Director of Product Compliance, Financial Services

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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well you might just be in the right place!

We’re looking for a Director of Product Compliance, Financial Services to join our Legal team . You will operate under the supervision of the Assistant General Counsel, and your core responsibilities will be advising product, engineering, sales, and operational teams on compliance, risk, and control development in order to launch and support compliant financial services products within the context of a global enterprise.

What you’ll be doing :

• Partner with cross functional stakeholders to understand, track, and operationalize Lightspeed’s obligations to its key third party financial services partners, including applying obligations to direct product development efforts, and maintaining relationships with those partners.
• Develop, implement and maintain compliance plans, playbooks, and best practices in order to expand and scale our financial services product suite
• Actively monitor compliance and regulatory developments industry wide
• Conduct ad hoc analyses and manage complex, cross-functional, and / or multi-jurisdictional projects
• Train colleagues and stakeholder groups on what to watch out for from a compliance perspective

What you need to bring :

The legal, equity and procurement team is 27 people located in Canada and Europe. Our team is responsible to propel Lightspeed's success, empowering our global stakeholders by navigating legal challenges, turning risks into opportunities, providing commercially-minded solutions, and championing integrity.

We're looking for a Senior candidate who has experience with the following :

• 6+ years of experience working in compliance advisory role, ideally in a financial technology company or in the payments industry
• Intimate knowledge of card brand rules, PCI-DSS compliance, NACHA rules, payments facilitator licensing requirements, merchant cash advance licensing requirements and generally compliance and regulatory obligations that apply to the fin-tech industry
• Demonstrated track record of working with financial partners on regulatory compliance matters including, but not limited to : financial crimes, licensing requirements, regulatory reporting, financial product obligations, consumer compliance, conduct risk, complaints handling, money transmission rules
• Experience evaluating emerging products for compliance risk, working with the product and business stakeholders to implement creative solutions to tough compliance requirements, and conducting compliance reviews of new products and marketing materials

We know that people are more than what’s on their CV. If you’re unsure that you have the right profile for the role... hit the Apply’ button and give it a try!

What’s in it for you?

Come live the Lightspeed experience...

• Ability to do your job in a truly flexible hybrid environment;
• Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs everyday;
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.

and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry :

• Lightspeed RSU program (we are all owners)
• Unlimited paid time off policy
• Flexible working policy
• Health insurance
• Health and wellness benefits
• Possibility for transit fees to be covered
• Paid leave assistance for new parents
• Linkedin learning
• Volunteer day

To all recruitment agencies : Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed tocreating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace.

Lightspeed welcomes andencourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations areavailable on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of theselection process.

Where to from here?

Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial : we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day.

For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here .

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that.

We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are :

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences.

Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE : LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX : LSPD).

With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.

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