First-Line Risk & Controls Leader

Castle Island; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 330,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Equity package

Pay-for-performance equity bonus

Moonshot award

Pension

Hybrid working schedule

Private healthcare benefits

Annual training budget

Job summary

MoonPay is hiring a Chief Control Officer to build and lead a robust first-line risk and control framework across fiduciary, custody, and regulated financial services activities. You will ensure risks are identified, controls designed, and monitoring is ongoing, closely partnering with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Internal Audit to establish clear ownership.

You will work in a fast-scaling, high-ambition environment within US banking contexts, driving governance and remediation in a complex,

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in US banking or regulated financial services.
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and improving first-line control frameworks.
• Deep knowledge of US banking regulation and supervisory expectations.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and build control infrastructure from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the first-line risk and control framework across MoonPay activities.
• Embed controls into business processes translating regulatory requirements into practical controls.
• Establish a robust control monitoring and testing program with remediation reporting.
• Develop frameworks for fiduciary, custody, and other regulated financial services activities.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit and business leaders across the three lines of defence.
• Scale the control environment as MoonPay grows and complexity increases.

Skills

First-line risk

Control frameworks

US banking regulation

Leadership

Ambiguity navigation

Job description

MoonPay is hiring a Chief Control Officer to build and lead a robust first-line risk and control framework across fiduciary, custody, and regulated financial services activities. You will ensure risks are identified, controls designed, and monitoring is ongoing, closely partnering with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Internal Audit to establish clear ownership.

You will work in a fast-scaling, high-ambition environment within US banking contexts, driving governance and remediation in a complex,