Remote Global Compliance & Risk Leader

Jobicy; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Private healthcare

Retirement plans

Unlimited holidays

Learning fund

Job summary

Paddle is seeking a Compliance & Risk Lead to drive the global compliance program, reporting to the VP of Compliance. You will work with legal, product, and operations to ensure adherence to payments regulations as Paddle scales internationally.

You will lead a team, design monitoring and reporting systems, and stay ahead of evolving compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions. The role is UK-based with global scope, offering a remote-friendly, flexible environment.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of compliance experience in payments or fast-growing businesses.
• Deep expertise in data protection, card scheme rules and payments regulation (e.g., PSD2, AML/KYC).
• Experience building scalable monitoring and reporting frameworks in fintech or SaaS.
• Exceptional ability to distill complex compliance data for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Team leadership: hire, onboard, and manage compliance professionals for Paddle's global needs.
• Payments compliance: develop/refine policies to follow global card scheme rules and regulations.
• Compliance monitoring: design and oversee tech-enabled monitoring programs with data-driven insights.
• Reporting: provide accurate regulatory and internal reporting to leadership, boards, and regulators.
• Risk management: develop/manage enterprise risk program, embedding controls across the business.
• Regulatory research: stay ahead of evolving payments and fintech regulations and integrate findings into monitoring.
• Incident response: lead investigations into high-risk issues and prepare incident reports for internal/regulatory use.

Skills

Payments compliance

Team leadership

Regulatory reporting

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

PSD2 AML/KYC knowledge

Job description

Paddle is seeking a Compliance & Risk Lead to drive the global compliance program, reporting to the VP of Compliance. You will work with legal, product, and operations to ensure adherence to payments regulations as Paddle scales internationally.

You will lead a team, design monitoring and reporting systems, and stay ahead of evolving compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions. The role is UK-based with global scope, offering a remote-friendly, flexible environment.