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.
About The RoleWe'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.
Scope- 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/stablecoins 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
Top Skills
What We Do
Whop is building a platform to service the internet economy. Millions of people are building new products that they are selling guerrilla style on social media and on forums throughout the internet. Whop gives these sellers a sleek storefront that can accept payments, seamlessly deliver digital products, and attract new customers visiting our marketplace. We currently handle almost $150M+ in yearly payments with thousands of active merchants.
To view our open roles, please visit https://careers.whop.com
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