Program Director, Risk and Compliance

CheckAlt•Houston, TX

About The Position

While the world grows more digital and connected, physical frictions in payments aren’t going anywhere. Since 2004, our expertise in paper check processing has enabled banks, credit unions, and fintechs to offer the same digital, user-friendly experiences to all their customers - regardless of their method of payment. With software and APIs, CheckAlt optimizes processing for financial institutions and businesses nationwide. Are you the bridge between strategy and execution? CheckAlt is looking for a Risk & Compliance Program Manager to help us scale our risk infrastructure, embed compliance into core workflows, and strengthen how we support clients, vendors, audits, and cross-functional teams in fintech, banking, and payments. This is a high-impact, hands-on role that brings structure to complexity—building durable systems that meet regulatory expectations, operational needs, and client obligations as we grow.

Requirements

5–8 years in fintech, banking, payments, or BaaS risk, compliance, or operations roles
Deep familiarity with regulatory framework, vendor risk, access control, client due diligence, and audit readiness
Proven success building scalable programs across multiple teams or business lines
Comfortable working in tools like Power BI, JIRA, ServiceNow, Salesforce
A systems thinker who loves building durable, cross-functional infrastructure
Results-oriented with the self-motivation and drive to enable client success and continuous improvement.
Ability to wear multiple hats and pivot strategies and execution in a timely manner.
Resourceful and collaborative with a bias towards action
A personal and business value of treating others with honesty and respect.

Responsibilities

Operationalize Risk Processes
Maintain the enterprise risk register and track risk acceptances, mitigations, and committee follow-through
Drive corrective action plans, issue management, and regulatory control testing
Own compliance across FinCEN, Nacha, PCI, SOC, and more
Lead our Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) cadence
Own Client Due Diligence & Access Controls
Execute client onboarding risk reviews, questionnaires, and contractual risk checkpoints
Track ACH limits, onboarding conditions, and client-specific monitoring obligations
Standardize responses to client RFIs and due diligence requests across banking and enterprise clients
Partner with Security to document and improve access control governance and periodic reviews
Coordinate Compliance Across Teams
Monitor and translate changes in BSA/AML, Nacha, OCC, FFIEC, and GLBA guidance into clear internal actions
Ensure policies, procedures, and communications reflect current regulatory and client commitments
Enable Product & Onboarding Decisions
Embed risk assessments, approval thresholds, and exception logging into product development and onboarding workflows
Maintain risk approval logs for deviations, escalations, and risk acceptances
Help align legal, product, and ops teams around consistent decision-making frameworks
Support Audits, Vendors & Internal Reviews
Lead audit prep for SOC 2, PCI DSS, and client reviews with centralized documentation and process oversight
Manage internal readiness for risk committee, compliance testing, and remediation cycles
Improve vendor risk lifecycle by embedding control checks into procurement and performance oversight
Build Dashboards & Governance Infrastructure
Own KRIs, risk dashboards, and reporting for executive and board committees
Partner with SalesOps and Legal to embed risk checkpoints into Salesforce and contract workflows
Build scalable, repeatable systems that support growth without reinventing the wheel