Director, Compliance

What You’ll Own

• Day-to-day leadership and development of the compliance team -- managing people, priorities, and performance
• Transaction monitoring operations, including design and continuous improvement of monitoring frameworks
• Fraud risk and financial crime compliance programs
• Sanctions screening and OFAC/watchlist compliance processes
• BSA/AML program oversight, including policy development, training, and regulatory readiness
• Vendor management for compliance-related tools, platforms, and third-party partners
• Bank partner relationships -- serving as the primary compliance liaison for policy alignment, reporting, and regulatory dialogue
• Audit coordination -- both internal reviews and external regulatory examinations
• Regulatory change management -- tracking evolving rules across the markets we operates in and updating programs accordingly
• AI Leadership
• Lead the build-out of an AI-managed compliance structure designed to enhance monitoring accuracy, reduce manual burden, and scale efficiently with Brightwell’s growth
• Serve as a core member of the AI Council, contributing a compliance and risk lens to enterprise-wide AI governance decisions
• Evaluate and implement AI/ML tools for fraud detection, transaction screening, and risk scoring
• Establish guardrails, oversight policies, and audit protocols for AI-assisted compliance decisions
• Partner with product and engineering to ensure AI innovation is built responsibly and within regulatory bounds

What You Bring

• 10+ years in compliance, with meaningful experience in fintech, payments, or financial services
• Deep hands-on knowledge of BSA/AML, sanctions screening, fraud risk, and transaction monitoring
• Experience managing banking partnerships and navigating regulatory relationships
• Proven track record in building or scaling compliance teams and infrastructure
• Comfort with technology -- you don’t need to code, but you need to think clearly about systems, data, and automation
• Experience with or strong interest in AI/ML applications in compliance environments
• Exceptional communicator -- able to translate complex regulatory requirements for technical teams, executives, and bank partners alike