Program Director, Risk and Compliance
Program Director, Risk and Compliance
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Job Description
We Are CheckAlt
While the world grows more digital and connected physical frictions in payments arent going anywhere. Since 2004 our expertise in paper check processing has enabled banks credit unions and fintechs to offer the same digital user-friendly experiences to all their customers - regardless of their method of payment. With software and APIs CheckAlt optimizes processing for financial institutions and businesses nationwide.
The Role
Are you the bridge between strategy and execution CheckAlt is looking for a Risk & Compliance Program Manager to help us scale our risk infrastructure embed compliance into core workflows and strengthen how we support clients vendors audits and cross-functional teams in fintech banking and payments. This is a high-impact hands-on role that brings structure to complexitybuilding durable systems that meet regulatory expectations operational needs and client obligations as we grow.
What Youll Do:
Operationalize Risk Processes
- Maintain the enterprise risk register and track risk acceptances mitigations and committee follow-through
- Drive corrective action plans issue management and regulatory control testing
- Own compliance across FinCEN Nacha PCI SOC and more
- Lead our Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) cadence
Own Client Due Diligence & Access Controls
- Execute client onboarding risk reviews questionnaires and contractual risk checkpoints
- Track ACH limits onboarding conditions and client-specific monitoring obligations
- Standardize responses to client RFIs and due diligence requests across banking and enterprise clients
- Partner with Security to document and improve access control governance and periodic reviews
Coordinate Compliance Across Teams
- Monitor and translate changes in BSA/AML Nacha OCC FFIEC and GLBA guidance into clear internal actions
- Ensure policies procedures and communications reflect current regulatory and client commitments
Enable Product & Onboarding Decisions
- Embed risk assessments approval thresholds and exception logging into product development and onboarding workflows
- Maintain risk approval logs for deviations escalations and risk acceptances
- Help align legal product and ops teams around consistent decision-making frameworks
Support Audits Vendors & Internal Reviews
- Lead audit prep for SOC 2 PCI DSS and client reviews with centralized documentation and process oversight
- Manage internal readiness for risk committee compliance testing and remediation cycles
Improve vendor risk lifecycle by embedding control checks into procurement and performance oversight
Build Dashboards & Governance Infrastructure
- Own KRIs risk dashboards and reporting for executive and board committees
- Partner with SalesOps and Legal to embed risk checkpoints into Salesforce and contract workflows
- Build scalable repeatable systems that support growth without reinventing the wheel
Talents youll bring:
- 58 years in fintech banking payments or BaaS risk compliance or operations roles
- Deep familiarity with regulatory framework vendor risk access control client due diligence and audit readiness
- Proven success building scalable programs across multiple teams or business lines
- Comfortable working in tools like Power BI JIRA ServiceNow Salesforce
- A systems thinker who loves building durable cross-functional infrastructure
Characteristics youll have:
- Results-oriented with the self-motivation and drive to enable client success and continuous improvement.
- Ability to wear multiple hats and pivot strategies and execution in a timely manner.
- Resourceful and collaborative with a bias towards action
- A personal and business value of treating others with honesty and respect.
We value the unique expertise and experience attained through military service. Transitioning service members active members of the Guard and Reserve and military spouses are encouraged to apply.
CheckAlt is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
