Compliance Manager

Rozgoo; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Benefits

Equity (RSUs)

Job summary

Gusto in Denver is seeking a Compliance Manager, Broker-Dealer & Investment Adviser to lead cross‑functional supervision of the compliance program for RIA and BD entities. You’ll drive execution, testing, surveillance, and day‑to‑day program management in a regulated financial services environment.

This role requires balancing strategic oversight with hands‑on implementation, ensuring AI governance, thorough documentation, and readiness for SEC and FINRA reviews while safeguarding outputs and

Qualifications

• Experience building and supervising compliance programs in regulated financial services.
• Knowledge of SEC/FINRA rules is preferred.
• Experience with AI governance in compliance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution, testing, surveillance and day-to-day management of the compliance program for RIA and BD entities.
• Supervise governance of AI tools used across the compliance program and ensure regulatory defensibility.

Job description

About Gusto

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we support more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide and are building a workplace that reflects the people we serve.

All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) — because everyone who helps build Gusto should share in its success. Offer amounts are determined by role, level, and location. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.

AI is a fundamental part of how work gets done at Gusto. We expect all team members to actively engage with AI tools relevant to their role and grow their fluency as the technology evolves. AI experience requirements vary by role and will be assessed during the interview process.

About the Role

The Compliance Manager, Broker-Dealer & Investment Adviser is an essential member of the Gusto Retirement Compliance Team, reporting to the Compliance Lead (Director). This role is the operational engine of the compliance program — owning execution, testing, surveillance, and day-to-day program management across both the RIA and BD entities.

In this role, you would assist in supervising the compliance programs (including the governance of AI tools used across the compliance program), drive exam readiness, and ensure the program is running effectively, documented thoroughly, and defensible under SEC and FINRA scrutiny. This is not a policy-only role, and it is not a passive-user-of-technology role. It requires someone who can move fluidly between strategic oversight and hands-on execution, who understands what it means to carry a compliance program in a regulated financial services environment, and who can serve as a supervisory principal over compliance and AI, ensuring tools are deployed lawfully, outputs are validated, and the program evolves alongside regulatory expectations.

About the Team

Gusto operates RIA and BD affiliated entities, serving customers across the retirement savings landscape. Our Compliance Team is a lean, high-impact function responsible for maintaining robust, defensible compliance programs across both regulatory regimes, built to scale alongside the business. That includes staying ahead of how AI is reshaping compliance operations: the team actively governs an