Governance Assurance Program Manager

Job Description:

At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, we’ve tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether it’s supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, we’re not just here to move money— we’re here to move our global customers forward.
We’re looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. If that’s you and you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career—we invite you to join over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

About the Role:
 

As an Governance Assurance Program Manager on Remitly’s Risk, Oversight, and Compliance  team, you will serve as the operational and strategic lead for Remitly’s compliance governance infrastructure. This role sits at the intersection of regulatory operations, control management, and cross-functional governance. You will be responsible for building and maintaining the foundational systems that keep Remitly compliant, audit-ready, and positioned for responsible growth by applying deep domain expertise and a global risk lens to build scalable control and governance systems. 
 

This role requires strategic thinking, and cross-functional influence. You will partner with senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, and Risk to guide Remitly’s approach to assurance, drive systemic improvements, and deliver insights and systems that inform compliance strategy and enterprise risk decisions.
 

You Will:

• Establish and scale a dynamic global assurance framework that integrates an evergreen regulatory obligation inventory with a structured control library, transforming these into living, use-tested systems that drive strategic alignment across product innovation, international expansion, and enterprise risk management.

• Generate and embed innovative ideas (e.g., AI applications) to improve and speed up systems and processes. 

• Serve as the face of governance within the organization - evangelizing adoption of compliance governance frameworks, driving consistency, and helping teams understand how governance infrastructure enables their work. 

• Oversee policy management processes, ensuring policies remain current, traceable to obligations, and accessible across the organization. 

• Build and maintain cross-functional partnerships with senior stakeholders; align governance and assurance scope to broader risk, audit, and compliance priorities.

• Provide leadership and guidance to peers and junior team members, mentoring others and uplifting team craft standards.

You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Risk, or related discipline—or equivalent practical experience.

• 7+ years of experience in compliance assurance, internal audit, risk testing, regulatory consulting, regulatory program management, and/or governance in financial services or fintech.

• Proven ability to deliver enterprise-wide assurance and programs in complex, ambiguous environments, including regulatory transformation or expansion scenarios. Comfort with being a champion, educator, and internal advocate.

• Advanced communication skills with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders and synthesizing risk insights into clear, actionable recommendations.

• Excellent program management skills with experience managing cross-functional initiatives and stakeholders in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

• High ownership mindset and bias for strategic execution; able to set vision and guide others in ambiguous or high-stakes environments.

• Experience managing or mentoring small teams; comfortable leading through influence as much as through direct authority.
   

Our Benefits:

Our Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation, Together

At Remitly, we believe that true innovation sparks when we come together. Our Connected Work Culture fosters dynamic in-person collaboration, where ideas ignite and challenging problems find solutions faster. For corporate team members, we have an in-office expectation of at least 50% of the time monthly, typically achieved by coming in three days a week. This creates a consistent, meaningful overlap that supports team norms and business needs. Managers also have the flexibility to set higher expectations based on their team's specific needs. These intentional in-office moments are vital for deepening relationships, fueling creativity, and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most.

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer

At Remitly, we are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates, in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.