Role Overview
The Head of Compliance role at Breeze offers a unique opportunity to build and lead the compliance function for a rapidly growing global payments and AI infrastructure company operating remotely in the United States. This position suits an experienced compliance professional with a builder mentality who wants to shape regulatory frameworks across multiple international jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities
Build, implement, and maintain a risk-based compliance program encompassing policies, procedures, and controls for federal and state payment regulations.
Oversee international expansion efforts and manage the acquisition and maintenance of money transmission licenses across the United States, Europe, and Singapore.
Serve as the BSA/AML Officer to operationalize KYC/KYB, enhanced due diligence, transaction monitoring, and suspicious activity investigations and reporting.
Engage proactively with regulators, manage examinations and audits by state, federal, and international authorities, and guide internal stakeholders.
Conduct regular compliance risk assessments, audits, gap analyses, and product risk evaluations to mitigate risk across product and operations teams.
Requirements
Bring eight or more years of experience in compliance or a closely related function within financial services, payments, fintech, or blockchain and digital assets.
Demonstrate prior experience as a Head of Compliance or in a senior compliance leadership role with direct accountability for program outcomes.
Possess experience managing and developing a team of analysts or investigators across multiple jurisdictions.
Exhibit deep familiarity with KYC/KYB, BSA/AML, sanctions, EDD, and financial crimes compliance.
Maintain a solid understanding of federal and state payments laws, regulations, and money transmission licensing.
Show familiarity with cryptocurrency markets, blockchain technology, and virtual currency regulations.
Provide a history of direct engagement with regulators and managing compliance examinations and audits.
Display excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to present effectively to executives and the board.
Nice to Have
Experience building a compliance program from an early stage or scaling one through rapid growth.
Background in cross-border payments, merchant of record models, or multi-jurisdiction licensing.
Direct experience standing up compliance in a new international market, including licensing, registration, or local partner onboarding.
Familiarity with MiCA, EU AML, UK FCA, FINTRAC, RPAA, or comparable non-US frameworks.
Hands-on experience selecting and implementing compliance tooling such as transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, KYC/KYB, and blockchain analytics platforms.
Relevant professional certifications including CAMS, CRCM, or CFE.
Experience collaborating with banking partners, sponsor banks, or payment processors.
Skills and Tools
BSA/AML program management
KYC/KYB and EDD operations
Sanctions screening and financial crimes compliance
Money transmission licensing and regulatory navigation
Transaction monitoring and blockchain analytics platform familiarity
Regulatory examination and audit management
Salary and Benefits
Health coverage with 100 percent of employee premiums covered on the competitive base plan and 75 percent of dependent premiums covered.
Paid time off totaling 21 days annually, alongside applicable company holidays.
A 401(k) plan where Breeze covers all plan administration fees.
Meaningful equity ownership in the company.
Equipment provided, including a new MacBook Air and necessary tools.
Annual office and education allowance for workspace, tools, and professional development.
Monthly wellness reimbursement to support employee well-being.
Annual global team offsites in international destinations.
About the Company
Breeze is building the AI-powered infrastructure layer for global commerce, combining global payments, AI, stablecoins, and a Merchant of Record-like model to simplify international business operations. Backed by prominent investors including Sequoia Capital, Multicoin Capital, and The Chainsmokers, the company is exceptionally well-capitalized and positioned for long-term growth. Breeze values ambitious, low-ego team members who move quickly and want to make an outsized impact.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should visit the official company careers page to apply for this position.
