Chief Risk & Compliance Officer - Emerging & High-Risk Markets

The role: You'll build and own Flyra's risk and compliance function as we serve businesses in high-risk regions and move toward owned rails in the US. Banks, regulators, and partners need to trust our controls before they trust our volume. You'll make that possible, and turn compliance into a reason partners choose us.

What you'll do: Own the compliance program: BSA/AML, KYC/KYB, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and Travel Rule Lead sponsor bank relationships and the path to money transmission licensing Run partner due diligence and ongoing oversight for the PSPs that distribute Flyra Build the credit and counterparty risk framework behind our lending Manage regulatory obligations across the US and the markets we serve Work with engineering to build controls into the platform and Vedax, not bolt them on What you bring 12+ years in compliance or risk at a bank, fintech, or payments company, including time as a senior leader Demonstrated experience managing compliance and risk in high-risk jurisdictions and corridors, including navigating local regulatory requirements, correspondent/sponsor-bank relationships, and elevated financial-crime risk Direct experience with sponsor bank programs, BaaS, or money transmission licensing Deep BSA/AML and sanctions expertise, with exposure to emerging or high-risk markets Working knowledge of stablecoin and digital asset regulation Credit risk experience is a strong plus Able to say yes to growth safely, not just no Why Flyra Founding executive role with meaningful equity Live product with real volume Shape how regulated stablecoin infrastructure is built for markets that need it most