Compliance Manager
Job description
About the role
The role guides compliance for funding, lending, and card products at a small business financial platform. It centers on subject matter expertise for information security, vendor oversight, and regulatory risks. The position advises business teams and partners to keep programs aligned with requirements.
Security professionals protect systems, data, and users. They review code, run tests, monitor threats, and respond to incidents. The field spans application security, infrastructure security, and governance. Security work is careful, evidence based, and constantly evolving. Security teams work in a landscape of constant change, with new threats and new rules every year. Most companies invest heavily in training and tooling for their teams.
Key facts
What you'll do
Root causes are determined, and corrective actions are developed and tested when issues appear. Coordination with business teams ensures partnerships and procurement meet requirements. Compliance policies and processes are built, designed, and improved to increase Parafin efficiency and effectiveness. Emerging internal and external risks are advised on proactively to address concerns early. Verification practices confirm controls and alignment with commitments.
Requirements
The posting states a bachelor's degree requirement. Experience in regulatory compliance, business banking, or commercial card spans 3+ years. Familiarity with vendor management, SOC1, SOC2, risk management, and GRC processes and tools is required. Designing and overseeing compliance processes demonstrates core capability. Dynamic multi-tasking handles multiple priorities and complexities with ease. Comfort working across business units and levels supports cross-functional execution. Innovative problem solving addresses complex challenges. Awesome written and verbal communication skills enable clear documentation and stakeholder interaction.
Nice to have
Familiarity with BSA/AML/OFAC/KYC, UDAP, Fair Lending/ECOA, or NACHA compliance is preferred. Experience with bank partners and banking regulators strengthens capability. Background at a FinTech supporting B2B financial services products adds relevant context. Investigating and remediating issues and complaints from customers completes the preferred profile.
Practical notes
This role operates in San Francisco under full_time employment with compliance focus across funding, lending, and card flows. for visa, degree, and location expectations.
Typical interview steps
Security interviews usually include a technical assessment, a threat modeling exercise, and behavioral rounds. Candidates may be asked to review a code sample for vulnerabilities or design a secure system. Practical knowledge and clear risk communication are the core skills. Interviewers often ask how you triage and communicate risk. Showing calm judgment under pressure matters as much as technical depth.
Good to know
Compliance roles in fintech focus on balancing growth controls with product velocity. Core tools include policy management, risk assessment frameworks, and coordination platforms. Professionals in this space often work across legal, product, and operations workflows. Clear communication is essential for aligning partners and stakeholders. Continuous monitoring and iterative improvements support regulated environments.
Questions to ask
Good questions to ask the employer in the interview: what does success look like in the first six months, how is the team structured, what is the current biggest challenge, and how are decisions made. Asking about growth paths and the review process is also well received. Employers expect questions, and good ones show preparation.
Career growth
Security careers grow from analyst or engineer to senior, staff, and leadership roles. Specializations include cloud security, application security, and security operations. Certifications help early; demonstrated impact matters later. Security careers reward specialization and a track record of finding and fixing real issues. Written communication of risk is a core skill at senior levels.
About the company
At Parafin, we're on a mission to grow small businesses. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, but traditional banks often don't have their backs. We build tech that makes it simple for small businesses to access the financial tools they need through the platforms they already sell on.