Director, Deputy Head of AFC Risk and Compliance - Remote, USA

Marqeta is on a mission to change the way money moves. We’re one of the earliest enablers of embedded finance, a market opportunity sized up in the trillions. Our card issuing platform provides unprecedented flexibility and control for companies to issue cards, authorize transactions, and manage payment operations in real time.   Marqeta is powering the most well known brands in the new economy (Block, Cash App, Affirm, Instacart, Doordash, Uber, Walmart, etc). Today nearly 8 out of 10 Americans use a product powered by Marqeta every week. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.

As Marqeta’s  Deputy Head of Anti-Financial Crimes Risk and Compliance, you will:

• Partner with our Business Development, Product Management, and Legal teams as well as our bank partners to conceive and execute a strategy that ensures compliance with anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption (ABAC) and fraud regulations
• Synthesize the regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions, and work cross-functionally to drive unified messaging and positioning within the organization and with our partners
• Join a rapidly growing team looking to build a strong and dynamic Anti-Financial Crimes (AFC) Risk and Compliance team and report directly to the Head of AFC Risk and Compliance

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the United States or from our Oakland office. We’d love for you to join us!

What You’ll Do

• Support the Head of AFC Risk and Compliance in responding to bank and customer requests related to the AFC program, including managing complex audit requests and issues remediation
• Support all aspects of the AFC Risk and Compliance program, including …