ByteDance · 16 hours ago
Business Compliance Officer, AMS - Global Payment
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$142K/yr - $333K/yr
5+ years expByteDance is a global technology company that builds a platform for cross-border payment solutions. The Business Compliance Officer will manage compliance for payment and financial services products, engaging with channel partners and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements across various jurisdictions.
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Responsibilities
Support the formulation and implementation of the company's product governance framework
Provide guidance to internal teams on regulatory requirements for new product development and existing product enhancements
Advise internal teams on how to interpret regulatory requirements or improve processes to avoid regulatory breaches and/or incidents
Conduct regulatory assessments of new product solutions to identify risks and develop mitigation strategies
Advise the product teams on how to implement compliance requirements in a customer-oriented way while fully adhering to them
Establish proper product launch governance to ensure that compliance requirements are addressed and the product is compliant by design at launch
Ensure proper compliance change controls are in place, where issues are identified, work with Compliance Oversight team to ensure remediation plans are implemented properly
Support new product launches under applicable regulatory frameworks in the Americas region, including but not limited to product compliance under FinCEN and US state money transmitter laws framework in the US, FINTRAC and Bank of Canada's RPAA framework in Canada, etc
Support the formulation and implementation of the company's channel compliance governance framework
Represent Compliance in external meetings with third party channel partners and be able to clearly and effectively articulate our payment and financial services product offerings and relevant compliance controls
Support product and business teams in engagement with third party channel partners on compliance matters
Manage channel partner due diligence on /request for information to ByteDance entities
Specific tasks include but not limited to - Mapping AML/CFT and sanctions compliance controls applicable to key business lines
Develop and maintain information to address common AML/CFT, sanctions compliance, and other regulatory related due diligence questions
Liaise/work with cross functional teams to address due diligence requests/request for information from channel partners; and timely escalate potential control gaps identified through channel partner correspondence and inquiries
Stay abreast of evolving regulatory and compliance trends in the Americas region that may impact the company's business
Prepare compliance reports for senior executives and stakeholders
Communicate updates on product compliance initiatives to relevant teams and departments
Provide support to regional compliance work in North America on an as needed basis
Qualification
Required
Ability to effectively communicate with Product Managers and Engineers, and provide practical, actionable, and value added compliance recommendations
Ability to analyze and interpret complex regulatory frameworks and apply them effectively
Ability to navigate complex regulatory environments across different jurisdictions
Ability to deal with multiple regulatory domains (i.e. regulatory licensing, consumer protection, payments, BSA/AML/sanctions, privacy, etc ) and to understand how they interact with one-another
Ability to prioritize effectively and identify key areas of improvement and implementation required from a regulatory point of view
Preferred
Legally trained with familiarity with payment and/or financial services regulation and financial crimes compliance frameworks
Senior counsel or product compliance role in fintech or financial services industry preferred
5+ years of experience in product compliance or counsel experience, with a strong track record of enabling products in a compliant way
Familiarity with payments and financial services regulations in the Americas region
Good understanding of product compliance frameworks and best practices
Good project management skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) savings plan with company match
Paid parental leave
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
10 paid holidays per year
10 paid sick days per year
17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)
Company
ByteDance
ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.
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Funding
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$9.8BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Jochen Bischoff
Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa
Matty Lin
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