Senior Compliance Manager

Summary

Join Addepar as a Senior Compliance Manager and lead the development and execution of internal compliance strategies. This new role requires enhancing the compliance program, managing policies and procedures, creating training programs, overseeing monitoring processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams, staying informed about regulatory changes, and contributing to vendor due diligence. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, at least 6 years of relevant experience, and familiarity with regulatory frameworks like KYC/AML and data security. Addepar offers a competitive salary ($154,000 - $240,000 base salary) plus bonus, equity, and benefits. This position is crucial for ensuring compliance within a growing fintech company supporting regulated clients.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as law, finance, business administration, or a related discipline
• At least 6 years of experience in compliance, legal, or risk roles within fintech, financial services, or tech-forward environments
• Proven ability to build, scale, and enforce compliance programs in dynamic or cross-regulatory contexts
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as KYC/AML, privacy/data security, and vendor due diligence
• Strong judgment, discretion, and communication skills—able to translate complex compliance requirements into practical operational steps
• Comfortable working autonomously while collaborating across a high-performing team

Responsibilities

• Enhance and Operationalize the Compliance Program: Enhance and operationalize the firm’s compliance program, monitoring that it remains robust and aligned with the company's evolving operations and its role in supporting regulated clients
• Policy and Procedure Management: Create, update, and maintain clear and concise compliance policies, procedures, and internal controls (including corporate code of ethics), so that they are effectively communicated, understood, and consistently applied across the organization
• Training and Awareness: Create and deliver compliance training programs to employees to reinforce a strong culture of compliance and understanding of relevant regulations and internal policies
• Monitoring: Oversee and refine existing monitoring processes for continuous compliance with internal policies and relevant legal and regulatory requirements (especially as they relate to KYC/AML and supporting regulated clients)
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, Engineering, Sales, and Legal, so that compliance considerations are seamlessly integrated into all aspects of the business lifecycle
• Regulatory Awareness: Proactively stay informed about evolving regulatory landscapes and industry best practices relevant to the fintech industry and the regulated sectors our clients operate in. Analyze the potential impact of these changes on our business and our clients, and recommend necessary adjustments to our compliance program
• Vendor Management: Contribute to the ongoing compliance due diligence of vendors, as needed

Benefits

The current range for this role is $154,000 - $240,000 (base salary) + bonus + equity + benefits