Chief Compliance Officer

Role: Chief Compliance Officer
Location: Remote (US), EST or NYC area preferred
Salary: $300,000 - $350,000 base plus bonus, equity
The Company
Our client is a high growth cross border payments fintech and is launching its own OCC chartered national bank and is assembling a founding executive team to build and run it. This is a rare chance to join a de novo bank at the start, backed by a proven, revenue generating parent business.
The Opportunity
The Bank is hiring its first Chief Compliance Officer, who will also serve as the designated BSA/AML Officer. You will build the compliance program for a newly chartered national bank, meet the OCC's expectations from day one, and create a framework that supports high volume cross border payments and digital asset activity safely.
What You Will Do
Build the program. Design and implement the bank's compliance management system, policies, procedures, risk assessments and three lines of defense model, and hire the team.
BSA/AML and sanctions. Serve as BSA/AML Officer: CIP, CDD/EDD, beneficial ownership, OFAC, transaction monitoring, SAR decisions and FinCEN filings.
Cross border and stablecoin risk. Set risk appetite and controls for high risk corridors, correspondent and fintech relationships, and digital asset activity.
Regulators and exams. Own the OCC relationship on compliance, meet charter conditions and lead examinations with a clean record. Manage FinCEN and other regulator interactions.
Consumer compliance. Oversee consumer protection obligations (UDAAP, Reg E, fair lending and related rules) as retail products launch.
Governance. Report to the Board and its committees, oversee independent testing and audit findings, and select monitoring and screening technology.
What You Will Bring
10+ years in bank compliance, including prior experience as CCO and/or designated BSA/AML Officer at a chartered bank.
Direct OCC experience, ideally at a national bank; exposure to a de novo or newly chartered bank is a strong plus.
Deep BSA/AML, OFAC and FinCEN expertise, with a track record of clean exams.
Experience with payments, cross border money movement, BaaS or fintech partner programs.
Board level presence and the ability to build a program and a team from scratch.
CAMS and/or CRCM preferred.
Nice to Have
Digital asset or stablecoin compliance experience.
Familiarity with emerging market and diaspora corridors, including Africa.
Trust or fiduciary compliance exposure.
Why This Role
Build a national bank's compliance program from the ground up, with a seat on the founding executive team.
Work at the intersection of traditional banking, cross border payments and stablecoins.
A proven parent business with real volume, plus competitive base and meaningful equity upside.

Work arrangement
Yes