Finix is a payments technology provider enabling businesses to accept and send payments online or in person. Backed by Insight and Lightspeed.
About the role
Finix is hiring a Compliance Director to be the compliance partner to our business teams on the front end: new merchants, new partners, and new sectors. This role will report to our Head of Compliance & Regulatory Counsel and will work side by side with Sales, Partnerships, Underwriting, and Payment Operations to bring on new business quickly and with a growth mindset, while always staying within applicable law, card network rules, and sponsor bank requirements. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 7+ years of experience in compliance, risk, or regulatory roles within payments, fintech, banking, or similar regulated environments
- Hands-on experience with merchant underwriting and onboarding, including KYC/KYB and risk-based approval frameworks
- Experience with high-risk merchant verticals such as gaming and gambling, nutraceuticals, CBD, or similar, and with the card network and sponsor bank requirements that apply to them
- Proven ability to interpret regulatory and card network requirements and apply them to real merchants, products, and business models
- Strong understanding of risk management and controls, and of sponsor bank oversight expectations
- Experience working directly with sales, business development, or product teams on deals and new market entry
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About Finix
Finix is building the global operating system for fintech, starting with payments. From startups to publicly traded companies, Finix processes tens of billions of dollars annually both in-store and online. Finix was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco.
To date Finix has raised over $200M, including a $75M Series C led by Acrew Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners and backed by American Express Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Homebrew, Inspired Capital, Visa, and others
Finix is hiring a Compliance Director to be the compliance partner to our business teams on the front end: new merchants, new partners, and new sectors. This role will report to our Head of Compliance & Regulatory Counsel and will work side by side with Sales, Partnerships, Underwriting, and Payment Operations to bring on new business quickly and with a growth mindset, while always staying within applicable law, card network rules, and sponsor bank requirements.
The initial focus will be gaming and gambling, followed by the other high-risk sectors we support, such as nutraceuticals, wellness, CBD, and digital products and services. You will shape underwriting standards, build the...
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