Chief Control Officer: First-Line Risk Leader

MoonPay; New York (NY); On-site; USD 330,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Equity package

Hybrid working schedule

Private healthcare benefits

Annual training budget

Remote working allowance

Job summary

MoonPay is hiring a Chief Control Officer in the United States to design and lead a robust first-line risk and control framework across fiduciary, custody, and regulated activities. You will ensure risk identification, control design, implementation, and ongoing monitoring in a fast-evolving fintech environment.

You will partner with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit, and business leaders to establish accountability and scale the control environment as MoonPay grows, working across

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in US banking or regulated financial services.
• Proven builder of first-line risk and control frameworks.
• Deep knowledge of US banking regulation and supervisory expectations.
• Experience supporting fiduciary, trust, custody, or related activities.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders in a high-ambiguity, fast-scaling environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the first-line risk and control framework across MoonPay activities.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical controls with clear ownership.
• Establish robust monitoring and testing programs and remediation reporting.
• Develop controls for fiduciary, custody, and regulated services.
• Collaborate across Risk, Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit to ensure accountability.
• Scale governance, systems, and cadence as the business grows.

Skills

First-line risk

Controls framework

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder influence

Job description

MoonPay is hiring a Chief Control Officer in the United States to design and lead a robust first-line risk and control framework across fiduciary, custody, and regulated activities. You will ensure risk identification, control design, implementation, and ongoing monitoring in a fast-evolving fintech environment.

You will partner with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit, and business leaders to establish accountability and scale the control environment as MoonPay grows, working across