Risk Director

A rapidly growing FinTech company is looking to hire a Risk Director as they expand into new verticals! They have been consistently scaling their business and need someone to nurture their current bank relationships while also cultivating new banking partnerships. This is a full-time, direct hire role. It's a new department, this role is open to candidates at a mid-senior IC level as well.

Salary: 100K-175K DOE!

Location: 100% Remote!

Responsibilities:

• Sponsor Bank Management: Architect and maintain robust risk frameworks to oversee the lifecycle of banking partnerships, ensuring seamless integration and continuous monitoring of both new and legacy partners.
• Payment Network Stewardship: Act as the subject matter expert on Visa, Mastercard, and NACHA rules, ensuring all product flows remain fully compliant with evolving network requirements.
• Regulatory Oversight: Navigate and implement complex federal and state regulatory requirements to ensure all products, operations, and customer interactions meet the highest standards of legal integrity.
• Market Expansion Strategy: Design and execute end-to-end risk policies, onboarding workflows, and due diligence protocols for new verticals and emerging market entries.
• Data-Driven Insights: Develop comprehensive risk dashboards and management reporting suites to communicate risk posture internally and provide transparency to external clients.
• Audit & Exam Leadership: Serve as a primary point of contact for bank exams and regulatory audits, managing responses and ensuring the organization remains in a constant state of "regulatory readiness."

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience working in Risk/Compliance
• Payments Industry or Fintech experience
• Familiarity with ACH/NACHA, card network rules, or payment processing risk
• Strong communication skills