Chief Compliance Officer

Remote - US. Posted a month ago

The role

The Chief Compliance Officer will build and own the compliance program end-to-end. This person will manage day-to-day regulatory obligations, serve as the BSA Officer, and support the OCC national trust charter effort.

What you will do

Lead and grow River's team of compliance analysts
Serve as River's BSA Officer and own BSA/AML and sanctions programs
Build and maintain compliance policies and procedures
Run a company-wide training program
Own the compliance risk assessment
Develop and run an independent compliance testing and monitoring function
Maintain state money transmitter licenses and drive the OCC national trust charter process
Own relationships with regulators and bank partners
Manage regulatory exams, audits, and third-party assessments
Provide compliance sign-off on new products and features

Required qualifications

Deep experience building and running compliance programs at a regulated financial institution
Track record of managing regulatory exams and audits
Experience building relationships with regulators and bank partners
Strong people leadership with experience building, managing, and developing a team of analysts
Excellent communicator
Strategic and proactive
Client-first mindset
Comfortable with ambiguity and the pace of a fast-growing company

Nice to have

BSA Officer experience
Direct experience with OCC processes
Charter application experience

Benefits

Competitive compensation and equity
Unlimited PTO
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401k
Catered in-office lunches

Before you apply

Introductory interview with River’s COO
First round interview block
Prompted written assessment
Final round interview block with leadership

About the company

River is building a financial institution to empower people to take ownership of their financial lives through Bitcoin. The company operates under state money transmitter licenses and is pursuing an OCC national trust charter.