Finix
Compliance Director, High-Risk
$140K–$210K
San Francisco +1 · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
Remote - Experience
- 7+ years.
About the job
Partners with business teams to assess and onboard merchants in high-risk sectors, set compliance standards, and ensure alignment with laws, card network rules, and sponsor bank requirements.
What you'll do
- Lead compliance strategy and regulatory analysis for gaming and gambling and other high-risk sectors; establish eligibility, underwriting, and approval standards.
- Create underwriting procedures and onboarding playbooks, and provide practical compliance guidance to business teams on merchants, deals, and new sectors.
- Support Compliance Operations, sponsor bank and network relationships, AML/BSA, sanctions, fraud, audits, and regulatory exam readiness.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience in compliance, risk, or regulatory roles within payments, fintech, banking, or similar regulated environments.
- Hands-on merchant underwriting and onboarding experience, including KYC/KYB and risk-based approval frameworks.
- Experience with high-risk merchant verticals and applicable card network and sponsor bank requirements.
- Experience interpreting regulatory and card network requirements and applying them to merchants, products, and business models.
Nice to have
- Juris Doctor or law degree, with bar admission in good standing.
- Experience with gaming and gambling regulation, including state licensing, vendor registration, and eSweepstakes or similar emerging frameworks.
Pay
USD $140,000 - $210,000/yr base salary
Tools
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google equivalents
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