Fintech Privacy & Regulatory Compliance Specialist

Origence; Irvine, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Competitive PTO

Microsoft Copilot and AI tools

Employee events and growth programs

Job summary

Origence is seeking a Compliance Specialist (Regulatory Change & Governance) to coordinate regulatory change, policy governance, and privacy initiatives across Origence and affiliates. You will bridge Compliance with business units, track obligations, and drive program maturity in a hybrid Irvine/Ontario environment.

Under the Director of Compliance, you will support policy development, governance, and enterprise compliance programs, collaborating with Product, Engineering, Security, Legal,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, risk management, or related field (or commensurate experience in risk, compliance, or audit).
• 5–8 years of experience in compliance, risk management, project management, regulatory affairs, operations, financial services, fintech, SaaS, lending, or a related field.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to independently organize, prioritize, and execute work.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track regulatory developments and compliance obligations.
• Coordinate regulatory change implementation activities across impacted business units.
• Draft compliance bulletins, advisories, summaries, and stakeholder communications.
• Facilitate meetings and follow-up activities related to regulatory implementation.
• Maintain regulatory inventories, trackers, implementation plans, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate enterprise compliance initiatives from identification through implementation and closure.
• Maintain compliance governance documentation, issue logs, action plans, and program reporting.
• Track remediation activities and implementation commitments across business stakeholders.
• Support compliance reporting provided to management and leadership.
• Assist with ongoing development and maturity of the Compliance Management System.
• Draft and maintain policies, procedures, standards, and guidance materials.
• Coordinate policy review cycles, stakeholder feedback, approvals, and publication.
• Help ensure documentation reflects operational practices and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain policy inventories and governance records.
• Research applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory guidance.
• Prepare compliance summaries, issue analyses, and memorandums for management review.
• Assist business stakeholders in understanding compliance requirements and implementation expectations.
• Escalate complex or high‑risk interpretations to the Director of Compliance.
• Support enterprise privacy, AI governance, and emerging technology compliance initiatives.
• Coordinate documentation, inventories, risk assessments, and governance activities related to AI and automated decision‑making technologies (ADMT).
• Assist with AI use case reviews, regulatory tracking, policy maintenance, and implementation activities.
• Monitor regulatory developments affecting privacy, AI, automated decisioning, and data governance.
• Support cross‑functional initiatives involving Product, Engineering, Security, Legal, Risk, and Operations teams.
• Participate in special projects involving new products, emerging technologies, and regulatory readiness efforts.
• Coordinate implementation of compliance initiatives across business units.
• Maintain regulatory inventories, issue logs, action plans, and governance documentation.
• Track implementation activities and follow up with stakeholders to ensure timely completion of assigned actions.
• Support management reporting and preparation of compliance communications.
• Assist in developing scalable governance processes that support compliance program maturity.

Skills

Regulatory change management

Project coordination

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, risk management, or related field

Job description

Origence is seeking a Compliance Specialist (Regulatory Change & Governance) to coordinate regulatory change, policy governance, and privacy initiatives across Origence and affiliates. You will bridge Compliance with business units, track obligations, and drive program maturity in a hybrid Irvine/Ontario environment.

Under the Director of Compliance, you will support policy development, governance, and enterprise compliance programs, collaborating with Product, Engineering, Security, Legal,