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Compliance Lead

Shopify· Legal
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RemoteFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Compliance Lead within Shopify's Legal Team, focusing on building and executing an AI-first, automated compliance program for a growing suite of financial products and services, with primary responsibility for managing compliance for Shopify's strategic financial partner relationships and lenders.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary compliance point of contact for Shopify's key banking partner relationships, managing obligations, responding to audit requests, and maintaining strong, trust-based partnerships
  • Lead and execute core Compliance Program activities: testing & monitoring, reporting, AML/BSA and lending compliance, risk assessments, and audits
  • Develop and maintain playbooks, policies, and other resources to support our compliance, sanctions, and AML programs across various products
  • Lead projects that improve program efficiency and reduce compliance risk across our products and processes, using an AI-first approach
  • Partner cross-functionally with product, legal, engineering, and operations to advise on compliance risks and support new product launches
  • Provide support to team members supporting other financial partners and products
  • Identify and clearly escalate program gaps, regulatory changes, and vulnerabilities - early and with solutions in hand

Qualifications

  • Deep experience building, executing, and/or optimizing compliance programs, ideally in a FinTech or tech environment
  • Demonstrated experience managing external relationships with financial partners, regulators, or auditors - not just running an internal program
  • Strong working knowledge of AML, KYC, and sanctions compliance frameworks
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills - you can represent Shopify clearly and confidently to external parties
  • Strong time management and prioritization skills - you thrive managing multiple workstreams with competing deadlines
  • A creative, data-driven approach to problem-solving with strong analytical skills

Skills

Required:AML/KYC/Sanctions complianceExternal relationship management
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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