Senior Compliance Counsel (AI)

Location: Fully remote, with flexibility to work from anywhere in the U.S.; occasional travel required for team meetings

Company

Hydra Host delivers cloud infrastructure, developer tooling, and data services to enterprise and government customers worldwide and is building a global compliance program for an AI technology company.

What you will do

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the data privacy and BSA/AML compliance programs.
• Develop risk-based policies, procedures, controls, risk assessments, training, and monitoring programs.
• Oversee transaction monitoring, screening, investigations, escalation workflows, SAR filings, audits, and remediation.
• Embed AML controls into payment flows, customer onboarding, and platform features in partnership with Finance, Product, and Engineering.
• Advise on trade compliance, government contracting, anti-bribery and corruption, competition, and security compliance.
• Contribute to governance, executive and Board reporting, regulatory tracking, and growth of the compliance team.

Requirements

• J.D. and an active license to practice law in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 5+ years of experience in complex compliance areas such as BSA/AML, privacy, trade compliance, government contracting, anti-bribery and corruption, or competition/antitrust.
• Ability to analyze complex regulatory requirements and translate them into practical policies and operational processes.
• Strong judgment, autonomy, adaptability, and communication skills in a fast-moving remote-first environment.
• Ability to work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.

Nice to have

• Experience with FinCEN regulations, the Bank Secrecy Act, and AML regulatory guidance and enforcement trends.
• Experience working with regulators, banking partners, or payment processors on AML matters.
• Experience across multiple compliance disciplines or in scaling a compliance function at a high-growth technology company.
• Experience managing or mentoring compliance team members.

Culture & Benefits

• High-impact leadership role with significant autonomy and executive visibility.
• Direct partnership with the Head of Compliance and executive leadership.
• Opportunity to expand responsibility across multiple compliance areas.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Collaborative environment focused on subject-matter expertise, sound judgment, and operational excellence.
• Occasional travel for team meetings.