Modern Treasury

Head of Payments Compliance

Modern Treasury

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $150,000 - $250,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead the design and implementation of Modern Treasury’s compliance framework across AML/BSA, sanctions, fraud, and consumer protection.
  • Serve as the designated BSA Officer, responsible for AML compliance, suspicious activity reporting, and program governance.
  • Oversee compliance with bank partner agreements, including due diligence, audit coordination, reporting, and ongoing oversight.
  • Develop scalable processes and systems to support potential future licensing regimes (e.g., MTLs, trust charters) while maintaining compliance through existing FBO and bank partnership structures.
  • Advise the VP, Legal and executive team on compliance risks, regulatory trends, and program performance.
  • Conduct and oversee enterprise risk assessments, control testing, and remediation.
  • Ensure program readiness for participation in payments systems (FedNow, RTP, ACH) and emerging asset types such as stablecoins or tokenized deposits.
  • Embed compliance requirements into customer onboarding, payment processing, and ledger operations.
  • Collaborate with engineering to enhance transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and case management tools.
  • Evaluate and implement compliance technology solutions for KYC, data analytics, and transaction monitoring.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in compliance, risk, or regulatory roles in financial services, banking, or fintech.
  • Deep expertise in BSA/AML, OFAC, and money transmission frameworks.
  • Experience managing compliance programs involving bank partnerships, FBO structures, or money movement through regulated entities.
  • Familiarity with compliance considerations related to stablecoins or other digital asset payment flows preferred.
  • Strong understanding of financial partner management and third-party oversight.
  • Proven ability to scale compliance operations through automation and technology.
  • Excellent judgment, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • CAMS, CRCM, or equivalent certification preferred.
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