# Head of Compliance at Clera

Head of Compliance at Clera in remote. Remote, full-time, paying $120k–$160k. Posted November 6, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: remote
- Workplace: Remote
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $120k–$160k
- Posted: 2026-11-06
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Clera/3b8d470d-d8b4-41ce-92a0-80afc0fbbe34/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/head-of-compliance-clera-6f0db8

## Requirements

- Three to twelve years of relevant experience, including leadership of a compliance team and ownership of a compliance program at a fintech, payments, or digital-asset business.
- Experience at the intersection of compliance and crypto across the Americas, including familiarity with stablecoins, wallets, and wallet-screening controls.
- Strong BSA/AML experience, including policy development, risk modeling, SAR filings, regulatory reporting, onboarding, wallet screening, and transaction monitoring.
- Knowledge of US-Latin America cross-border trade and trade-based money laundering risks, with sound judgment on applying controls to higher-risk clients and markets.
- Experience coordinating audits and due diligence with banks or payment partners; familiarity with digital-asset compliance standards and exchange controls.

## Description

### About the Role

Lead the compliance program for a cross-border payments fintech serving businesses across the United States and Latin America. You will own day-to-day operations and key risk decisions, helping the company scale responsibly while enabling clients to move money and manage payment activity.

### What You'll Do

- Serve as the designated BSA/AML Officer and own compliance policies, procedures, and the risk model.

- Make and document final decisions on escalated onboarding, wallet screening, transaction monitoring, and SAR cases.

- Identify practical controls that address risk while supporting growth in challenging markets.

- Lead and mentor compliance analysts, including handling their escalations.

- Represent the compliance program in bank and payment partner due diligence, information requests, and audits.

- Oversee analyst workflows and AI-assisted systems, focusing review on decisions that require human judgment.

### What We're Looking For

- Three to twelve years of relevant experience, including leadership of a compliance team and ownership of a compliance program at a fintech, payments, or digital-asset business.

- Experience at the intersection of compliance and crypto across the Americas, including familiarity with stablecoins, wallets, and wallet-screening controls.

- Strong BSA/AML experience, including policy development, risk modeling, SAR filings, regulatory reporting, onboarding, wallet screening, and transaction monitoring.

- Knowledge of US-Latin America cross-border trade and trade-based money laundering risks, with sound judgment on applying controls to higher-risk clients and markets.

- Experience coordinating audits and due diligence with banks or payment partners; familiarity with digital-asset compliance standards and exchange controls.

### Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $120,000 to $160,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

### Location

Fully remote for candidates based in the United States or Latin America.