Risk and Compliance Manager

LeafLink; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Stock options

Volunteer time off (VTO)

Competitive compensation

401k

Commuter benefits

Job summary

LeafLink seeks a highly skilled Risk and Compliance Manager to lead regulatory functions in a fast-moving cannabis fintech environment. This role requires regulatory prowess, broad compliance acumen, sound business judgement, and the ability to work independently with ambiguity.

You will drive audit readiness, policy development, governance framework design, and board-level risk reporting, ensuring controls keep pace with LeafLink’s growth and partner-bank expectations.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk and compliance in high-growth environments.
• Ability to translate regulatory changes into actionable guidance.
• Experience managing regulatory exams and audits.
• Strong governance and control framework experience.
• Experience with KPI and KRI reporting at board level.

Responsibilities

• Engage in audit preparation and readiness activities.
• Support partner bank pass-through regulatory examinations and due diligence requests.
• Draft policies and procedures; build centralized governance framework.
• Evaluate internal controls and suggest improvements.
• Manage enterprise training content and ensure timely completion.
• Monitor regulatory developments affecting LeafLink and partner banks.
• Develop Board-level reporting of KRIs, KPIs and other metrics.
• Conduct enterprise risk assessments and gap analyses.

Skills

Risk management

Policy drafting

Audit management

Regulatory compliance

Board reporting

KPIs / KRIs reporting

Job description

LeafLink is the largest unified B2B cannabis platform, providing licensed cannabis businesses a suite of tools to manage their business more effectively, sell or order from their favorite brands and accelerate growth. We are one platform, one solution and we’re defining the way thousands of cannabis brands, distributors, and retailers streamline their operations. With thousands of brands and retailers across 30+ markets in North America, we are setting the industry standard for how cannabis businesses grow together. LeafLink processes more than $5 billion in wholesale cannabis orders annually.

Our team, backed by funding from leading VC's, including Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, Nosara Capital, and Lerer Hippeau is poised to define the cannabis supply chain through technology. LeafLink was named one of Inc. 5000’s ‘Top 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies’; one of Fast Company's 'Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Enterprise for 2020', joining the ranks of Amazon, Slack, and VMWare; one of Built In NYC's 'Best Places to Work in 2021'; 2024 Fast Company’s Best WorkPlaces for Innovators for Banking, Finance, and Fintech category; 2024 Green Market Report Award for Best Fintech in cannabis - and we're just getting started!

The Role

LeafLink seeks a highly skilled Risk and Compliance Manager with expertise in high-risk, complex banking environments. In this role, you will perform critical risk and compliance activities for a fast-moving company, serving as subject matter expert on core regulatory functions. This is not a routine compliance role – it requires regulatory prowess, a broad compliance acumen, business judgement, and the ability to operate with independence and ambiguity.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Engaging in audit preparation and readiness activities, responding to audit requests
• Supporting partner bank pass-through regulatory examinations and due diligence requests
• Drafting policies and procedures, building out a centralized governance framework
• Evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls, suggesting enhancements and engaging in effective challenge
• Managing enterprise training content and ensuring timely completion
• Monitoring the regulatory landscape for developments that affect LeafLink, its subsidiaries and its partner banks
• Developing Board-level reporting of KRIs, KPIs and other metrics
• Conducting enterprise risk assessments and gap analyses

What You’ll Bring to the Team

• 3-5+ years of experience in a risk and compliance function in a high-growth environment; fintech or cannabis banking is a plus
• Experience in drafting and maintaining libraries of policies and procedures; building governance infrastructures is a plus
• Experience with regulatory exam management and audits; managing exams and audits is a plus
• Ability to identify relevant regulatory and industry changes and translate them into digestible, actionable pieces
• Experience in conducting gap analyses and risk assessments
• Knowledge of KPIs, KRIs and other reportable metrics; experience with Board-level reporting is a plus
• Flexible PTO - you’re going to be working hard so enjoy time off with no cap!
• A robust stock option plan to give our employees a direct stake in LeafLink’s success
• 5 Days of Volunteer Time Off (VTO) - giving back is important to us and we want our employees to prioritize cultivating a better community
• Competitive compensation and 401k
• Commuter Benefits through our Flexible Spending Account