Head of Compliance

Overview

Whop is a platform that empowers people to monetize their passions and explore what the internet has to offer. Our mission is to deliver everyone a sustainable income. We deliver $2.5B per year in income to people across the globe.

We re hiring a Head of Compliance to design and own Whop s compliance program across all business lines. You ll own regulatory strategy and operational compliance across our payments platform and marketplace — from AML/KYC to trust & safety and privacy. You ll work closely with Product, Payments, and Leadership to build compliance into our business. This role will be part of our Legal, Compliance and Risk function.

• Design, build, and scale Whop s overall compliance program
• Own AML/KYC, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring programs
• Manage trust & safety frameworks, prohibited products policies, and merchant underwriting
• Manage privacy, data protection, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Ensure new features (including crypto/stablecoin) are compliant by design

• 7+ years in compliance, AML/KYC, or regulatory affairs at payments/fintech/marketplace companies
• Comfortable with regulatory ambiguity — you can translate unclear rules into defensible positions
• Strong with numbers, metrics, and operational details
• High agency, builder mindset, good partner
• Exposure to crypto/stable coins is a plus

• Competitive base salary + equity
• Unlimited PTO, full health/vision/dental coverage
• Lunch & dinner M-F + Equinox + Citibike + free Ubers after 10pm + $9k rent subsidy (within 4 blocks of 300 Kent)
• Latest Macbook Pro & tech accessories