Legal & Compliance Project Manager
About The Position
NinjaHoldings is seeking a Compliance & Legal Project Manager to own and drive the execution of initiatives originating from the Compliance and Legal departments. This role is ideal for candidates with strong product or management backgrounds who can decompose complex requirements, coordinate cross-functional work, and drive delivery in regulated environments. The focus will be on program management and execution, ensuring compliance and legal-driven work progresses in a structured and visible manner without burdening department leadership. The company, founded in 2017, aims to revolutionize financial services through its CreditNinja and NinjaCard brands, empowering individuals overlooked by traditional institutions. Through its EDGE brand, it assists companies with underwriting, fraud detection, and analytics. With offices in Chicago, Miami, and globally via remote work, NinjaHoldings is a lean and innovative team.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a Program Manager, Product Manager, Project Manager, or similar role.
- Demonstrated experience delivering complex, cross-team initiatives.
- 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.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in regulated industries strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with software development lifecycles, releases processes, and change management protocols.
- Experience operating in controlled or regulated change environments.
- 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 to serve as the central PM and coordination space for compliance and legal initiatives.
- Ensure 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.
- Ensure required legal and bank reviews and approvals are obtained, documented, and tracked.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and blockers early and escalate when needed.
- Provide clear status updates and delivery visibility to Compliance and Legal leadership.
- Ensure initiatives close with proper validation, approvals, and evidence retained.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Flexible, remote work
- Fun, fast-paced work environment
- Dynamic start-up culture
- Ability to make an immediate impact in a growth stage company
- Convenient downtown Chicago office located in the heart of the city
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
