Head of Legal & Compliance

Chariot•New York, NY

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Chariot is a charitable payments company that’s revolutionizing the philanthropic financial system. We believe more money needs to move to nonprofits faster so we are building tools that activate more philanthropic dollars and transform nonprofit operations to be more efficient. We’re looking for top talent to join our mission driven team in changing the financial landscape of philanthropy. We are currently backed by Y Combinator , Spark Capital , SV Angel , and top-tier angel investors like Mike Massaro , Adam Grant , and Angela Duckworth . Our team is made up of passionate and talented individuals with prior work experience at Blackrock, Bain, Goldman Sachs, Palantir, and Forage (YC21). We are entering an exciting phase of growth and expanding our team to bring tens of thousands of nonprofits onboard while expanding our product capabilities to solve even deeper problems for the nonprofit sector.

Requirements

6+ years in compliance/law, ideally with fintech exposure
J.D.
Detail oriented with excellent written/verbal communication skills
Proactive with strong people skills and ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
Comfortable working collaboratively in a fast-moving, cross-functional team environment
Team player with an ownership mindset and an eagerness to take on more work whenever possible
Deep understanding of financial services, specifically in B2B financial services, banking, and/or digital asset management.
Ability to respond to regulatory inquiries and audits, including drafting, reviewing, implementing, and managing policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Own all commercial contracts - negotiating and managing agreements with nonprofits, fundraising platforms, DAF sponsors, and banking partners
Advise cross-functional teams on legal risk as we expand product capabilities and enter new markets
Build out legal operations infrastructure (templates, playbooks, outside counsel relationships)
Lead Chariot's compliance program — policies, controls, and procedures that scale with the business
Own BSA/AML, KYC/KYB, and payments regulatory frameworks across our banking and platform partnerships
Respond to regulatory inquiries and audits; serve as primary point of contact with banking partners and regulators
Monitor the evolving fintech/payments regulatory landscape and keep leadership ahead of it
Sit at the leadership table - this role shapes company decisions, not just reviews them
Partner with Product and Engineering to ensure new features ship compliantly without slowing velocity

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare, including options that are 100% covered by Chariot for you
18 days PTO
13 holidays
100% paid parental leave, including 12 weeks for primary caregivers
Weekly team lunches
Free dinner every day at office past 8pm
Monthly team building events
Employee-friendly equity: 2 year exercise window and double-trigger acceleration
Company Retreats: To get away - we all convene 2-3x / year company retreats
Matching DAFs and daily charitable giving through GoodToday