Lead, AI-Driven Compliance & Automation

Sierra Ventures; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Discretionary annual bonus

401K with company matching

Comprehensive health plans

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible time off

Job summary

Gemini is seeking a Lead, Technical Compliance to advance AI-enabled automation within the AML/BSA/Sanctions program. You’ll partner with Compliance, Engineering, Product, Data, Legal, and InfoSec to translate regulatory requirements into scalable AI solutions, ensuring governance, security, and auditability.

You will design and tune transaction monitoring, risk scoring, and sanctions controls, mentor a team of compliance professionals, and report findings to senior management in a fast-moving,

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree or international equivalent.
• 7+ years of relevant experience with compliance technology and data analysis in financial services or digital assets.
• Advanced skills with Python and SQL.
• Experience with AI-enabled automation and agentic AI workflows.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into technical designs.
• Strong communication and cross-team collaboration.
• Authorized to work in the United States; fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI-enabled automation and agentic AI workflows across the Compliance Program.
• Develop and tune transaction monitoring scenarios and customer risk scoring.
• Enhance sanctions controls and maintain screening tools.
• Build real-time data and reporting solutions using Python or SQL.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Data, Legal, and InfoSec to translate requirements.
• Establish governance, testing, oversight, and auditing for AI solutions.
• Manage end-to-end lifecycle of AI and automation initiatives.

Skills

Python

SQL

AI/ML concepts

Regulatory/compliance tech

Stakeholder comms

Team collaboration

Education

BA/BS degree or international equivalent

Tools

Databricks

PySpark

Job description

Gemini is seeking a Lead, Technical Compliance to advance AI-enabled automation within the AML/BSA/Sanctions program. You’ll partner with Compliance, Engineering, Product, Data, Legal, and InfoSec to translate regulatory requirements into scalable AI solutions, ensuring governance, security, and auditability.

You will design and tune transaction monitoring, risk scoring, and sanctions controls, mentor a team of compliance professionals, and report findings to senior management in a fast-moving,