Head of Compliance, United States

Aspire • San Francisco, United States • 1d ago

Note: Candidates based on the West Coast (CA) and East Coast (NY) will be prioritized

About the team:

At Aspire, we understand the importance of maintaining a strong culture of Compliance to protect our organization and ensure the trust of our customers. Our Compliance Team is at the forefront of identifying and addressing regulatory risks, implementing controls, and ensuring that our policies and procedures align with regulatory requirements. This allows Aspire to stay ahead of evolving regulations, proactively identifying potential risks and developing comprehensive risk mitigation strategies, hence contributing to our long-term success.

About the role:

You are an experienced Compliance professional with experience in the Payment Services, FinTech, Banking or Financial Services industries, and have a strong track record of execution of Compliance programs. You will play a critical role in working with the Global Head of Compliance (based in Singapore) to develop a regulatory framework and compliance program for Aspire’s payment products and services as it prepares to scale its operations to North America.

You will be closely supporting Aspire’s Global Head of Compliance with the payment services licensing application, which includes dealing with any and all regulatory and compliance matters, such as designing compliance strategies in line with legal requirements and guidelines, drafting and implementing policies, SOPs, systems, governance, and internal controls, and helping Aspire comply with its regulatory obligations.

What will you be doing?

Develop US Compliance and AML programs to meet the needs of US regulators from A to Z.
Act as a subject matter expert on compliance matters in the US.
Act as a key stakeholder for US license application projects.
Develops, maintains, and enforces corporate policies and procedures regarding BSA/AML compliance, including the risk assessment.
Establishes, chairs and reports to appropriate governance structures including working groups and committees.
On a regular basis, reports and advises the organization’s Executive Risk Committee and the Board of Directors.
Directly, through staff and assigned departments manages policy, guidelines and general governance.
Directly, through staff and assigned departments manages the BSA/AML rules and Customer Due Diligence and Customer Risk Rating process.
Develops or directs the development of reports for reporting BSA/AML/OFAC to Executive Management, designated committees, and the Board of Directors.
Completes and periodically updates methodology for the organization’s BSA/AML/OFAC Risk Assessment.

Minimum Qualifications:

At least 10 years of experience in senior compliance roles within regulated companies.
Strong knowledge of Compliance topics (KYB/KYC, AML/CFT, Sanctions, etc.).
Good understanding of the Payments/Fintech industry, especially in the US.
Experience with correspondent banking, banking as a service, and financial institution clients from the Americas region.
Strong analytical skills and experience in problem-solving and implementing solutions.
Clear sense of accountability and a positive demeanor.
Team player with collaborative qualities and experience or willingness to build, lead, and motivate a team.
Willingness to learn continuously and stay updated with the Payments industry and regulatory landscape globally.

Preferred Qualifications:

ACAMS/CRCM certification preferred.
Experience in a FinTech Scale Up a Plus

Pay and benefits:

The annual US base salary range for this role is $190,000 - $245,000. This salary range may cover a number of levels at Aspire and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, performance in the interview process and final location.

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