Compliance & Risk Generalist
Expensify.com
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Job summary
Expensify, a leading payments and expense management platform, is seeking a Compliance & Risk Generalist. This remote, US-based role sits in the Compliance department and focuses on regulatory requirements, banking audits, and certifications as we expand into new markets.
You’ll own recurring compliance tasks, collaborate with product and engineering, and influence features early to embed compliance. The starting compensation ranges from $150,000 to $175,000 plus equity, with strong benefits.
Qualifications
- 2+ years on a Compliance Team in FinTech or payments
- Background in vendor due diligence, KYC, or transaction monitoring workflows
- Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, or similar teams
- Strong written communication skills with documenting decisions and reports
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize work independently and move decisions forward
Responsibilities
- Own day-to-day operational work that keeps the compliance program running
- Support vendor due diligence, vendor onboarding, regulatory reporting, licensing requirements, and audits
- Support AML transaction monitoring improvements using Unit21
- Turn compliance policies and recurring issues into clear guidance for teams
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US Based - Remote
Full time
Remote
Compliance
- Total Compensation (Salary and Equity) $150K – $175K Offers Equity
Remote (US)
Join Expensify’s Compliance Team and solve real problems for customers as we expand into new markets. You’ll help us work through regulatory requirements in a way that supports product growth, protects the business, and keeps things moving. This is a role for someone who likes hard problems and wants to be leading conversations that shape how we design new features.
Join our passionate team of compliance experts to help people spend less time managing expenses and more time pursuing their real goals. As we revolutionize the way people manage their expenses, being part of the Expensify team means building the easiest, fastest, and most efficient platform to automate everything expense-related.
At the beginning you’ll spend your time owning the recurring chores already in place that keep Expensify operating: working through banking partner audits, maintaining certifications, completing due diligence, preparing regulatory filings, reviewing feature proposals, and handling new operational tasks that come as we launch new features.
As you settle in, you’ll collaborate cross functionally on projects and eventually lead through the initial design to launch. Some projects will be large, others will be small, but success in this role comes from making the entire team and product more effective over time rather than simply maintaining the status quo. Our goal on this team is to find practical, defensible ways to move the product forward.
What Makes This Opportunity Special
Operate with autonomy. We’re a small team. You’ll be trusted to prioritize your work, exercise judgment, and solve problems without waiting for someone else to tell you what to do
Own meaningful work. From regulatory reporting and vendor oversight to transaction monitoring and product reviews, your decisions will directly impact how Expensify operates and grows
Join during a period of growth. As we continue expanding our money transmitter licensing footprint, this team is building and scaling the compliance program that supports operating under our own MTLs
Help bake compliance in from the start. You’ll partner on work across teams at Expensify when features and processes are designed, making sure compliance is part of the conversation early instead of layered on after launch
Build compliance into how we operate. You’ll work directly with teams across Expensify as new features and processes take shape, helping make the right compliance calls early without slowing things down
You’ve worked on a compliance team in a fast-moving fintech, payments, or similarly regulated technology company and are ready to dive into a role where compliance is a strategic partner, not just a control function
You enjoy rolling up your sleeves and doing the work. You’re not looking to manage a team or spend all day in meetings
Repetitive work doesn’t bother you because you see it as an opportunity. Once you’ve mastered a process, your instinct is to simplify it, automate it, or eliminate unnecessary steps
You’re comfortable making decisions with incomplete information, documenting your reasoning, and asking for help when the research you’ve done still doesn’t bring certainty
You communicate clearly with technical and non-technical teammates alike, explaining regulatory requirements in a way that helps people make better decisions rather than just follow rules
You thrive in a highly autonomous environment where priorities change, new problems appear, and nobody is dictating what your top priority should be
Experience and Background
Required:
2+ years of experience on a Compliance Team in the FinTech industry or at a tech company that processes payments
Background in vendor due diligence, KYC, or transaction monitoring workflows where accuracy, consistency, and judgment are critical
Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, or similar teams on project focused work, not just daily tasks or escalations
Strong written communication skills, with experience documenting decisions, preparing reports, and creating instructions
Demonstrated ability to independently prioritize work, move decisions forward, and rely on your team when a second opinion is needed
Desirable:
You have improved operational workflows through automation, process redesign, AI, scripting, or systems thinking
You have led compliance work through higher-scrutiny moments, whether that’s preparing for audits, working through regulatory examinations, or helping launch features outside of the US
CAMS certification
Own the day-to-day operational work that keeps our compliance program running, completing recurring responsibilities accurately, consistently, and on time
Support vendor due diligence, vendor onboarding, regulatory reporting, licensing requirements, and audits for banking partners and regulators
Support the buildout of AML transaction monitoring in Unit21 to improve alert review, escalation, and suspicious activity monitoring
Turn compliance policies and recurring issues into clear guidance that helps teams handle similar questions, make consistent decisions, and move forward with confidence
Review new feature proposals to identify compliance risks early and help teams find practical ways to address them
Join product discussions early with a compliance-first mindset that also pushes to find a way to “get to yes”
Help the team stay ahead of new compliance requirements as Expensify expands into more regulated products, states, and markets
Full-time salaried position with starting compensation of $150,000–$175,000, including equity
401(k) with up to 4.5% employer match
100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
$20,000 annual fertility and family-building benefit through Carrot
Up to $5,000 in relocation reimbursement if you move to one of our offices
Three months of paid parental leave; six months for birthing parents
Commuter, healthcare FSA, and dependent care FSA benefits
Flexible vacation policy
We’re committed to providing a fair and inclusive hiring experience. If you need a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the process, just let us know—we’re happy to help
Compensation Range: $150K - $175K
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