Head of Compliance

Sokin

Head of Compliance overseeing the US compliance framework for a B2B financial services provider. Ensuring regulatory obligations in a banking environment and fostering a strong compliance culture.

Posted 5/18/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and maintain Sokin’s US compliance framework, ensuring alignment with applicable banking laws, regulations, supervisory guidance and internal policies.
Act as the senior compliance lead for the US business, providing practical advice on regulatory obligations, compliance risk and control design in a banking environment.
Oversee the development, implementation and maintenance of bank compliance programmes and controls across the US business.
Maintain effective relationships with relevant US banking regulators and supervisory bodies, including the OCC, FDIC and Federal Reserve, and support regulatory engagement, examinations and information requests.
Monitor and interpret regulatory developments, guidance, circulars and supervisory expectations, and ensure policies, procedures and controls are updated where needed.
Conduct compliance risk assessments and compliance monitoring to ensure key risks are identified, managed and escalated appropriately.
Advise senior management and governance forums on compliance issues, regulatory developments and emerging areas of risk.
Partner closely with Legal, Risk, Operations and other internal teams to ensure compliance requirements are embedded into bank operations and business processes.
Support the development and delivery of compliance training and help foster a culture where compliance is understood and built into day-to-day decision-making.
Lead internal and external compliance reviews, audits and remediation activity, ensuring issues are addressed in a timely and effective way.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, or a related field.
Significant experience in a senior compliance role within a banking environment, ideally with exposure to a de novo bank or a growing regulated institution.
Strong knowledge of US bank regulatory requirements and supervisory expectations, including laws, regulations, guidance and circulars issued by the OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve and other relevant bodies.
Experience managing regulatory relationships, examinations and ongoing compliance requirements within a bank.
Strong understanding of compliance frameworks, risk assessments, monitoring, governance and controls in a banking context.
CRCM certification would be highly desirable.
Excellent judgement, communication and stakeholder management skills, with a practical and commercially aware approach.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible working hours
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

compliance frameworksrisk assessmentscompliance monitoringgovernancecontrolsregulatory requirementsregulatory guidancecompliance programmesbanking lawsregulatory engagement

Soft Skills

judgementcommunicationstakeholder managementpractical approachcommercial awareness

Certifications

CRCM