Compliance Program Manager

present of AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Catena Labs is building a regulated bank platform where AI agents handle financial transactions. This role leads the compliance program, ensuring fiduciary oversight, vendor risk, and affiliate governance under banking rules while the structure is being established.

A strong candidate has years of bank/trust compliance experience, knows how compliance programs are tested and reported, and can draft clear policies and Board papers. Expect interaction with examiners and governance bodies.

Qualifications

• Fiduciary compliance
• Vendor risk management
• Policy and governance writing
• Examiner/audit support

Responsibilities

• Build and run the compliance program for a new trust bank.
• Oversee fiduciary oversight, vendor risk, affiliate dealings, and consumer rules.
• Draft policies and Board papers while the control framework is being established.
• Support regulatory exams and audits.

Job description

This role builds and runs the compliance program for a new trust bank. It covers fiduciary oversight, vendor risk, dealings between affiliated companies, and consumer rules like privacy and fair treatment. A strong candidate has several years of bank or trust compliance, knows how a compliance program is tested and reported, and writes clearly enough to draft policies and Board papers while the structure is still being set up.

How it fits the AI era

AI can speed up the routine parts, such as tracking new rules, drafting first versions of documents, and organizing testing evidence. The posting also mentions using AI and machine learning to improve quality and productivity in the function. What stays human is judgment on conflicts of interest, deciding what counts as fair terms between affiliates, and answering to examiners and the Board.

How it builds AI experience

The company builds a regulated bank meant for AI agents handling financial transactions, so this role sits close to the question of how to oversee AI-driven activity under existing banking rules. Someone here could learn how custody, vendor oversight, and affiliate controls apply when software agents are the customers. To build this experience beforehand, try using AI tools to summarize regulatory updates or draft policy outlines, and practice checking the results carefully.

Worth showing

• Fiduciary compliance under Part 9
• Third-party risk program experience
• Policy and Board paper writing
• Examiner and audit support

This is our own read, written from the employer's posting and the company's Spotlight. The employer's posting is the source of truth for the role.

About Catena Labs

Regulated banking and governance platform built for AI agents to handle financial transactions safely, per the company.