Program Director, Risk and Compliance
Company: CheckAlt
Location: Houston
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
We Are CheckAlt While the world grows more digital and
connected, physical frictions in payments aren’t going anywhere.
Since 2004, our expertise in paper check processing has enabled
banks, credit unions, and fintechs to offer the same digital,
user-friendly experiences to all their customers - regardless of
their method of payment. With software and APIs, CheckAlt optimizes
processing for financial institutions and businesses nationwide.
The Role Are you the bridge between strategy and execution?
CheckAlt is looking for a Risk & Compliance Program Manager to help
us scale our risk infrastructure, embed compliance into core
workflows, and strengthen how we support clients, vendors, audits,
and cross-functional teams in fintech, banking, and payments. This
is a high-impact, hands-on role that brings structure to
complexity—building durable systems that meet regulatory
expectations, operational needs, and client obligations as we grow.
What You’ll Do: Operationalize Risk Processes Maintain the
enterprise risk register and track risk acceptances, mitigations,
and committee follow-through Drive corrective action plans, issue
management, and regulatory control testing Own compliance across
FinCEN, Nacha, PCI, SOC, and more Lead our Business Impact Analysis
(BIA) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) cadence Own Client Due
Diligence & Access Controls Execute client onboarding risk reviews,
questionnaires, and contractual risk checkpoints Track ACH limits,
onboarding conditions, and client-specific monitoring obligations
Standardize responses to client RFIs and due diligence requests
across banking and enterprise clients Partner with Security to
document and improve access control governance and periodic reviews
Coordinate Compliance Across Teams Monitor and translate changes in
BSA/AML, Nacha, OCC, FFIEC, and GLBA guidance into clear internal
actions Ensure policies, procedures, and communications reflect
current regulatory and client commitments Enable Product &
Onboarding Decisions Embed risk assessments, approval thresholds,
and exception logging into product development and onboarding
workflows Maintain risk approval logs for deviations, escalations,
and risk acceptances Help align legal, product, and ops teams
around consistent decision-making frameworks Support Audits,
Vendors & Internal Reviews Lead audit prep for SOC 2, PCI DSS, and
client reviews with centralized documentation and process oversight
Manage internal readiness for risk committee, compliance testing,
and remediation cycles Improve vendor risk lifecycle by embedding
control checks into procurement and performance oversight Build
Dashboards & Governance Infrastructure Own KRIs, risk dashboards,
and reporting for executive and board committees Partner with
SalesOps and Legal to embed risk checkpoints into Salesforce and
contract workflows Build scalable, repeatable systems that support
growth without reinventing the wheel Talents you’ll bring: 5–8
years in fintech, banking, payments, or BaaS risk, compliance, or
operations roles Deep familiarity with regulatory framework, vendor
risk, access control, client due diligence, and audit readiness
Proven success building scalable programs across multiple teams or
business lines Comfortable working in tools like Power BI, JIRA,
ServiceNow, Salesforce A systems thinker who loves building
durable, cross-functional infrastructure Characteristics you’ll
have: Results-oriented with the self-motivation and drive to enable
client success and continuous improvement. Ability to wear multiple
hats and pivot strategies and execution in a timely manner.
Resourceful and collaborative with a bias towards action A personal
and business value of treating others with honesty and respect. We
value the unique expertise and experience attained through military
service. Transitioning service members, active members of the Guard
and Reserve, and military spouses are encouraged to apply. CheckAlt
is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to
equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry,
religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age,
citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran
status. For more information, visit http://www.checkalt.com .
CheckAlt will not sell your personal information. If you are a
California resident, CheckAlt will not use your information in a
manner prohibited by the California Consumer Privacy Act. If you
are a California resident, you can request that CheckAlt delete all
records of your application. To submit such a request, please email
careers@checkalt.com .
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