Regulatory Program Lead, Canada
Core
Lead end-to-end execution of the annual Canada Compliance Plan for regulated Canadian entities (Square Canada and Afterpay Canada), acting as a designee of the CCO in governance forums and regulatory engagements.
Role type
Senior IC Regulatory Program Lead (Compliance)
Builds
Scalable, technology-enabled compliance function including AI-enabled programs and tools for regulatory alignment.
Domain
Fintech / Payments / Canadian Regulatory Compliance
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
Payments compliance (MSB, PSP, acquirer), Canadian AML/ATF (PCMLTFA, FINTRAC), Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA), PCI Code of Conduct, Consumer protection (FCAC, PIPEDA, CASL), Sanctions (SEMA, UN), Issue management, Board reporting, Cross-functional leadership, AI tools for regulatory analysis, Stakeholder engagement
Preferred skills
Buy-now-pay-later compliance, Quebec regulatory regime, OSFI guidelines, AUSTRAC regime, Bilingual (English/French)
Technologies
Protecht, JIRA, Confluence, Looker, Tableau, ChatGPT, OpenAI Enterprise, GitHub
Responsibilities
Drive annual compliance plan (regulatory change management, monitoring, testing, risk assessments, policy reviews), Run compliance programs (AML/ATF, RPAA, PCI, consumer protection, privacy), Lead governance and tracking of regulatory commitments/audit actions, Prepare Board and governance committee materials, Lead cross-functional regulatory programs (Legal, Risk, Product, Operations, Engineering), Coordinate compliance training for senior leadership and stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with executive presence