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Risk and Compliance Manager
leaflink • Remote
Posted: August 13, 2026
Job Description
The Role
LeafLink seeks a highly skilled Risk and Compliance Manager with expertise in high-risk, complex banking environments. In this role, you will perform critical risk and compliance activities for a fast-moving company, serving as subject matter expert on core regulatory functions. This is not a routine compliance role – it requires regulatory prowess, a broad compliance acumen, business judgement, and the ability to operate with independence and ambiguity.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Engaging in audit preparation and readiness activities, responding to audit requests
- Supporting partner bank pass-through regulatory examinations and due diligence requests
- Drafting policies and procedures, building out a centralized governance framework
- Evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls, suggesting enhancements and engaging in effective challenge
- Managing enterprise training content and ensuring timely completion
- Monitoring the regulatory landscape for developments that affect LeafLink, its subsidiaries and its partner banks
- Developing Board-level reporting of KRIs, KPIs and other metrics
- Conducting enterprise risk assessments and gap analyses
What You’ll Bring to the Team
- 3-5+ years of experience in a risk and compliance function in a high-growth environment; fintech or cannabis banking is a plus
- Experience in drafting and maintaining libraries of policies and procedures; building governance infrastructures is a plus
- Experience with regulatory exam management and audits; managing exams and audits is a plus
- Ability to identify relevant regulatory and industry changes and translate them into digestible, actionable pieces
- Experience in conducting gap analyses and risk assessments
- Knowledge of KPIs, KRIs and other reportable metrics; experience with Board-level reporting is a plus
- CRCM certification a plus
LeafLink Perks & Benefits
- Flexible PTO - you’re going to be working hard so enjoy time off with no cap!
- A robust stock option plan to give our employees a direct stake in LeafLink’s success
- 5 Days of Volunteer Time Off (VTO) - giving back is important to us and we want our employees to prioritize cultivating a better community
- Competitive compensation and 401k
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision)
- Commuter Benefits through our Flexible Spending Account
LeafLink’s employee-centric culture has earned us a coveted spot on BuiltInNYC’s Best Places to Work for in 2021 list. Learn more about LeafLink’s history and the path to our First Billion in Wholesale Cannabis Orders here.
Additional Content
The Role
LeafLink seeks a highly skilled Risk and Compliance Manager with expertise in high-risk, complex banking environments. In this role, you will perform critical risk and compliance activities for a fast-moving company, serving as subject matter expert on core regulatory functions. This is not a routine compliance role – it requires regulatory prowess, a broad compliance acumen, business judgement, and the ability to operate with independence and ambiguity.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Engaging in audit preparation and readiness activities, responding to audit requests
- Supporting partner bank pass-through regulatory examinations and due diligence requests
- Drafting policies and procedures, building out a centralized governance framework
- Evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls, suggesting enhancements and engaging in effective challenge
- Managing enterprise training content and ensuring timely completion
- Monitoring the regulatory landscape for developments that affect LeafLink, its subsidiaries and its partner banks
- Developing Board-level reporting of KRIs, KPIs and other metrics
- Conducting enterprise risk assessments and gap analyses
What You’ll Bring to the Team
- 3-5+ years of experience in a risk and compliance function in a high-growth environment; fintech or cannabis banking is a plus
- Experience in drafting and maintaining libraries of policies and procedures; building governance infrastructures is a plus
- Experience with regulatory exam management and audits; managing exams and audits is a plus
- Ability to identify relevant regulatory and industry changes and translate them into digestible, actionable pieces
- Experience in conducting gap analyses and risk assessments
- Knowledge of KPIs, KRIs and other reportable metrics; experience with Board-level reporting is a plus
- CRCM certification a plus
LeafLink Perks & Benefits
- Flexible PTO - you’re going to be working hard so enjoy time off with no cap!
- A robust stock option plan to give our employees a direct stake in LeafLink’s success
- 5 Days of Volunteer Time Off (VTO) - giving back is important to us and we want our employees to prioritize cultivating a better community
- Competitive compensation and 401k
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision)
- Commuter Benefits through our Flexible Spending Account
LeafLink’s employee-centric culture has earned us a coveted spot on BuiltInNYC’s Best Places to Work for in 2021 list. Learn more about LeafLink’s history and the path to our First Billion in Wholesale Cannabis Orders here.