Director, Payments Risk and Compliance
Core
First-line accountability leader for risk and compliance across the bank's B2B Payments & Partnerships business line, including BIN Sponsorship, program management, and strategic fintech partnerships.
Role type
Director, Payments Risk & Compliance
Builds
B2B Payments programs, fintech partnerships, and payment service provider ecosystems
Domain
Banking, Payments, Fintech, Regulatory Compliance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Payments industry knowledge, Risk management, Governance, Control design, Third-party risk management, Regulatory compliance, Team leadership, Strategic advisory, Exit planning, Incident management
Preferred skills
Fintech partnership experience, Network rules expertise (Visa/Mastercard), AML/ATF knowledge, PaaS scaling experience
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Establish and lead a comprehensive first-line risk framework; oversee design and execution of controls across third-party, credit, operational, and regulatory risks; provide risk oversight across program managers, processors, and fintechs; partner with product teams to enable new payments opportunities within a compliant framework; own and maintain comprehensive exit strategies for critical partners; act as the primary interface for internal audit, second-line compliance, and regulators; build and lead a high-performing first-line Payments Risk team.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team management
