U.S. Product Compliance Lead

General information

Job Title U.S. Product Compliance Lead City New York City Country United States Division Commercial Department Sales North America

Description

Thought Machine’s mission is bold – to properly and permanently rid the world’s banks of legacy technology. To achieve this, we have developed the foundations of modern banking through core and payments technology which run natively in the cloud. What we are attempting is hard and means we need great people working together to build great technology.
We have grown rapidly in the past few years – growing our team to more than 550 individuals across offices in London, New York, Singapore and Sydney. We have raised more than $500m in funding and are now valued at $2.7bn. Our investors include Nyca Partners, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase Strategic Investments, Temasek, Molten Ventures, Eurazeo, Intesa Sanpaolo, Standard Chartered Ventures, and more. 
We have created a culture enabling our team to produce the best work in the industry, ensuring we have fun along the way. We’re regularly cited as having a great workplace culture and have been named the best place to work in New York City by Crain’s, for two years in a row. We are also listed in Crain’s 2022 Fast 50 – as one of the fastest-growing businesses in New York City. 
This is a key role within our U.S. team, responsible for compliant product development and delivery for the U.S. and Canadian markets. This role ensures our products not only meet regulatory standards but also drive market adoption and commercial success across these regions.
As the U.S. Product Compliance Lead, you will guide the organization in developing and delivering a regulatory-compliant offering for the U.S. and Canada. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that our products meet regulatory requirements, are commercially viable, and align with client and market needs.
Duties

• Work as a trusted member of the team, taking ownership and accountability for regulatory compliance across product delivery for the U.S. and Canadian markets.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Client teams to ensure product features meet national and state regulatory and reporting requirements.
• Engage with early customers to define compliance and regulatory requirements, setting clear expectations for product delivery.
• Partner with the Sales team to provide compliance expertise in client pitches, RFPs, and sales engagements.
• Support leadership in understanding emerging regulations, advising on priorities that impact product and business strategy.
• Engage directly with regulators to obtain validation and feedback on compliance measures within our products.
• Collaborate with Risk & Compliance and Information Security teams to support external audits, regulatory queries, and client due diligence.
• Demonstrate the capabilities of our platform in meeting regulatory reporting and control requirements, highlighting its value to commercial partners.
• Deliver effective product and capability enhancements that provide a competitive advantage and achieve a compliant, market-ready solution.
• Act as the subject matter expert on product compliance, guiding commercial and product decisions and influencing the roadmap.