The Head of Compliance will design and manage Whop's compliance program, ensuring adherence to regulations like AML/KYC and GDPR while collaborating with multiple teams.
About Whop
Whop is a platform that empowers people to monetize their passions and explore what the internet has to offer. Our mission is to deliver everyone a sustainable income. We deliver $2.5B per year in income to people across the globe.
About The RoleWe're hiring a Head of Compliance to design and own Whop's compliance program across all business lines. You'll own regulatory strategy and operational compliance across our payments platform and marketplace — from AML/KYC to trust & safety and privacy. You'll work closely with Product, Payments, and Leadership to build compliance into our business. This role will be part of our Legal, Compliance and Risk function.
Scope- Design, build, and scale Whop's overall compliance program
- Own AML/KYC, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring programs
- Manage trust & safety frameworks, prohibited products policies, and merchant underwriting
- Manage privacy, data protection, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
- Ensure new features (including crypto/stablecoin) are compliant by design
- 7+ years in compliance, AML/KYC, or regulatory affairs at payments/fintech/marketplace companies
- Comfortable with regulatory ambiguity — you can translate unclear rules into defensible positions
- Strong with numbers, metrics, and operational details
- High agency, builder mindset, good partner
- Exposure to crypto/stablecoins is a plus
- Competitive base salary + equity
- Unlimited PTO, full health/vision/dental coverage
- Lunch & dinner M-F + Equinox + Citibike + free Ubers after 10pm + $9k rent subsidy (within 4 blocks of 300 Kent)
- Latest Macbook Pro & tech accessories
Top Skills
Aml,Kyc,Gdp,Ccpa
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