Compliance Director, High-Risk

20 hours, 33 minutes ago
Full-time
Executive
Operations
Finix

Finix

Finix is a leading payments technology provider that offers a unified, all-in-one payments platform for businesses to accept and send payments online or in person, helping them increase revenue and reduce costs.

Diversified Financial Services
51-200
Founded 2015
$126M raised

Description

  • Serve as the primary compliance partner to Sales, Partnerships, and Underwriting on prospects and deals.
  • Lead compliance strategy for gaming and gambling, including regulatory analysis, licensing requirements, and merchant and vendor eligibility standards.
  • Develop underwriting standards, risk tiers, approval gates, and escalation paths for high-risk sectors.
  • Evaluate new sectors, business models, and structures before launch, establishing minimum compliance requirements.
  • Create and maintain procedures, onboarding guides, and underwriting playbooks for high-risk and restricted verticals.
  • Translate laws, card network rules, and sponsor bank requirements into practical guidance for internal teams.
  • Streamline onboarding workflows with Payment Operations while maintaining effective controls.
  • Coach and review the work of the Compliance Operations team, setting documentation and quality standards.
  • Support sponsor bank and network relationships, including approvals, due diligence requests, and program reviews.
  • Monitor regulatory and network-rule changes, support AML/BSA and fraud programs, and contribute to audit and exam readiness.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of compliance, risk, or regulatory experience in payments, fintech, banking, or another regulated environment.
  • Hands-on experience with merchant underwriting and onboarding, including KYC/KYB and risk-based approval frameworks.
  • Experience supporting high-risk merchant sectors such as gaming and gambling, nutraceuticals, or CBD.
  • Ability to interpret regulatory and card network requirements for merchants, products, and business models.
  • Strong understanding of risk management, controls, and sponsor bank oversight expectations.
  • Experience partnering directly with sales, business development, or product teams on deals and market entry.
  • Experience drafting practical policies, procedures, and business-facing guides.
  • Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives with senior stakeholders.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or Google equivalents.
  • Juris Doctor or law degree, gaming-regulation experience, familiarity with U.S. and Canadian regulatory frameworks, payment-network experience, CAMS/CFE certification, or prior support for compliance leadership (preferred).

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $140,000–$210,000 per year.
  • Equity package.
  • Benefits.
  • Remote work option or San Francisco location.

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