Chief Compliance & BSA Officer

River Financial Group; United States; On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k

Catered in-office lunches

Job summary

River Financial Group is seeking a Chief Compliance Officer to build and own a comprehensive compliance program. You will lead a growing team, serve as BSA Officer, manage OFAC and AML programs, and drive the OCC national charter process with leadership, counsel, and regulators.

You will establish policies, run cross-functional training, manage exams and audits, and embed risk-based controls into product development while maintaining strong relationships with bank partners and regulators.

Qualifications

• Deep experience building and running compliance programs at a regulated financial institution.
• Track record managing regulatory exams and audits and building durable relationships with regulators and bank partners.
• Experience with OCC processes; charter application experience is a strong plus.
• Systems thinker who builds processes to prevent recurrence rather than patching symptoms.
• Strong people leadership with experience developing a team of analysts.
• Excellent communicator able to interact with the Board, regulators, and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow River's compliance team, setting hiring and development standards.
• Own BSA/AML and sanctions programs end-to-end, including policy, monitoring, investigations, and reporting.
• Build and maintain compliance policies and run training across the company.
• Own compliance risk assessments and drive cross-functional prioritization to address gaps.
• Develop independent compliance testing and monitoring separate from day-to-day activities.
• Maintain state money transmitter licenses and drive OCC charter efforts with leadership and legal teams.
• Manage regulatory exams, audits, and third-party assessments from prep to remediation.
• Sign off on new products/features from a compliance perspective before launch.
• Embed compliance into product development and cross-functional processes.

Job description

River Financial Group is seeking a Chief Compliance Officer to build and own a comprehensive compliance program. You will lead a growing team, serve as BSA Officer, manage OFAC and AML programs, and drive the OCC national charter process with leadership, counsel, and regulators.

You will establish policies, run cross-functional training, manage exams and audits, and embed risk-based controls into product development while maintaining strong relationships with bank partners and regulators.