MoonPay
Head of Business Risk & Controls
$180K–$200K
United States - Remote · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of relevant experience.
About the job
Build and lead MoonPay’s first-line risk and controls framework, with a focus on fiduciary, custody, and regulated financial services activities.
What you'll do
- Own risk and control assessments, standards, documentation, governance, issue management, monitoring, and effectiveness reporting.
- Translate regulatory requirements and identified risks into practical controls; establish monitoring, testing, and remediation processes.
- Partner across business teams and the three lines of defence to scale control infrastructure and clarify ownership.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of relevant experience within US banking or regulated financial services, including significant leadership experience in first-line risk, business controls, operational risk, or a comparable control function.
- Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and improving first-line control frameworks.
- Deep working knowledge of US banking regulation and supervisory expectations, with meaningful experience supporting fiduciary, trust, custody, transaction services, or closely related banking activities.
- Understanding of the three lines of defence model and experience establishing first-line ownership while partnering with control functions and senior stakeholders.
Pay
180,000 - 200,000 USD base salary
AI focus
The company expects daily use of AI; enterprise access to Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini is listed as a benefit.
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