Chief Compliance Officer

Lead and grow River's team of compliance analysts, setting the bar for how the team operates, hires, and develops

Serve as River's BSA Officer, owning the BSA/AML and sanctions (OFAC) programs end-to-end, including policy, monitoring, investigations, and reporting

Build and maintain River's compliance policies and procedures across the business, and run a company-wide training program that keeps pace with how River and the regulatory landscape are changing

Own River's compliance risk assessment, and ensure the output drives cross-functional project prioritization to address gaps

Develop and run an independent compliance testing and monitoring function, separate from day-to-day BSA monitoring

Maintain River's state money transmitter licenses (MTLs), including renewals and license-specific exam readiness, while driving River's OCC national trust charter process forward with executive leadership, outside counsel, and consultants

Own River's relationships with regulators and compliance leadership with our bank partners

Manage all regulatory exams, audits, and third-party assessments, from prep through remediation

Own compliance sign-off on new products and features before launch, so compliance is built in, not bolted on after the fact

Build repeatable, scalable compliance systems and processes, not one-off fixes, so the program holds up as River grows

Advise the executive team and Board on regulatory strategy and emerging risk, proactively rather than reactively

Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Product, and Engineering to embed compliance into how River builds

Act as a culture carrier for River, modeling how we think about trust, honesty, and rigor internally, not just in front of regulators

Introductory interview with River’s COO (30 minutes)

First round interview block (1 hour with two River employees)

Prompted written assessment

Final round interview block (1 hour block with leadership, including River’s founder/CEO)