Partner Risk and Compliance Lead
- Full-time
- Current Square Employee?: Apply via go/jobs with your Square email.
- Alternate Location: New York, United States
Company Description
Job Description
You will lead Square's Partner Risk and Compliance function and report to the Compliance Governance Lead. This function oversees our compliance programs and compliance relationships with payment network partners, acquiring partners, and other third parties. You will lead the team, develop a strategy for the function, drive the programs forward, and complete other compliance projects with significant company-wide impact. You will support Square's compliance vision by working together with other compliance and counsel personnel to guide the compliance program forward, focusing on partner risk and third-party compliance.
You will:
Develop and execute the vision for the partner risk and compliance function
Lead a team responsible for ensuring compliance with payment network and acquiring partner rules and reviewing significant third-party relationships
Manage projects that span several business functions, stakeholders, and international regions
Coordinate your team’s activities with the other functions in Compliance Governance and the broader Compliance organization
Research relevant laws, regulations, and payment network rules and work with Compliance Governance, Product Compliance Managers, Legal, and Payment Operations to provide guidance and interpretation
Develop and maintain relationships with key contacts at payment networks and acquiring partners
Communicate complex legal and regulatory concepts in an audience-appropriate manner
Provide expert advice for the design of policies, programs, procedures, and other controls
Lead and contribute to special projects with high impact to Square’s compliance program
Qualifications
You have:
4-year undergraduate degree (Bachelor's Degree) or equivalent experience
5 or more years of experience in financial services or payments compliance risk management
3 or more years of people management experience
Applied risk management concepts (e.g. COSO, three lines of defense)
Expertise in one of the following subject-matter areas: payment network rules (e.g. Visa, MasterCard), merchant acquiring, brand risk management, or vendor risk management
Experience with international payments compliance
Demonstrated ability to develop compliance risk management programs
Ability to build relationships and establish trust and credibility with business leads, external partners, and regulators through collaborative and independent initiatives
Experience in coaching and developing teams
Even better:
Relevant industry certifications (e.g. CAMS, CFE)
Expertise in more than one of the subject-matter areas listed above
Familiarity with data analytics and visualization platforms (e.g. Looker, Tableau)
Additional Information
Perks
At Square, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement Plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Wellness perks
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Learning and Development resources