Compliance Officer - FinTech, Mobile Electronics Wholesale Trade, International Payments, Risk Opera

IntroductionWe're looking for a Compliance Officer who understands fintech risk, international payments, and cross-border financial crime operations.This is not a purely policy-focused AML role. We want someone who can work close to the business, review real customer activity, identify risk patterns, and help build practical compliance systems that scale.Our initial focus is on mobile electronics wholesale clients, but the scope will broaden across additional industries, geographies, and payment use cases.Company DescriptionsShield is a payment processor headquartered in Miami, Florida, enabling electronics export businesses to accept digital payments (USDT, USDC, USD) from international buyers.We process $50M+ in monthly volume for large electronics distributors across the U.S. and Latin America and have raised $7M in venture capital from leading fintech and crypto investors.Because electronics trade is capital-intensive, documentation-heavy, and frequently abused, compliance is a core operational function at Shield — not a policy layer or afterthought.Who We're Looking ForWe are looking for candidates with experience in fintech compliance, payments risk, AML operations, trade compliance, or financial crime operations.You should have:3+ years of experience in compliance, risk, AML, payments operations, or financial crime operationsStrong understanding of customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, and risk-based reviewsExperience reviewing customers, counterparties, jurisdictions, and payment activity for riskFamiliarity with AML, sanctions, fraud, and trade-based money laundering risksAbility to identify unusual transaction patterns, inconsistent customer activity, and high-risk behaviorComfort working directly with Sales, Operations, Compliance, and FoundersAbility to balance commercial realities with regulatory and platform risk controlsThis is a contract role, open to remote or on-site (Miami, FL) candidates.Role ResponsibilitiesAs Compliance Officer, you will:Review customer onboarding from a financial crime and payments-risk perspectiveEvaluate customer activity, counterparties, jurisdictions, and transaction behaviorMonitor payment activity for anomalies, red flags, and potential misuseHelp build practical compliance procedures, checklists, logs, and workflowsPartner with Sales and Operations to resolve customer risk issuesMaintain compliance records, risk assessments, and internal review documentationSupport internal reviews, audits, law enforcement requests, and partner inquiriesEscalate regulatory, operational, or reputational risks clearly and earlyOur BenefitsCompetitive compensation with equity options and benefitsOpportunity to be an early compliance hire at a scaling fintech companyDirect access to founders and leadershipDeep exposure to international payments and financial crime risk operationsFast-paced, execution-focused environment with tangible impact