Senior Compliance Manager

As a Senior Compliance Manager at TabaPay, you will play a critical role in assessing & supporting merchants and partnerships. This includes leading client due diligence and control reviews, contributing to client solutioning discussions, demonstrating subject matter expertise on our clients and use-cases, and driving improvements in processes and documentation. The role requires a compliance-first mindset and strong project management and communication skills to effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders, partners and clients. This is an individual contributor role. 

What You’ll Do 

• Lead Client Due Diligence Reviews as part of TabaPay's client boarding process. You will develop a detailed understanding of each client you review, including their industry, specific use-case, the client’s controls, and compliance capabilities as part of our Client Due Diligence processes. 

• Represent TabaPay’s compliance group within solutioning discussions for complex clients and use-cases. 

• Assess supportability of prospective client opportunities based on TabaPay, Partner Bank and Network standards. 

• Contribute to the evaluation of new use cases or client verticals by providing Compliance requirements. 

• Act as a key liaison between clients, banks, and payment networks to facilitate approvals and sponsorships by clearly articulating Client use case, Client Risk and program controls. 

• Build relationships with partner banks, with a focus on understanding their risk appetite and bank-specific requirements. 

• Enhance our Team’s standard operating procedures and compliance policies. 

• Design, document, and enforce compliance-related processes. 

• Contribute to strategic risk management discussions, internal training documentation and knowledge-sharing initiatives. 

Who You Are 

• 6+ years of experience in the payments industry in a Compliance or Underwriting role. Candidates with previous experience working for a Payment Processor, Payment Facilitator, Acquiring ISO, PSP, MSB or Acquiring Bank preferred. 

• Subject matter expertise in Licensed Money Movement, BSA/AML Regulations, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Sanctions & OFAC, Control Testing, and related compliance areas. 

• Understanding and experience with Card Payments, ACH Payments, or Real-Time Payments, including associated rules and regulations. 

• Extensive experience conducting due diligence throughout the client lifecycle. 

• A self-starter with a “builder” mentality, capable of thriving in a fast-paced startup environment. Passion for fintech, innovation, and emerging payment trends. 

• Strong process improvement mindset with experience in designing, refining, and automating processes. 

• Analytical thinker with the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements for various stakeholders. 

• Skilled at managing competing priorities and demonstrating client intuition. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with customer-facing experience. 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field. 

• ACAMS or similar certification considered a plus! 

The pay for this position is $120,000; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.