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Astra

Head of Compliance

Who can apply: US-based role. The employer has not said which states are eligible — confirm before applying.
Location as listed by the employer: “Remote - US Only”
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About this role

Astra is hiring for a Head of Compliance role (full-time). See the official posting for full details.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of compliance experience in fintech, payments, banking, or financial services, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
  • Prior experience leading a BSA/AML compliance program at a financial institution, payments company, or fintech, ideally within a sponsor-bank or bank-fintech partnership model.
  • Experience overseeing multiple compliance and assurance programs, including BSA/AML, fraud, privacy, SOC 2, PCI DSS, or payment-network compliance.
  • Deep, practical expertise in BSA/AML, OFAC, KYC/KYB, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, suspicious-activity escalation, and financial-crimes risk management.
  • Familiarity with the intricacies of specific payment rails, specifically: ACH, RTP, and debit networks.
  • Hands-on experience building or scaling compliance programs at a startup or high-growth company — you've done this before, and you know how to right-size controls for where a company actually is.
  • Experience managing sponsor bank relationships and navigating bank program compliance requirements.
  • Demonstrated experience leading and developing a compliance team while remaining closely involved in program execution.

Summarized from the employer's posting — check the full posting for every requirement.