 14, 2026 | Comments Off on GM, OnStar Settle Privacy Issues

Who’s looking for some consumer privacy news? Because General Motors just agreed to an overhaul of how it collects and uses driver geo-location data, in a settlement that has almost all the hallmarks of a traditional privacy enforcement action. (Minus any monetary penalties, of course; this is still the Trump 2.0 era we’re talking about.)…

CCOs, Still Suffering Retaliation

By Matt Kelly | January 13, 2026 | Comments Off on CCOs, Still Suffering Retaliation

I had another one of those unfortunate conversations the other day: talking with a compliance officer who had tried to do the right thing at their organization, and suffered retaliation for it. With that person‘s permission, I wanted to relay a few thoughts about how compliance officers can anticipate these ordeals. First, why was I…

When Chaos Capitalism Meets Compliance

By Matt Kelly | January 12, 2026 | Comments Off on When Chaos Capitalism Meets Compliance

Don’t look now, but corporations and compliance teams already have yet another Trumpian trend tripping up your plans for 2026: chaos capitalism, as President Trump barks out new demands for mandatory overseas investment, price caps, price cuts, executive compensation, shareholder compensation, and lord only knows what’s next. Seriously, who can even keep up with all…

Oh Lord: Trump’s Latest Enforcement Idea

By Matt Kelly | January 9, 2026 | Comments Off on Oh Lord: Trump’s Latest Enforcement Idea

The Trump Administration is creating a new Justice Department division to fight fraud in government funding. All you government contractors out there, tread carefully; this idea raises thorny legal and political questions and further undermines the Justice Department’s reputation for integrity. Vice president J.D. Vance announced the news on Thursday, and said the new division…

Compliance Jobs Report: Jan. 9

By Matt Kelly | January 9, 2026 | Comments Off on Compliance Jobs Report: Jan. 9

There’s always a ton of jobs news at the start of the year, and the Compliance Jobs Report is working through our backlog as quick as we can! News this week from ING Americas, Mastercard, CBRE, Ford, Applied Materials, and many more. Job leads are in investment services, higher ed, and escalators; and Meme of…

Ethical Culture and Feeling Supported

By Matt Kelly | January 8, 2026 | Comments Off on Ethical Culture and Feeling Supported

Every organization wants its employees to feel like they’re part of an effective team, and compliance officers know that a strong ethical culture is crucial to that sense of “team.” A new study has arrived that tries to pinpoint the role that ethical culture plays in strong teams — and what else needs to be…

AI Risks Coming Fast; Controls Lag Behind

By Matt Kelly | January 6, 2026 | Comments Off on AI Risks Coming Fast; Controls Lag Behind

Gird your loins, compliance officers. In the last several weeks numerous examples of AI-enhanced risks have streaked across the headlines, all of them reminding us of just how woefully unprepared most companies are to address the threat of artificial intelligence in unethical hands. I fear this will become a recurring theme in 2026. You might…

Six Compliance Events to Watch in 2026

By Matt Kelly | January 5, 2026 | Comments Off on Six Compliance Events to Watch in 2026

Welcome back to the grind, fellow compliance enthusiasts! If you’re looking to avoid all those Zoom meeting requests and everyone else suddenly “circling back,” fear not — Radical Compliance is here to help in your procrastination, with our annual list of compliance events worth watching in the next 12 months. Every January I try to…

Compliance Jobs Report: Jan. 2

By Matt Kelly | January 2, 2026 | Comments Off on Compliance Jobs Report: Jan. 2

The Compliance Jobs Report is back with our first update for 2026! We have news from DHL, the European Parliament, JPMorgan Chase, Irrimax, and elsewhere; plus a slew of promotions at Applied Materials, Walmart, Citibank, Medtronic, and many more. Job leads this week are in higher education, medical imaging, and PDFs; and Meme of the…

About Us

Technically, Radical Compliance is the personal blog of Matt Kelly, long-time writer and observer of the corporate compliance and GRC scene. I was a writer, editor, and publisher at Compliance Week, 2003 through 2015; some of you may know me from my career there. I also speak frequently at compliance conferences and other events, and will pretty much shoot the breeze on any compliance topic with anyone who asks.