Senior Associate, Compliance Assurance & Testing

Menlo Ventures; United States; Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-office policy

Backup care for child/elder/pet care

Health, financial, wellbeing benefits

Generous vacation and paid time off

Wellness stipend

Parental leave

Family planning reimbursement

Job summary

Chime is hiring a Senior Associate for the Compliance Assurance & Testing team in the United States. You will lead end-to-end compliance testing, collaborating with cross-functional teams and bank partners to identify risks and ensure remediation.

You will maintain current knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, design automated monitoring solutions, and report findings to senior management. Bonus eligibility and equity are offered with a base salary starting at $101,000.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of work experience in regulatory compliance testing in financial services, risk, or fintech.
• Knowledge of consumer financial protection, banking, payment networks, money transmission, and consumer lending.
• Strong problem-solving skills with initiative and independence.
• Ability to work with ambiguity and multiple priorities while balancing stakeholders.
• Experience with SQL or data visualization is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end compliance testing: scope reviews, gather docs, perform testing, and report results to senior management.
• Identify solutions to complex issues/findings and ensure remediation through follow-up.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support bank partner testing oversight.
• Design and automate internal compliance monitoring and testing to identify trends and risks.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable laws and regulations and assess regulatory impact on products/services.

Skills

Regulatory compliance testing

SQL

Data visualization

Analytical thinking

Job description

About the role

We are hiring for a Senior Associate on Chime's Compliance Assurance & Testing team. You will work in a fast paced environment and play an essential role in ensuring Chime remains compliant with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and bank partner expectations. In this role you will perform strategic end-to-end compliance testing of Chime's innovative products and services to identify risks and control gaps. This will involve partnership with internal teams, as well as collaboration with our issuing bank partner's legal and compliance teams. This role will report to the Head of Compliance Assurance and Testing.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $101,000.00 and up to $140,000.00. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In this role, you can expect to

• Lead the end-to-end compliance testing process: from strategically scoping the review, partnering with cross functional teams to obtain necessary documentation, performing robust testing and gathering/reporting testing results to senior management.
• Proactively assist the business by identifying solutions to complex issues/findings and performing follow-up to ensure remediation is successful.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to perform compliance testing and/or to support bank partner testing oversight.
• Play a key role in creating and designing automated internal compliance monitoring and testing to identify trends, issues, and key performance and risk indicators.
• Maintain current knowledge of applicable laws and regulations and understand regulatory impact of changes to product/service offerings.

To thrive in this role, you have

• Have 5-8 years of work experience, including: regulatory compliance testing in Financial Services, Risk Consulting or Fintech companies.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, and rules governing consumer financial protection, banking, payment networks, money transmission, and consumer lending.
• Strong problem-solving skills are essential and demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Work well with ambiguity and multiple priorities while balancing the interests of multiple stakeholders.
• Analytical skills, such as SQL or data visualization, are a plus.

A little about us

At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime-a financial technology company, not a bank*--on the premise that core banking services should be helpful, easy, and free. Through our user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our members to take control of their finances and work towards their goals. Whether it's starting a savings account, purchasing a first car or home, launching a business, or pursuing higher education, we're proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential.

We're a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders with one shared obsession: our members. From day one, Chimers have worked tirelessly to out-hustle and out-execute competitors to bring our mission to life. Their grit and determination inspire us to work harder every day to deliver the very best experience possible. We each bring an owner's mindset to our work, refusing to be outdone and holding ourselves accountable to meet and exceed the highest bars for our teams, our company, and our members.

We believe in being bold, dreaming big, and taking risks, while also working together, embracing our diverse perspectives, and giving each other honest feedback. Our culture remains deeply entrepreneurial, encouraging every Chimer to see themselves as stewards of our mission to help everyday Americans unlock their financial progress.

We know that to achieve our mission, we must earn and keep people's trust- so we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity in everything we do. These aren't just words on a wall- our values are embedded in every aspect of our business, serving as a north star that guides us as we work to help millions achieve their financial potential.

Because if we don't- who will?

*Chime is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank, N.A. or Stride Bank, N.A., Members FDIC.

What we offer for our full-time, regular employees

• Our in-office work policy is designed to keep you connected - with four days a week in the office and Fridays from home for those near one of our offices, plus team and company-wide events depending on location. Whether you're coming in regularly or are part of our fully remote program, you'll stay engaged with your work and teammates.
• Benefits that support your work and life, including backup child, elder, and pet care and subsidized commuter benefits for eligible employees.
• Comprehensive health, financial, and wellbeing benefits designed to support you at every stage of life.
• Generous vacation policy and company-wide paid days off
• 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice
• Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness related expenses
• Up to 22 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
• Access to family planning reimbursement
• A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progress

We know that great work can't be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. That's why we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas to join our team. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.

Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis under provincial, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Cook County Ordinance, NYC Fair Chance Act, and the LA City Fair Chance Ordinance, and consistent with Canadian provincial and federal laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during any stage of the application process, please contact [e-mail].

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