Head of Global Compliance — Payments & Regs

Breeze; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k)

Equity

MacBook Air

Office & education allowance

Wellness stipend

Global offsite

Job summary

Breeze is hiring a Head of Compliance to build and lead the compliance function as the company scales across products, markets, and geographies. You’ll own the program end-to-end from KYC/KYB to licensing, regulatory exams, and international expansion, while enabling fast growth with prudent risk management.

You’ll lead a cross-functional team across U.S., Europe, and Singapore, engage regulators, and translate complex requirements into practical Breeze solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in compliance or a closely related function within financial services, payments, fintech, or blockchain/digital asset sectors.
• Demonstrated experience as Head of Compliance or senior leadership with program outcomes accountability.
• Experience managing and developing a team, including analysts or investigators.
• Deep familiarity with KYC/KYB, BSA/AML, sanctions, EDD, and financial crimes compliance.
• Solid understanding of federal and state payments laws and regulations, including money transmission licensing.
• Experience operating a compliance program across multiple jurisdictions.
• Familiarity with cryptocurrency markets, blockchain technology, and virtual currency regulation.
• Direct experience engaging with regulators and managing examinations and audits.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for executives and the board.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional influence.
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments and leveraging AI/automation to improve processes.
• Hands-on work ethic regardless of seniority.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain a risk-based compliance program with policies, procedures, and controls for payments across federal and state regs.
• Oversee international expansion and licensing for money transmission.
• Manage a Compliance team across U.S., Europe, and Singapore.
• Act as BSA/AML Officer: KYC/KYB, enhanced due diligence, monitoring, SARs.
• Engage regulators, manage examinations and audits across jurisdictions.
• Lead compliance workstreams for entry into new markets.
• Conduct risk assessments, audits, and gap analyses with cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

KYC/KYB

BSA/AML

Regulatory leadership

Team management

Cross-border compliance

Regulatory examinations

Licensing

Regulatory strategy

Tools

Sanctions screening tools

Transaction monitoring

Analytics platforms

Job description

Breeze is hiring a Head of Compliance to build and lead the compliance function as the company scales across products, markets, and geographies. You’ll own the program end-to-end from KYC/KYB to licensing, regulatory exams, and international expansion, while enabling fast growth with prudent risk management.

You’ll lead a cross-functional team across U.S., Europe, and Singapore, engage regulators, and translate complex requirements into practical Breeze solutions.