Head of Compliance

ABOUT THE ROLE Lead the compliance program for a cross-border payments fintech serving businesses across the United States and Latin America. You will own day-to-day operations and key risk decisions, helping the company scale responsibly while enabling clients to move money and manage payment activity. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Serve as the designated BSA/AML Officer and own compliance policies, procedures, and the risk model. - Make and document final decisions on escalated onboarding, wallet screening, transaction monitoring, and SAR cases. - Identify practical controls that address risk while supporting growth in challenging markets. - Lead and mentor compliance analysts, including handling their escalations. - Represent the compliance program in bank and payment partner due diligence, information requests, and audits. - Oversee analyst workflows and AI-assisted systems, focusing review on decisions that require human judgment. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Three to twelve years of relevant experience, including leadership of a compliance team and ownership of a compliance program at a fintech, payments, or digital-asset business. - Experience at the intersection of compliance and crypto across the Americas, including familiarity with stablecoins, wallets, and wallet-screening controls. - Strong BSA/AML experience, including policy development, risk modeling, SAR filings, regulatory reporting, onboarding, wallet screening, and transaction monitoring. - Knowledge of US-Latin America cross-border trade and trade-based money laundering risks, with sound judgment on applying controls to higher-risk clients and markets. - Experience coordinating audits and due diligence with banks or payment partners; familiarity with digital-asset compliance standards and exchange controls. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary: $120,000 to $160,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION Fully remote for candidates based in the United States or Latin America.