> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3949127-chief-compliance-officer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3949127-chief-compliance-officer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Chief Compliance Officer - **Company:** River Financial Corporation - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $300,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Debugging, Bitcoin - **Published:** October 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/chief-compliance-officer-new-york-ny--2337ae60-2a4b-40eb-8ace-72e4ee491b47 ## About the Role Bitcoin, Digitial Currency, Sales, Product Development, Customer Support/Service, Regulatory Compliance, Corporate Finance, Business Growth, Investigative Reports, Training Program, * Deep experience building and running compliance programs at a regulated financial institution, ideally with BSA Officer experience * A track record of managing regulatory exams and audits, and building genuine, durable relationships with regulators and bank partners * Direct experience with OCC processes; charter application experience is a strong plus * A systems thinker, someone who solves the root problem and builds the process that prevents it from recurring, rather than patching the symptom * Strong people leadership with experience building, managing, and developing a team of analysts * Excellent communicator, equally comfortable in a room with examiners, the Board, or an engineer debugging a control * Strategic and proactive, you see around corners on regulatory risk rather than waiting for it to arrive * A client-first mindset, you see compliance as a way to protect and serve clients, not just satisfy a regulator, and you look for ways to say yes without compromising the program * A genuine culture carrier, someone who raises the bar for how the people around them think and work * Comfortable with ambiguity and the pace of a fast-growing company building something that hasnt been built before ## Description * Lead and grow Rivers team of compliance analysts, setting the bar for how the team operates, hires, and develops * Serve as Rivers BSA Officer, owning the BSA/AML and sanctions (OFAC) programs end-to-end, including policy, monitoring, investigations, and reporting * Build and maintain Rivers compliance policies and procedures across the business, and run a company-wide training program that keeps pace with how River and the regulatory landscape are changing * Own Rivers compliance risk assessment, and ensure the output drives cross-functional project prioritization to address gaps * Develop and run an independent compliance testing and monitoring function, separate from day-to-day BSA monitoring * Maintain Rivers state money transmitter licenses (MTLs), including renewals and license-specific exam readiness, while driving Rivers OCC national trust charter process forward with executive leadership, outside counsel, and consultants * Own Rivers relationships with regulators and compliance leadership with our bank partners * Manage all regulatory exams, audits, and third-party assessments, from prep through remediation * Own compliance sign-off on new products and features before launch, so compliance is built in, not bolted on after the fact * Build repeatable, scalable compliance systems and processes, not one-off fixes, so the program holds up as River grows * Advise the executive team and Board on regulatory strategy and emerging risk, proactively rather than reactively * Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Product, and Engineering to embed compliance into how River builds * Act as a culture carrier for River, modeling how we think about trust, honesty, and rigor internally, not just in front of regulators