Director, Compliance

MoneyLion is a leader in financial technology powering the next generation of personalized products and content, with a top consumer finance super app, a premier embedded finance platform for enterprise businesses and a world-class media arm. MoneyLion’s mission is to give everyone the power to make their best financial decisions. We pride ourselves on serving the many, not the few; providing confidence through guidance, choice, personalization; and shortening the distance to an informed action.

In our go-to money app for consumers, we deliver curated content on finance and related topics, through a tailored feed that engages people to learn and share. People take control of their finances with our innovative financial products and marketplace - including our full-fledged suite of features to save, borrow, spend, and invest - seamlessly bringing together the best offers and content from MoneyLion and our 1,100+ Enterprise Partner network, together in one experience. MoneyLion’s enterprise technology provides the definitive search engine and marketplace for financial products, enabling any company to add embedded finance to their business, with advanced AI-backed data and tools through our platform and API. Established in 2013, MoneyLion connects millions of people with the financial products and content they need, when and where they need it.

About the Role

We are looking for a business-minded, execution-driven Director of Compliance to join our Compliance team. We are a nimble Compliance department supporting a growing business, so we are seeking an individual who enjoys wearing multiple hats, proactively takes on new responsibilities and is excited by the challenge of providing compliance oversight at a dynamic, fast-growing fintech company.

This role is onsite in our New York City office 4 days per week. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Partner with a range of cross-functional teams, including marketing, product, sales, and operations, to identify and mitigate compliance risks on a range of legal and regulatory issues impacting MoneyLion’s products, business and customers.
• Enhance our Compliance Management System to ensure robust oversight of the product development process at MoneyLion and efficient rollout of policies and processes. 
• Oversee MoneyLion’s partner due diligence program, accountable for diligence processes and procedures and an effective ongoing monitoring program.
• Operationalize and oversee change management processes across various fintech partners to ensure compliance with regulatory updates and changes. 
• Work creatively and collaboratively to guide the product and business teams on novel ideas and applicable laws and regulations relating to consumer protection, marketing, data protection and privacy in the fintech space.
• Develop, strengthen and audit our privacy and information governance programs, practices, and procedures and ensure compliance with privacy and data protection laws.
• Engage with external partners and other stakeholders with respect to regulatory and compliance issues that impact MoneyLion’s products and services.
• Review proposed rulemakings and monitor evolving laws in the fintech space that may impact MoneyLion’s products and services, and spearhead initiatives to operationalize and implement compliant solutions.
• Draft and maintain compliance policies, procedures and related materials for MoneyLion’s products and services, including terms and conditions and product policies and disclosures, and implement related processes.
• Evaluate and report on compliance program trends and KPIs; contribute to a “culture of compliance” by bringing compliance recognition to other units within the business.
• Assist legal and compliance team members in other projects as needed.

About You

• Influential leader that possesses the ability to think outside the box and is solution oriented in the complex fintech regulatory environment. 
• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience in a compliance managerial position in the financial services industry.
• Experience working at a fintech or in a B2B/B2B2C technology sector is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GLBA, FCRA, TILA, UDAAP and other financial regulations.
• Experience in privacy program management and strong knowledge of data protection and privacy issues, particularly as they relate to the fintech/financial services industry.
• Sharp analytical skills, diligent, proactive, and collaborative, and have demonstrated excellent legal and business judgment and strategic thinking.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with partners. 
• Comfortable in dynamic, fast-paced environments, with an en