Legal & Compliance Program Manager

NinjaHoldings•Sarasota, FL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

NinjaHoldings was founded in 2017 by a team seeking to revolutionize the way everyday Americans interact with financial services. Through our CreditNinja and NinjaCard brands, we empower people overlooked by traditional financial institutions to take control of their finances via a full suite of digital banking and lending products, providing incentives and rewards along the way as we guide them on a path to financial improvement. Through our EDGE brand, we help companies better understand their customers by offering a package of bespoke underwriting, fraud detection, and analytics services. With offices in Chicago, Miami, and around the world through the power of remote work, we are a lean and innovative team always seeking like-minded talent to join us in our fight to disrupt consumer finance. We are hiring a Compliance & Legal Program Manager to own and drive the execution of initiatives originating from two separate departments, Compliance and Legal. This role is designed for candidates with strong product or management backgrounds who are comfortable decomposing complex requirements, coordinating cross-functional work, and driving delivery in regulated environments. The role will focus on program management and execution, not regulatory interpretation or legal decision-making. The goal is to ensure compliance and legal-driven work moves forward in a structured, visible way without placing execution burden on department leadership.

Requirements

5+ years of experience as a Program Manager, Product Manager, Project Manager, or similar role
Demonstrated experience delivering complex, cross-team initiatives
Experience working in regulated industries strongly preferred
Comfort working closely with Engineering, Product, Compliance, and Legal teams
Strong experience using Jira to manage cross-functional work, including Epics, stories and linked workflows across multiple projects
Demonstrated ability to manage a program build or initiative board that coordinates work executed by other teams
Familiarity with software development lifecycles, releases processes, and change management protocols
Experience operating in controlled or regulated change environments
Strong organizational and prioritization skills

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Compliance, Legal, Audit, or Risk teams
Fintech, banking, payments, or consumer finance experience
Familiarity with data validation or reporting workflows, including the ability to interpret reports or query outputs
Experience coordinating work involving external partners or regulators

Responsibilities

Own and manage the Compliance Program
Build Jira space, which serves as the central PM and coordination space for compliance and legal initiatives, ensuring work is routed to the correct Jira space and tracked appropriately
Intake and prioritize initiatives originating from Compliance and Legal
Own cross-functional Epics and drive them from definition through completion
Translate compliance and legal requirements into clear execution plans
Coordinate execution across Compliance, Legal, Product, Engineering, Operations, and external partners
Drive project planning, scheduling, and monitoring to ensure initiatives are delivered on time and with high quality
Ensure required legal and bank reviews and approvals are obtained, documented, and tracked
Identify risks, dependencies, and blockers early, recommend mitigation strategies, and escalate when needed
Provide clear status updates and delivery visibility to Compliance and Legal leadership and ensure initiatives close with proper validation, approvals, and evidence retained
Analyze complex business challenges and translate them into actionable solutions, utilizing advanced analytical tools and methodologies
Champion process improvements, organizational alignment, and strategic decision-making