Director of Compliance building Relay’s digital banking compliance program for small businesses. Leading AML, financial - crime operations, sponsor - bank partnerships, and compliance automation.
About the role
- Director of Compliance at a high-growth SaaS company, overseeing compliance strategy and partnering with banks. Ensuring regulatory adherence and scalable infrastructure in payments ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Own Traild's compliance strategy across jurisdictions — partnering with banks, payment providers, and internal stakeholders to ensure compliant, secure growth
- Define and execute Traild's compliance roadmap in step with business and product growth
- Serve as the designated BSA/AML Compliance Officer, owning day-to-day compliance program delivery
- Select, manage, and oversee compliance vendors and tooling to build a scalable compliance infrastructure
- Ensure compliance with key US financial regulations including BSA/AML, KYC/KYB, OFAC, PCI-DSS, and NACHA
- Manage licensing requirements and regulatory obligations across North America
- Serve as the primary compliance liaison with banking partners, payment processors, and financial institutions
- Lead onboarding due diligence for bank and fintech partners and maintain ongoing compliance alignment
- Design and implement compliance controls, monitoring frameworks, and reporting structures
- Lead risk assessments across payment flows, product features, and integrations
- Oversee fraud prevention and financial crime risk mitigation
- Establish and manage complaint handling and issue management processes
- Develop and maintain policies and internal controls aligned with regulatory expectations
- Drive company-wide compliance awareness and training
- Lead internal and external audits, regulatory reviews, and submissions
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Sales to enable compliant product innovation
Requirements
- 7 years in compliance with a strong focus on payments, fintech or banking
- Proven experience working with or within regulated financial institutions or payment providers, preferably with experience in a fintech or fintech-adjacent business
- Deep knowledge of AML/BSA regulations and other regulatory frameworks such as sanctions, data privacy, and payments regulation
- Hands-on experience managing bank partnerships and third-party compliance requirements
- Strong grasp of payments infrastructure, compliance tooling, and fintech ecosystems
- Track record of building and scaling compliance programs in high-growth environments
- Excellent stakeholder management skills — comfortable influencing executives and external partners
- A collaborative, adaptable operator who thrives in a scale-up environment
Benefits
- Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) – giving you a direct stake in the company’s success
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