Head of Compliance
Clera
- LocationUnited States
- Work typeRemote
- Salary120k to 160k USD a year
- EmploymentFull-time
- Posted15 November 2026
- SourceHimalayas job feed
Last checked18 min ago: still listed on Himalayas. First seen 2 h ago.
At a glance
- Experience3+ years
- VisaNo sponsorship
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About the role
About the Role
Own the compliance program for a fintech company supporting cross-border payments and digital-asset services. You will lead day-to-day operations and key risk decisions, helping the business serve clients and expand into new markets while managing risk responsibly.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the designated BSA/AML Officer and own compliance policies, procedures, and the risk model.
- Make and document final decisions on escalated onboarding, wallet-screening, and transaction-monitoring cases, including SAR decisions.
- Lead and mentor compliance analysts, and take ownership of their escalations.
- Work with the business to develop risk-based controls for complex clients and markets.
- Represent the compliance program in bank and payment-partner due diligence, requests for information, and audits.
- Oversee compliance workflows and tools, including AI-assisted processes used by analysts.
What We're Looking For
- Three to twelve years of relevant experience, including leadership of a compliance team and ownership of a full compliance program at a fintech, payments, or crypto company.
- Experience across compliance and crypto in the Americas, including US-Latin America cross-border trade and trade-based money-laundering risks.
- Practical experience developing BSA/AML policies and risk models, handling SAR filings and regulatory reporting, and managing KYC/KYB onboarding, wallet screening, and transaction monitoring.
- Knowledge of stablecoins, digital-asset compliance standards, and crypto exchange controls.
- Experience using Elliptic or Chainalysis for investigations or wallet screening, and coordinating audits and due diligence with banks or payment partners.
- Ability to make documented, risk-based decisions and identify appropriate controls for higher-risk cases and markets.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $120,000 to $160,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
Remote in the United States or Latin America.
Compensation Range: $120K - $160K
Originally posted on Himalayas
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