Compliance Manager

Join us!This Jobot Job is hosted by: Julia TomsAre you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button and sending us your resume.Salary: $120,000 - $145,000 per yearA bit about us:Company helps consumers manage and resolve debt and provides clients with a platform for payment and operations managementWhy join us?Position: Compliance ManagerPay Range and Compensation Package

• $120,000 to $145,000 annually depending on experience and location
• Full-time, benefits-eligible

In-Office Requirements If located in the Chicagoland area, this role is hybrid and requires two days per week in the Schaumburg, IL office; however, company is open to filling this role outside of the Chicagoland area as a fully remote position for a strong candidate.Job DetailsThe Compliance Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive compliance framework across a SaaS/PaaS and payment-processing environment. This role ensures ongoing adherence to federal and state regulations governing financial data, consumer data privacy, security and payment transactions while managing corporate compliance programs such as SOC 1/SOC 2, GLBA, PCI-DSS, NACHA and/or related data-protection requirements. The ideal candidate combines regulatory expertise with strong technical understanding and audit experience, bridging business, legal, and engineering functions to ensure that compliance and control standards are fully operationalized. Responsibilities Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Regulatory & Corporate Compliance

• Oversee compliance with TSR, GLBA, UDAAP, FTC/CFPB, BSA/AML and state-level financial service regulations
• Lead pre-audit planning for external audits such as SOC, ACH, AML, including readiness reviews, control mapping, evidence management, and remediation
• Ensure compliance with PCI-DSS, NACHA, ISO 27001, and NIST CSF/RMF standards applicable to payment and data environments
• Maintain and continuously enhance the organization’s Compliance Management System (CMS) including policy updates, control inventories, and risk documentation
• Coordinate regulatory and compliance due diligence for new products, vendors, and partnerships
• Serve as the secondary liaison for internal and external auditors, bank partners, and regulatory examiners

Audit Management (Internal & External)

• Plan, lead, and execute internal audits to evaluate control effectiveness across departments, IT systems, and business operations
• Develop annual internal audit plans aligned with risk assessments, audit readiness and compliance objectives
• Review external audit plans (SOC, PCI DSS, financial, regulatory) to ensure audit readiness, evidence collection, and efficient communication of findings
• Track, validate, and document remediation of all audit findings and control gaps, ensuring timely closure and continuous improvement
• Coordinate walk-throughs and control testing sessions with engineering, security, and finance teams to validate control design and operating effectiveness

Technical Compliance & Information Security

• Partner with Engineering, Security, and Development teams to align control implementation with SOC 2 Trust Principles, NIST CSF, NIST RMF and CIS v8
• Support cloud-environment compliance for AWS, GCP, and private cloud environments, ensuring audit and privacy standards are met/maintained
• Contribute to BC/DR, change-management, and operations management activities with a compliance perspective
• Oversee vendor risk management, including third-party SOC report review and compliance due diligence

Operational Oversight

• Maintain control testing schedules, evidence repositories, and audit logs for traceability and audit-readiness
• Contribute to ongoing compliance risk assessments, identify emerging risks, and coordinate mitigations
• Oversee company-wide compliance training to ensure timely completion report problems and findings to the compliance director
• Develop compliance dashboards and reports to highlight compliance KPIs

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5–7 years of experience in compliance, audit, or risk management within FinTech, SaaS/PaaS, or payment-processing industries
• Minimum of 3 years as a manager or team lead for the compliance function
• Proven experience leading both internal and external audits, including SOC 1/SOC 2, PCI-DSS, ACH, BSA/AML, or similar frameworks
• Familiarity with federal and state financial services regulations and industry standards governing data protection and payment processing (e.g. BSA/AML obligations, Regulation E, TSR, UDAAP/UDAP and OFAC)
• Understanding of cloud security principles, access management (SSO/MFA) methodologies, and Privacy compliance
• Familiar with ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, CIS Controls, and GDPR/CCPA implications for SaaS platforms

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Accounting, Information Systems, Finance, or Business Administration
• Strong understanding of Risk-Based Compliance Management System Frameworks
• Strong command of audit methodologies, control design, and evidence validation
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills across engineering, security, and business teams
• Analytical thinker with the ability to distill technical details into senior leadership level reporting
• Highly organized, self-driven, and capable of managing concurrent small teams of compliance analysts, audits and other compliance initiatives

Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button.Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.Information collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy, as well as the Jobot California Worker Privacy Notice and Jobot Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tools which are available at jobot.com/legal.By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Jobot, and/or its agents and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: jobot.com/privacy-policy