Senior Product & Partnerships Compliance Lead
Ramp
Location
New York
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Hybrid
Department
Legal
Compensation
- NYTarget Base Salary $176K – $240K • Offers Equity
The final compensation will depend on the location and level at which the candidate is hired.
About Ramp
Ramp is a financial operations platform designed to save companies time and money. Our all-in-one solution combines payments, corporate cards, vendor management, procurement, travel booking, and automated bookkeeping with built-in intelligence to maximize the impact of every dollar and hour spent. More than 40,000 businesses, from family-owned farms to e-commerce giants to space startups, have saved $10B and 27.5M hours with Ramp. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment platform in America, and enables over $80 billion in purchases each year.
Ramp’s investors include Thrive Capital, Sands Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Greylock, and Redpoint, as well as over 100 angel investors who were founders or executives of leading companies. The Ramp team comprises talented leaders from leading financial services and fintech companies—Stripe, Affirm, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Capital One—as well as technology companies such as Meta, Uber, Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Instacart.
Ramp has been named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list and LinkedIn’s Top U.S. Startups for more than 3 years, as well as the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, and TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies.
About the Role
Ramp is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial Senior Product & Partnerships Compliance Lead to join our Compliance team. This pivotal role will be the primary enabler for product and partnership teams, helping Ramp scale responsibly and compliantly as we expand our financial product offerings, partner ecosystem, and market reach. In this role, you will design and implement scalable systems and programs that anticipate regulatory risks, streamline partner reporting, and support innovative product development. You will also own and evolve key compliance partnerships, advocating effectively with our external financial partners and helping unblock internal product velocity.
What You'll Do
Provide strategic compliance guidance on product development, expansion into new markets, and novel customer use cases
Translate regulatory and partner requirements into pragmatic business requirements and design solutions that unlock growth
Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Operations to embed compliance early in the product lifecycle
Collaborate with the Partnerships team and represent Compliance in engagements with financial partners, overseeing both ongoing and ad hoc reporting, audits, and escalations.
Lead initiatives to modernize and scale compliance-related systems, across product and partnership workstreams
Proactively update internal policies, controls, and procedures to reflect evolving regulatory obligations, product risk profiles, and partnership terms
Identify and mitigate future compliance gaps by influencing roadmaps, improving tooling, and developing scalable controls
What You Need
8+ years of experience in product compliance, risk, or related regulatory advisory roles—preferably in fintech or financial services
Proven experience working with technical product teams and influencing system design, with an emphasis on automation and scale
Deep familiarity with BSA/AML, sanctions, customer onboarding, fraud, complaints, and partner compliance requirements
Track record of building or maturing compliance programs, especially in high-growth or fast-paced environments
Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills; comfortable operating at the intersection of product, engineering, legal, operations, and external partners
Ability to think strategically and execute tactically—connecting business needs, regulatory frameworks, and partner expectations into practical solutions
Strong communication, documentation, and advocacy skills
Nice to Haves
Accreditation by ACAMS, an equivalent industry body, or other qualifications in the areas of financial crime, risk management, or compliance
Experience with data design, internal tooling, or compliance systems implementation
Prior ownership of partner or regulatory exam response processes
Certifications such as CAMS or other relevant industry designations
Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)
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100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you
Partially covered for your dependents
One Medical annual membership
401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp)
Flexible PTO
Fertility HRA (up to $5,000 per year)
WFH stipend to support your home office needs
Wellness stipend
Parental Leave
Relocation support to NYC or SF
Pet insurance
Other notices
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Compensation Range: $176K - $240K