Compliance Analyst

With a mission to financially empower the next generation, Sezzle is revolutionizing the shopping experience beyond payments, blending cutting-edge tech with seamless, interest-free installment plans that make shopping smarter and more accessible. We’re not just transforming payments; we’re redefining how people discover, interact with, and purchase the things they love while driving real impact on merchant sales through increased conversions and higher order values.

• Provide compliance advisory support to business partners on consumer finance and payments requirements; document guidance, decisions, and follow-ups.
• Support the intake, tracking, and completion of Compliance Operations, Advisory, and Financial Crimes Compliance work (advisory requests, reviews, alerts/cases, and actions) using defined workflows and evidence standards.
• Perform second-line oversight reviews of complaint handling for higher-risk channels (e.g., CFPB, BBB, and executive escalations) and contribute to complaint trend and root-cause analysis.
• Support issues management governance by maintaining issue/action logs, validating remediation plans and evidence, and monitoring aging to closure.
• Participate in change management oversight by reviewing initiatives for compliance impacts, control readiness, and required approvals/escalations.
• Conduct pre-use compliance reviews of marketing and customer communications; identify required disclosures and risks (e.g., UDAAP, fair lending) and document results.
• Assist with product development compliance assessments for new products and material initiatives; coordinate inputs, maintain risk/control documentation, and track conditions for launch.
• Support third-party compliance activities for customer-facing vendors (e.g., due diligence documentation support, contract requirement tracking, ongoing monitoring).
• Support Financial Crimes Compliance operations, including BSA/AML transaction monitoring, alert and case review, and disposition consistent with established procedures.
• Assist with sanctions/OFAC screening and watchlist management, including reviewing potential matches, documenting dispositions, and escalating true or probable matches.
• Support Customer Identification Program (CIP) and Customer Due Diligence/Enhanced Due Diligence (CDD/EDD) activities, including identity-verification exceptions, remediation of identity defects, and program control testing.
• Assist in the preparation, documentation, and quality review of Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) narratives and supporting evidence, coordinating with investigators and escalating as appropriate.
• Advise business, product, and operations partners on financial crimes requirements and control expectations for new and existing products, and document guidance and decisions.
• Support responses to subpoenas and regulatory information requests, including FinCEN Section 314(a) inquiries.
• Prepare clear written memos and governance-ready summaries (metrics, themes, escalations) for leadership and partner reporting.
• Assist in gathering and delivering relevant information for internal and external regulatory reviews, examinations, audits, or other supervisory events.
• Support additional compliance-related initiatives and projects as assigned.

• Self-motivated, adaptable, and capable of working independently or collaboratively.
• Solid understanding of regulatory frameworks, laws, and compliance requirements applicable to consumer financial products and services, including financial crimes requirements (BSA/AML, USA PATRIOT Act, and OFAC/sanctions).
• Experience in compliance operations/advisory, risk management, quality assurance, or other control/oversight activities (planning, documentation, analysis, and reporting).
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce clear documentation, memos, and evidence packages.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively across multiple workstreams.
• Analytical thinker with sound judgment and a proactive mindset; able to recommend practical solutions that mitigate risk and strengthen controls.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels and provide effective challenge and recommend practical solutions to mitigate risk and enhance controls.
• High integrity, sound ethical judgment, and comfort escalating concerns when needed.
• Working knowledge of Financial Crimes Compliance operations - transaction monitoring, alert/case management, sanctions screening, CIP/CDD, and SAR processes - or a demonstrated ability to learn them quickly.
• Comfort working with high-volume data and structured review workflows.

• The salary range for this role is $1,800 - $2,300 per month (Gross in USD).
• Remote work from Mexico.