About the role

  • Develop and maintain a strong Product & Technology (P&T) Leadership relationship and network to influence the building of compliant-by-design products and services
  • Utilize regulatory analysis of new products and services in the industry to drive the strategic P&T roadmap such that compliance remains a key differentiator
  • Advise P&T on regulatory controls implementation in a customer-oriented manner while adhering to regulatory requirements in line with Compliance policies
  • Enforce P&T accountability to ensure compliance controls are both efficient and consistently implemented prior to launch and through change
  • Continue to gain and utilize industry and regulatory subject matter expertise to recommend innovative technologies and risk-based design, controls, and processes for implementation and change
  • Ensure that implementation plans are executed in a timely manner while negotiating exceptional use cases between P&T and Compliance Officers (second line)
  • Design and implement the approach for ongoing monitoring and regulatory change gap analysis, to ensure Products remain compliant
  • Participate in strategic Product/Client discussions that require complex compliance solutions
  • Define and oversee a process for ensuring Compliance Audit and Risk issues are remediated by P&T on a timely basis
  • Coordinate compliance-related audits impacting P&T and, where required, challenge audit findings in collaboration with the Compliance second line and Product teams
  • Ensure that remediation plans are agreed upon across lines and executed promptly
  • Advise P&T on interpreting audit results and improving processes to avoid regulatory breaches and incidents
  • Design, implement, and maintain Product health reporting to improve Product visibility into compliance risks and inform product strategy

Requirements

  • 10 + years' experience in Regulatory Compliance or related Product Risk roles
  • Ability to define and drive business decisions by P&T, Sales, Compliance, and Risk teams on product design and control/requirements execution
  • Deep understanding of the payments industry
  • Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to analyze and interpret complex regulatory frameworks and apply them effectively using a risk-based approach
  • Ability to learn and retain knowledge of our product and service offerings, customers, and company, and how they are impacted by regulations (including privacy and financial crime)
  • Ability to prioritize effectively and identify key areas of improvement or innovation to improve the customer experience
  • Effective communication skills with Product Managers and Engineers, providing practical, actionable, and value-added recommendations and requirements
  • A natural owner who drives the development or roadmaps, sets priorities, and delivers projects from inception to completion, timely and with attention to detail
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Experience (or interest) in working in a fast-growing environment
  • Previous experience in a financial regulation advisory role, compliance/legal department, risk and control function, or consultancy environment
  • Ability to manage multiple regulatory domains (e.g., money transmission/remittance, consumer protection in payments, AML, sanctions, privacy)
  • Willingness to travel, as BHN offices are located across different countries
  • Legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Benefits

  • 401k with employer match
  • medical, dental, vision
  • 12 paid holidays throughout the year 2025
  • sick pay accrual according to state law
  • parental leave
  • life insurance
  • disability insurance
  • accident and illness insurance
  • health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
  • wellness benefits
  • flexible time off for all full-time employees

Job title

Director, Product Compliance

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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