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Compliance Lead

Governance

San Francisco, United States
5 Sept 2025

Job Description

Role: Compliance Lead

Location: Remote (US) with monthly travel to the San Francisco Bay Area

About the Client:
Our client is a fast-growing, VC-backed fintech infrastructure company that is redefining how financial institutions approach licensing and compliance. The platform makes navigating regulatory requirements faster, easier, and more accessible; removing one of the biggest barriers to entry in financial services. With strong investor backing, revenue run rate and a rapidly expanding customer base, the firm offer a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment where compliance expertise directly shapes product innovation.

The Opportunity:
The client is seeking a Compliance Lead to act as the bridge between customers, compliance personnel, regulators, and product teams. This is a highly visible role that combines regulatory expertise with product influence, making it ideal for someone who thrives in a startup environment and wants to play a pivotal role in building next-generation compliance solutions.

The right person will be both customer-centric and product-minded: someone who can translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable steps for clients while also feeding that insight back into the development of new products and features.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Act as the primary point of contact for customers on licensing and renewal processes.
  • Represent the customer’s perspective in product meetings, helping shape the roadmap.
  • Partner with engineering to design solutions that improve the compliance journey.
  • Build and maintain relationships with state regulators.
  • Serve as the internal compliance subject-matter expert, staying current with evolving licensing regulations.
  • Embrace the startup environment by contributing across multiple functions as needed.

What We’re Looking For:
  • Prior experience in compliance roles, specifically with state regulatory licensing. (Crypto licensing experience is a strong plus.)
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to simplify complex regulatory concepts.
  • Collaborative mindset and proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering/product teams.
  • Entrepreneurial problem-solver who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
  • Comfortable managing multiple projects at once and adapting to new challenges.

Compensation & Benefits:
  • Impact: Influence product design and play a core role in shaping a category-defining platform.
  • Growth: Rapid career development within a scaling fintech.
  • Culture: A collaborative, creative, and high-energy team environment.
  • Compensation: Competitive salary plus equity.
  • Benefits: Full health coverage (medical, dental, vision), retirement contributions, and other perks.

Why This Role?
If you want to combine regulatory expertise with product strategy, and you’re excited about helping shape the future of compliance in fintech, this is a unique opportunity to do so in a high-growth, entrepreneurial setting.
 

Skills

Licensing Compliance NYSDFS (New York State Dept. Of Financial Services) Regulations State Regulations CFPB Regulations Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
Job Reference

165892

Date Posted

5 Sept 2025

Industry

FinTech

Category

Regulatory Compliance  

Role

Compliance Advisory , Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Compliance , Fintech Compliance , Regulatory Operations, Regulatory Strategy

Level

Mid-Level​​

Employment

Permanent

Working Location

Hybrid, Remote

Salary/Rate

Gretchen Keller

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