Join our fast-paced, growing company and further your career with Maverick Payments, where you can thrive, your ideas are valued, and your colleagues feel more like family than coworkers!
About Us:
Maverick Payments is a family-owned and privately held full-service payment provider. Located in Calabasas, California, Maverick has created innovative technology designed for sales organizations, such as ISO’s and ISV’s, looking to monetize payments by reselling our white-labeled payments stack. Our payment products include merchant acquiring services, a proprietary gateway, ACH processing, fraud & chargeback tools, analytics, and other value-add services. Maverick’s team includes underwriting, risk management, compliance & legal, technology & product development, on-boarding, customer support, information technology, and more.
About the Position: Under the direction of Maverick’s Director, Governance & Policy, the Payments Governance Specialist is responsible for supporting day-to day Governance functions, including but not limited to third party risk management, internal risk assessment, policy and procedure oversight, and quality assurance. The position partners closely with internal stakeholders and external parties to strengthen controls, support audit preparedness, and promote a strong culture of compliance and operational resilience.
- Support the design, execution, and continuous improvement of governance processes across payments, control activities, and partner oversight.
- Perform third-party risk management activities, including due diligence, onboarding reviews, periodic risk assessments, issue tracking, and ongoing monitoring of vendors, program partners, and external service providers.
- Evaluate control environments for third parties and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with company policies, sponsor bank expectations, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Monitor changes in the regulatory and payments landscape, perform horizon scanning, and communicate emerging risks, regulatory developments, and industry expectations to internal stakeholders.
- Support compliance efforts related to card payments, merchant processing, sponsor bank oversight, consumer protection expectations, and operational risk management.
- Prepare materials, documentation, and responses for sponsor bank reviews, audits, exams, and oversight meetings.
- Coordinate audit readiness activities, including evidence gathering, control mapping, remediation tracking, and follow-up on findings from sponsor bank, internal, and external audits.
- Partner with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Operations, Product, and Relationship Management teams to ensure governance requirements are embedded in business processes and change initiatives.
- Track governance issues, action plans, and remediation items to closure, escalating concerns where appropriate.
- Assist in drafting and maintaining policies, procedures, standards, and governance reporting related to payments, partner oversight, and risk management.
- Support recurring governance committees, dashboards, and reporting packages by consolidating metrics, issues, trends, and key decisions.
- Support operational quality assurance for key risk functions.
- Support specialized governance, compliance, and risk management projects as assigned by leadership.
- Assist with the development and enhancement of governance reporting, key risk indicators, and management information packages.
- Participate in process improvement initiatives designed to strengthen oversight, documentation quality, and control effectiveness.
- Contribute to regulatory change management activities, including impact assessments and implementation tracking.
- Other duties as assigned.
- 4+ years of experience in payments, governance, compliance, risk management, audit, or a related function within financial services, banking, fintech, or payment processing.
- Experience supporting sponsor bank oversight, partner reviews, audits, or regulatory examinations.
- Familiarity with third-party risk management practices, regulatory change management, and control documentation
- High School Diploma required, bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Knowledge of card payment processes, sponsor bank oversight expectations, and regulatory compliance principles relevant to the acquiring and payment processing industry.
- Ability to analyze, test, assess, and interpret information or data to identify risks and recommend practical solutions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear summaries, reports, audit materials, and governance documentation.
- Strong organization and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, with strong capabilities in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to adapt to changing regulatory requirements, business priorities, and operational needs.
- Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with external third parties.
- Demonstrates sound judgment, accountability, and attention to detail.
- Understanding of emerging risks, technologies, and trends in the payments space
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary, Bonuses and Incentives.
- Comprehensive employer sponsored health, vision, and dental insurance programs.
- Paid time off, Paid Sick and Paid Holidays.
- 401K plan with up to a 3% matching contribution.
- Commitment to Career Development and Advancement.
- Employee Recognition Programs
- Vibrant Office Culture, Team Building, Birthdays, Work Anniversaries, Snacks, and more!
This position will consider remote candidates in the following states:
AZ, CA (outside Los Angeles), CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience in payments, governance, compliance, risk management, audit, or a related function within financial services, banking, fintech, or payment processing
- High School Diploma required, bachelor's degree preferred
- Experience supporting sponsor bank oversight, partner reviews, audits, or regulatory examinations
- Familiarity with third-party risk management practices, regulatory change management, and control documentation
- Knowledge of card payment processes, sponsor bank oversight expectations, and regulatory compliance principles
What We Do
Maverick Payments is a full-service payment processor with innovative technology designed for partners looking to monetize payments by reselling our white-labeled payments stack. Quickly go to market with minimal to no cost or risk - all with building your brand while leveraging our infrastructure. With our merchant acquiring services, proprietary gateway, ACH processing, fraud & chargeback tools, analytics, and other value-add services, we offer a true all-in-one solution geared for sales organizations, such as ISVs, developers, ISOs, and agents looking to generate payments revenue in a scalable method with no investment or risk burden. Our dashboard is an end-to-end system with a complete API, digital onboarding, portfolio management, sub-reseller and user management, support ticketing, and so much more – your turnkey platform to go to market as a payments provider under your brand while utilizing Maverick’s back-end systems. With its headquarters in Los Angeles, Maverick's FSP infrastructure means all operations are handled in-house including underwriting, risk monitoring, compliance, technology development, on-boarding, customer support, and more. This allows for quick resolutions and hands-on support. Maverick is a leader in technology-driven payment processing for merchants of any size in the United States, including card present and card not present. Additionally, Maverick supports a wide range of business types including specialty verticals and emerging markets which typical processors shy away from due to elevated risks; however, these are new industries for our resellers to support and expand into. Our partner-focused approach ensures competitive pricing, transparency, and best-in-class services that build personal and lasting relationships with our partners and merchants. As a family owned and operated company, our nimble approach means our commitment to providing unsurpassed levels of support and building long-term relationships
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