Head of Financial Crimes Compliance (Fintech)

Location: NYC, United States; on-site

Salary: $200,000–$275,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global provides a banking platform for startups, combining accounts, corporate cards, expense management, bill payments, and accounting in one connected product.

What you will do

• Define and evolve the fraud, AML, and financial crimes prevention strategy across business banking and corporate card products.
• Partner with Data, Engineering, and Product to develop ML-based fraud models and behavioral graphs for synthetic entities, account takeover, and business email compromise.
• Own and improve business KYC/KYB and transaction monitoring processes while reducing false positives and protecting the onboarding experience.
• Lead investigations, war-room forensics, rapid response, automated remediation, and post-mortem analysis for material fraud incidents.
• Design and iterate risk controls for new fraud threats, products, and regulatory requirements.
• Hire, train, and develop a team of fraud risk analysts.

Requirements

• Expertise applying advanced analytics to fraud problems at scale.
• Strong knowledge of B2B fraud patterns, KYB onboarding, payment flows, and commercial account risks.
• Current knowledge of US banking, AML, and payments regulations, as well as emerging fraud schemes and prevention practices.
• 10+ years of experience in fraud risk management and team leadership.
• Ability to balance robust fraud controls with a strong customer experience for commercial clients.
• Track record of delivering measurable results in fast-paced, high-growth environments and adapting rapidly to new threats.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a cross-functional environment with Product, Engineering, Data, and Compliance.
• Equity compensation.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Paid time off.