Senior Director - Emerging Payments Product Compliance

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Director - Emerging Payments Product Compliance to advise product, sales, and business leaders on regulatory requirements and compliance considerations for emerging payment solutions. The role involves guiding compliance strategy, conducting risk assessments, and representing the organization in regulatory examinations.

Responsibilities

• Advise product, sales, and business leaders on regulatory requirements and compliance considerations for emerging payment solutions, including embedded finance, digital assets, cross-border payments, and complex funds flow models.
• Guide compliance input during product design, platform development, client onboarding, and go-to-market planning to support compliant product delivery and operational readiness.
• Interpret and apply regulations related to anti-money laundering (AML), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), sanctions, payments, and funds movement across new products, partnerships, and business models.
• Lead compliance risk assessments for new products, client structures, strategic opportunities, and third-party relationships to identify control requirements and mitigation plans.
• Establish and maintain compliance frameworks, policies, governance routines, monitoring activities, and testing approaches aligned to emerging risks and regulatory expectations.
• Represent the organization in regulatory examinations, client discussions, due diligence activities, and industry forums, communicating compliance requirements and program capabilities clearly.
• Drive alignment across compliance, legal, risk, product, and operations teams by providing risk insights and recommendations that support enterprise decision-making.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in payments compliance, financial crimes compliance, regulatory compliance, legal advisory, or related functions within financial services.
• Experience interpreting and applying regulations related to AML, BSA, sanctions, payments, and funds movement in product, business, or client-facing environments.
• Experience leading regulatory strategy, compliance assessments, or governance activities for new products, partnerships, or complex payment models.
• Experience conducting compliance risk assessments, establishing control environments, and developing monitoring and testing activities for emerging products and business lines.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Finance, Law, Risk Management or related field or equivalent combination of education, related experience and/or military experience.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor or master's degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance or related field or equivalent combination of education, related experience and/or military experience.
• Experience supporting embedded finance, cross-border payments, digital assets, stablecoin activities, or similar emerging financial services offerings.
• Experience with stablecoin and digital asset regulatory frameworks.
• Experience in high-growth or emerging financial services verticals.
• Experience supporting complex client onboarding, deal structuring, and due diligence activities.