Director of Trust Administration
On-site · Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Job Summary
Director of Trust Administration to lead operational oversight of trust administration functions with fiduciary responsibility for client accounts. The role emphasizes fiduciary duties, regulatory compliance, and team leadership within a regulated financial institution. Responsibilities include overseeing trust operations, developing and leading trust officers, designing scalable workflows and procedures, monitoring KPIs, collaborating with technology/legal/compliance, serving as designated fiduciary officer under OCC requirements, reviewing and approving account openings and fiduciary decisions, maintaining knowledge of fiduciary duties and regulatory requirements, ensuring compliance with OCC and state regulations, managing internal controls and audits, mitigating risks, contributing to strategic initiatives, client onboarding, and representing the trust company in regulatory examinations and industry forums. Preferred background includes digital asset custody or cryptocurrency familiarity and prior OCC-regulated institution experience.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Law, or related field
- Minimum 7 years of experience in trust administration
- At least 3 years in a leadership capacity
- Proven experience serving as a fiduciary officer in a regulated trust company, bank trust department, or similar institution
- Deep knowledge of trust law, fiduciary principles, and regulatory requirements (OCC, state trust regulations)
- Demonstrated success building and leading high-performing teams in a regulated environment
- Strong understanding of custody operations, asset servicing, and client relationship management
- Excellent judgment, integrity, and commitment to fiduciary standards
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