Senior Director, Enterprise Risk and Compliance

Remote

LeafLink is looking for an experienced Senior Director of Enterprise Risk and Compliance to develop and implement an end-to-end risk and compliance program, including building out the risk and compliance team. This role will report directly to the Company’s General Counsel. In this role, you will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of comprehensive risk & compliance programs, including evolving the governance and reporting of enterprise risk, to minimize LeafLink’s risks and support broader enterprise objectives at the organization. You will be a key partner to LeafLink’s leadership team and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure program and process development is aligned with the organization’s strategy and business ventures; collaborate and drive the continued progression of risk & compliance management standard practices.

What You’ll Be Doing

Design, build implement and monitor an end-to-end, comprehensive and scalable Enterprise Risk and Compliance program
Stand up a team dedicated to fulfilling the organization’s mission through highly successful program implementation across business areas, team engagement, and continuous improvement
Provide proactive and ongoing substantive guidance to cross-functional stakeholders and teams as a central leader of the Risk and Compliance program
Implement and execute a program that includes enterprise risk registers, control testings, policy management, audit procedures, and more
Run and own LeafLink’s comprehensive compliance obligations, including regulatory obligations, customer and vendor obligations, SOC 2, and more
Develop and implement a robust compliance program and framework with specific policies and procedures tailored toward financial services and banking
Build and implement an enterprise-wide financial crime compliance program, to include anti-money laundering, sanctions compliance, and fraud prevention in partnership with key sponsoring bank partners
Develop and maintain critical relationships with key compliance stakeholders with our bank partners to help define and shape digital banking innovations and emerging technologies regulation
Partner with key cross-functional stakeholders to drive program activities, including:
Develop strategic plans and roadmaps for implementation and ongoing maintenance of the Risk and Compliance program
Conduct program reviews across functional business areas
Provide LeafLink’s leadership team with program updates
Track program budgets, forecasts, and resourcing levels
Manage program reporting to internal and external stakeholders
Maintain awareness of market best practices and regulatory requirements
Outstanding relationship management capability, including dealing confidently with leadership and stakeholders and proven ability to influence them to drive change
Represent Risk and Compliance with 3rd party partners, auditing firms, bank partners, and other external stakeholders
Oversee program improvements and enhancements resulting from changes to best-in-class governance, audits, assessments, partner requirements, or industry developments
Develop a culture of compliance across the organization as it applies to LeafLink’s business areas

What You’ll Bring to the Team

10+ years of direct experience in developing, executing, and scaling enterprise risk management, governance, and compliance programs, with at least 2 years of experience in FinTech/Financial Services/Lending required
Expertise in conducting risk assessments and applying risk management frameworks
Experience modeling risk controls and reporting to senior stakeholders
Deep knowledge of, and demonstrated ability to understand and articulate, regulatory and compliance obligations and standards across varied industries and regulatory frameworks, including those related to lending and other FinTech and robust know-your-business regimes
Experience designing, scaling, and maturing a third-party risk management program
Proven experience hiring, building out, and mentoring a team that supports the development and implementation of the risk and compliance framework
Strong leadership qualities and organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills, as well as the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, assignments, and roles
Ability to multi-task and operate in a complex and evolving organization; interact with multiple stakeholders; create a risk and compliance awareness culture
Reliable professional that brings a point-of-view to the discussion, is not afraid to speak their mind, and is adept at making and communicating difficult decisions to business leaders

LeafLink Perks & Benefits

Flexible PTO - you’re going to be working hard so enjoy time off with no cap!
A robust stock option plan to give our employees a direct stake in LeafLink’s success
5 Days of Volunteer Time Off (VTO) - giving back is important to us and we want our employees to prioritize cultivating a better community
Competitive compensation and 401k
Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision)
Commuter Benefits through our Flexible Spending Account

LeafLink’s employee-centric culture has earned us a coveted spot on BuiltInNYC’s Best Places to Work for in 2021 list. Learn more about LeafLink’s history and the path to our First Billion in Wholesale Cannabis Orders here.

Base salary range

$160,000—$245,000 USD