Sezzle
Director of Compliance - Product
United States, Remote · Director
Sponsorship not specified$175k-$220kDetected 22 days ago
NLPComplianceResearchLeadershipProblem SolvingOrganizational Skills
About the role
- We are seeking a talented and motivated Director of Compliance - Product who combines strong legal judgment with exceptional cross-functional leadership.
- Establish and oversee post-launch product compliance monitoring protocols to assess whether deployed features operate as intended from a regulatory standpoint, and identify defects or drift requiring corrective action.
- Ensure product compliance issues are recorded, tracked, and escalated appropriately, with clear ownership and timelines for remediation across the product and engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive the product compliance function end-to-end, ensuring all new and existing product features comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations governing Sezzle's consumer lending, BNPL, and payment products.
- Serve as the embedded compliance partner exclusively supporting the Product team to advise on compliance requirements during product development cycles
- serving as a compliance partner from ideation through launch and post-launch iteration.
- Leverage AI research tools to maintain current awareness of regulatory developments affecting consumer-facing product features, including changes to FCRA, TILA/Reg Z, EFTA/Reg E, UDAAP, ECOA/Reg B, TCPA, state consumer protection laws, and emerging regulations governing BNPL products.
- Partner with the product leadership to discuss and anticipate regulatory change, sequencing compliance work alongside feature development, and ensure the organization is never caught flat-footed by new requirements.
- identify control gaps, evaluate the compliance impact of product decisions, and develop risk mitigation strategies that allow the business to move quickly without cutting corners.
- Develop and maintain product compliance standards and control frameworks that define how regulatory requirements translate into product design decisions, feature specifications, and release criteria.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and UX designers to translate compliance requirements into actionable acceptance criteria, user story guardrails, and practical implementation guidance that product teams can execute against.
- Lead product-level compliance review and sign-off for features touching consumer disclosures, adverse action, credit reporting, payment authorization, marketing claims, and data use - ensuring each release meets requirements.
Requirements
- You have relentlessly high standards - many people may think your standards are unreasonably high.
- You have backbone
- disagree, then commit - you can respectfully challenge decisions when you disagree, even when doing so is uncomfortable or exhausting.
- You have conviction and are tenacious.
- By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this CCPA disclosure.
Nice to have
- A J.D. degree is a must for this position.
- At least 8 years of experience in a compliance leadership role within fintech, banking, or financial services.
- Demonstrated hands-on use of AI compliance and RegTech tools (e.g., AI-assisted product review workflows, compliance workflow automation) to streamline and scale a product compliance function.
- Strong working knowledge of consumer financial protection regulations relevant to product features, including TILA/Reg Z, FCRA, EFTA/Reg E, ECOA/Reg B, UDAAP, TCPA, and applicable state consumer protection laws
- familiarity with evolving BNPL regulatory guidance is a significant plus.
- Proven ability to operate effectively within agile product development environments
- experience translating regulatory requirements into product specifications, acceptance criteria, or technical control requirements that engineering teams can execute.
- Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail
Compensation
- The compensation range for the role is $175,000 - $220,000 including base and variable.
- Our ranges are very broad to accommodate all types of candidates and encourage growth.
- Specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on factors such as education, experience, qualifications, and alignment with market data.
- Exceptional candidates may receive salaries outside of the posted ranges.
- CCPA Disclosure: Sezzle Inc. is committed to protecting the privacy of our job applicants.
- In compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), we inform California residents about the personal information we may collect, the purposes for its collection, and your rights under the CCPA.
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO, volunteer hours and sabbatical
- Life, STD/LTD, medical, dental and vision insurance
- Highly discounted LifeTime gym membership
- Specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on factors such as education, experience, qualifications, and alignment with market data.
Company info
- At Sezzle, we are more than just brilliant engineers, passionate data enthusiasts, out-of-the-box thinkers, and determined innovators.
- We believe in surrounding ourselves with only the best and the brightest individuals.
- Our culture is not defined by a certain set of perks designed to give the illusion of the traditional startup culture, but rather, it is the visible example living in every employee that we hire.
Equal opportunity
- Sezzle Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
- We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other legally protected status.
- Sezzle recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting our mission.
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