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About the Role
Block's Canada Compliance team is building a scalable, technology-enabled compliance function for its regulated Canadian entities. This role serves as a "full-stack" compliance leader, driving the annual compliance plan, overseeing frameworks across key regulatory areas, and co-building AI-enabled programs.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Regulatory Program Lead for Block's Canadian regulated entities, acting as a designee of the CCO in governance forums, Board meetings, and regulatory engagements.
- Lead end-to-end execution of the annual Canada Compliance Plan, including regulatory change management, monitoring and testing, risk assessments, and policy reviews.
- Run Canada's compliance programs across AML/ATF, RPAA, the PCI Code of Conduct, and consumer protection and privacy obligations.
- Lead governance and tracking of regulatory commitments, audit actions, and findings, driving issue management and remediation.
- Prepare Board and governance committee materials, translating regulatory complexity into clear narratives for senior leadership.
- Lead cross-functional regulatory programs across Legal, Risk, Product, Operations, and Engineering.
- Coordinate compliance training and regulatory awareness materials for senior leadership, Boards, and business stakeholders.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive experience in compliance, financial crime, or regulatory affairs, including payments compliance at a regulated payments entity.
- Experience serving in, or directly supporting, a senior compliance leadership role.
- Deep knowledge of Canadian AML/ATF legislation, the RPAA, the Code of Conduct for the Payment Card Industry in Canada, consumer protection frameworks, and Canadian sanctions regimes.
- Executive presence, with experience preparing and presenting Board-level compliance reporting and engaging directly with regulators.
- Direct end-to-end working knowledge of payment systems and money services businesses.
- Hands-on, day-to-day use of AI tools for regulatory analysis, drafting, and process automation.
- A builder mindset with proven leadership, people management, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
- CAMS, ICA, or equivalent certification.
Skills
- Payments compliance
- AML/ATF
- RPAA
- PCI Code of Conduct
- Consumer protection
- Privacy
- FINTRAC registration
- Regulatory examinations
- Audits
- Issue management
- Remediation
- Risk assessment
- Policy development
- Governance
- Stakeholder engagement
- Process improvement
- Automation
- AI-enabled compliance solutions
- Protecht (GRC / issue and risk management)
- AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT / OpenAI Enterprise / GitHub)
- JIRA
- Confluence
- Looker / Tableau
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Remote work
Experience Level
- 10+ years of progressive experience
- Senior compliance leadership role
Education Level
- CAMS, ICA, or equivalent certification
Salary/Compensations
- Zone A: $125,900—$188,900 CAD
- Zone B: $125,900—$188,900 CAD
Benefits
- Remote work
- Medical insurance
- Flexible time off
- Retirement savings plans
- Modern family planning
About the Company
- Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy.
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- Together, we’re helping build a financial system that is open to everyone.
Equal Opportunity
- Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally legally protected class.
- We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.
- We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.
- If you require an accommodation, let your recruiter know.