Director of Risk, Compliance, Strategy & Operations
Rain
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $165,000 - $225,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Design and implement a company-wide risk management framework (operational, regulatory, financial, liquidity, cyber, reputational).
- Maintain risk register, conduct risk assessments, and lead quarterly risk reviews with executive leadership and the Board.
- Oversee internal controls, segregation of duties, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Monitor stablecoin-specific risks including reserve management, counterparty risk, liquidity risk, and smart contract risks.
- Lead global compliance strategy across relevant jurisdictions (e.g., US, EU MiCA, UK, Singapore, etc.).
- Oversee AML/KYC, sanctions compliance, transaction monitoring, and suspicious activity reporting.
- Serve as primary liaison with regulators, auditors, banking partners, and external counsel.
- Develop and maintain compliance policies, procedures, and training programs.
- Prepare for and manage regulatory exams and audits.
- Ensure adherence to emerging stablecoin-specific regulatory frameworks.
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience in risk, compliance, strategy, or operations in fintech, payments, digital assets, or regulated financial services.
- Experience interacting directly with financial regulators.
- Deep understanding of AML/BSA, sanctions regimes, and global regulatory frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of stablecoins, digital assets, custody models, and reserve structures.
- Demonstrated experience building frameworks from the ground up.
- Executive-level communication and board presentation experience.
- Strong analytical and systems-thinking capabilities.
Benefits
- Unlimited time off 🌴 Unlimited vacation can be daunting, so we require Rainmakers to take at least 10 days off.
- Flexible working ☕ We support a flexible workplace. If you feel comfortable at home, please work from home. If you’d like to work with others in an office, feel free to come in. We want everyone to be able to work in the environment in which they are their most confident and productive selves. New Rainmakers will receive a stipend to create a comfortable home environment.
- Easy to access benefits 🧠 For US Rainmakers, we offer comprehensive health, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents, as well as a 100% company subsidized life insurance plan.
- Retirement goals 💡 Plan for the future with confidence. We offer a 401(k) with a 4% company match.
- Equity plan 📦 We offer every Rainmaker an equity option plan so we can all benefit from our success.
- Rain Cards 🌧️ We want Rainmakers to be knowledgeable about our core products and services. To support this mission, we issue a card for our team to use for testing.
- Health and Wellness 📚 High performance begins from within. Rainmakers are welcome to use their card for eligible health and wellness spending like gym memberships/fitness classes, massages, acupuncture - whatever recharges you!
- Team summits ✨ Summits play an important role at Rain! Time spent together helps us get to know each other, strengthen our relationships, and build a common destiny. Expect team and company off-sites both domestically and internationally.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
risk management frameworkrisk assessmentsinternal controlsrisk mitigation strategiesAML/KYC compliancetransaction monitoringregulatory examscompliance policiesstablecoinsdigital assets
Soft Skills
executive-level communicationboard presentationanalytical capabilitiessystems-thinkingleadershipinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsstrategic thinkingcollaborationproblem-solving