About the Role
This is a high-impact, senior individual contributor role within the Financial Crimes Compliance team, responsible for owning the end-to-end regulatory examination and audit program, and serving as the primary point of contact for financial partner due diligence reviews. The role involves close collaboration with various internal teams to embed compliance into business operations and support broader governance initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead all regulatory examination and audit activity from kickoff through closure, coordinating information requests, managing responses, and driving management action plans to completion.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for financial partner compliance reviews, including bank sponsor and fintech partner assessments.
- Build scalable processes for ongoing due diligence across the partner portfolio.
- Develop and improve methodologies for producing high-quality, accurate, and timely exam and audit deliverables.
- Prepare clear, concise reporting for senior leadership on regulator and auditor focus areas, open findings, and overall compliance sentiment.
- Partner directly with product managers, engineers, treasury teams, and operations leads to translate regulatory requirements into practical guidance.
- Support the development and maintenance of the regulatory compliance oversight framework, including policies, procedures, and integration with the Compliance Management System.
- Engage with products and operations to drive better exam preparation and more credible compliance positions.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience managing regulatory examinations, audits, or financial partner due diligence in financial services or fintech.
- Strong working knowledge of AML/CFT, BSA, OFAC, and consumer compliance regulations applicable to MSBs, payment processors, or similar entities.
- Direct experience interfacing with U.S. federal and/or state regulators (e.g., FinCEN, CFPB, OCC, NYDFS, CA DFPI) and/or financial institution compliance reviewers.
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent engagements and competing deadlines without losing quality.
- Clear, direct communicator with both regulators and internal stakeholders.
- Strong written and presentation skills.
- Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- Familiarity with Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance tools and productivity platforms (Confluence, Jira, Google Workspace, Slack).
- Legally authorized to work in the U.S.
Skills
- AML/CFT
- BSA
- OFAC
- Consumer compliance regulations
- Financial services
- Fintech
- Regulatory examinations
- Audits
- Financial partner due diligence
- Communication
- Presentation
- Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) tools
- Confluence
- Jira
- Google Workspace
- Slack
Location
- US-based
Work Type
- Office-based (at least three days a week)
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
- 7+ years
Education Level
- J.D. or advanced degree in law, compliance, finance, or a related field (Nice to Have)
- CAMS, CRCM, CIPP, CIA, or similar professional certification (Nice to Have)
Salary/Compensations
- Salary ranges provided based on location (specific ranges not detailed in source)
About the Company
- Rippling is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
- Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture.
Equal Opportunity
- Rippling is an equal opportunity employer.
- We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
- Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process.
