Occupation
Compliance Officer
A Compliance Officer monitors and enforces an organization's adherence to external regulations and internal policies, identifying areas of legal or financial risk before they become violations. Typical duties include performing risk assessments, conducting audits, and writing clear policies and procedures, all backed by thorough documentation to demonstrate compliance during regulatory reviews. The role demands meticulous attention to regulatory detail and is common in banking, insurance, and other industries subject to close government oversight.
Duties & responsibilities
- Conduct risk assessments and audits to identify compliance gaps and areas of potential regulatory violation
- Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and controls to ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations
- Monitor transactions, communications, and activities to detect compliance violations and financial crime risks
- Prepare documentation, reports, and filings to demonstrate compliance during regulatory examinations and audits
- Advise internal teams on regulatory requirements and compliance best practices across business functions
- Manage and oversee compliance team members and coordinate with external stakeholders and regulators
What Compliance Officer roles involve, from employers’ own postings.
How much does a Compliance Officer make?
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Who is hiring for Compliance Officer roles?
20 open Compliance Officer roles from 18 employers; the most at Menlo Ventures Portfolio, American International Group and Bristol Myers Squibb.
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Open Compliance Officer roles (20)
Inspections Investigations and Intelligence Oversight Specialist
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Fort Belvoir, VA · $143,913 – $187,093
This federal oversight role involves planning and executing inspections, audits, and investigations across Defense Threat Reduction Agency programs, with responsibility for developing inspection policies and ensuring internal controls are effective. It suits experienced investigators or auditors ready to lead compliance initiatives within a government defense context.
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Health System Specialist (Compliance Officer)
Indian Health Service
Full-time · Whiteriver, AZ · $89,508 – $116,362
This permanent full-time compliance officer role oversees healthcare regulatory adherence, audit response, and staff training at an Indian Health Service facility. The position suits healthcare compliance professionals with federal experience and relevant certifications who can build and maintain comprehensive compliance programs across complex regulatory environments.
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Health System Specialist-Integrity and Compliance Officer
Veterans Health Administration
Full-time · Boise, ID · $89,508 – $116,362
This federal health system role leads compliance and integrity programs across a medical facility, developing strategic initiatives and internal controls to mitigate risks and ensure regulatory adherence. It suits experienced professionals with healthcare compliance backgrounds who can translate policy into operational practice and communicate compliance priorities across a large organization.
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Director, SOX Infrastructure
Menlo Ventures Portfolio
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $230,000 – $300,000
Lead the design and implementation of financial controls over Anthropic's compute and infrastructure spending as the company scales toward going public. This role suits someone with deep SOX expertise who has built controls in complex, high-volume environments and wants to pioneer control approaches in AI infrastructure where established playbooks don't yet exist.
Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Director of Global Trade Compliance
Voyager
Full-time · Remote · $200,000 – $230,000
This role leads a company's international trade compliance function, managing export controls, sanctions screening, customs regulations, and cross-border trade matters for a space and defense technology firm. It suits experienced trade compliance professionals who want to build and scale a compliance program at a growth-stage company operating in highly regulated sectors.
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Head of Compliance, Consumer Reporting Agency
SentiLink
Full-time · United States · $170,000 – $190,000 · Remote
SentiLink is seeking a Head of Compliance to build and operate their FCRA compliance program for a consumer reporting agency handling millions of identity verifications daily. This role is ideal for someone with deep CRA compliance experience who can establish controls, manage disputes end-to-end, and partner with product teams—doing hands-on operational work while designing the systems and policies that will scale the function.
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1940 Act Regulatory Administration Manager
U.S. Bank
$148,495 – $174,700
This role manages regulatory filings and governance documents for investment funds at a major bank, requiring deep expertise in SEC compliance and the Investment Company Act of 1940. It suits experienced compliance professionals or securities attorneys who want to move into a leadership-track position managing complex regulatory projects and teams.
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Facility Compliance Officer, Regional Hospitals (Wilson County: onsite 3-4 days a week) - HYBRID
Vanderbilt University & Medical Center
Nashville, TN
This role oversees regulatory compliance and privacy practices across assigned hospital facilities within a large academic health system, coordinating with central compliance and privacy offices to prevent violations and investigate concerns. It suits someone with healthcare compliance expertise who can work independently across multiple concurrent initiatives while collaborating with hospital leadership and clinical staff.
Listed on Vanderbilt University & Medical Center’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Global Head of Market Surveillance Compliance, Managing Director
State Street Corporation
Full-time · $170,000 – $267,500
A senior leadership role overseeing a financial institution's global market surveillance compliance program across trade and communications monitoring. This position suits experienced compliance leaders seeking to drive strategic improvements in surveillance controls, regulatory governance, and risk management across multiple jurisdictions.
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Head of Lending Compliance
Intuit
Mountain View, CA · $219,000 – $296,500
Lead Intuit's lending compliance program across consumer and small business lending products, managing a team of compliance professionals while serving as the regulatory authority on TILA, ECOA, FCRA, and other lending laws. This role suits experienced compliance leaders with deep lending expertise and a track record of building and scaling high-performing teams.
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Where Compliance Officers commonly go next: Compliance Manager.
Compliance Manager
Elevance Health
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GRC and Security Compliance Lead
Deepgram
USA - Remote · $165,000 – $223,300
Deepgram is seeking someone to architect and maintain the documentary and evidential backbone of their security and compliance program, managing audit evidence, control mappings, policies, and public commitments across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS. This role suits a technically fluent compliance professional who can translate complex infrastructure realities into clear, defensible documentation that satisfies auditors, customers, and engineers.
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Compliance Manager [IC3]
Sourcegraph
Remote · $102,899 – $137,718
This role leads governance, risk, and compliance programs at a software infrastructure company, owning certifications like SOC 2 and ISO 27001 from end to end. It suits someone with hands-on experience building compliance programs in fast-moving tech environments who can translate framework requirements into practical controls and work across technical and non-technical teams.
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Compliance Manager
Anyscale
San Francisco, CA · $180,000 – $230,000
This Compliance Manager role owns governance, risk, and compliance programs end-to-end for a fast-growing AI infrastructure company, managing SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 audits, security diligence with enterprise customers, and a risk register—reporting directly to the Head of Security with full autonomy and no senior compliance function above you. The role suits someone with deep compliance program experience who can work credibly with engineers and customers, operate independently across functions, and mature a growing compliance function as the company scales.
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Compliance Manager
AST SpaceMobile
Midland, TX
This role involves designing and implementing a unified quality management system across an aerospace manufacturer's multiple locations, with a focus on achieving AS9100 certification. It suits experienced compliance professionals who have led initial QMS implementations in regulated industries and want to build quality infrastructure from the ground up rather than maintain existing systems.
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Lead Compliance Manager
Motive
Full-time · United States - Remote · $163,000 – $225,000
Motive is seeking a Lead Compliance Manager to build and operate the compliance program for their rapidly expanding commercial lending and card business across multiple jurisdictions. This role offers ownership of AML/BSA, KYC/KYB, and sanctions compliance from policy design through execution, working with bank partners and internal teams to ensure compliant launches into new markets.
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Lead, Security Controls Assurance - SOX
Menlo Ventures Portfolio
Full-time · Seattle, WA · $410,000 – $510,000
You'll lead the design and continuous monitoring of SOX controls over Anthropic's financial systems and infrastructure, working with engineering to build compliance into technology from the start rather than retrofitting it later. This role suits experienced compliance professionals or auditors who combine deep technical fluency with hands-on knowledge of public-company control frameworks and can translate between engineering and regulatory language.
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Manager Product Compliance
Mercury Marine
Full-time · $103,200 – $144,000
This is a leadership role managing a distributed global team responsible for ensuring Navico Group's products meet regulatory requirements across markets like North America and Europe. The position suits experienced compliance professionals ready to oversee the full certification lifecycle and drive compliance strategy within a large marine-technology organization.
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Trade and Regulatory Compliance Manager
Astranis
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $115,000 – $235,000
This legal department role leads trade and export compliance programs for a satellite communications company, focusing on ITAR, EAR, and broader regulatory frameworks. It suits someone with deep U.S. export control expertise who can translate complex regulations into operational guidance across engineering, supply chain, and commercial teams.
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Manager, Pipeline Compliance
Colonial Pipeline
Alpharetta, GA
This role leads Colonial Pipeline's compliance program, overseeing regulatory monitoring and safety adherence across the organization while managing a team of compliance professionals. It suits experienced energy sector compliance leaders with deep knowledge of pipeline safety regulations who want to drive regulatory excellence at a major infrastructure company.
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Employers hiring Compliance Officers
18 in total, most open roles first.
- MPMenlo Ventures Portfolio3 roles
Bristol Myers Squibb1 role
- CCoinDesk1 role
- DA
Gilead Sciences1 role- ISIndian Health Service1 role