Senior Payments Compliance Manager

Roblox
San Mateo
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 246,040 - 295,800 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Cross-functional collaboration","Stakeholder management","Problem-solving","Communication","Ability to navigate ambiguity"]

Lead Roblox’s global payments compliance program by designing and continuously improving KYC, AML, and sanctions controls. Build policies, procedures, and operational processes for due diligence, monitoring, screening, escalation, and blocked-party workflows. Conduct risk assessments and serve as an SME for complex regulatory matters, partnering with Legal, Product, Engineering, and Finance to scale compliant payments features across geographies and third-party partners.

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Roblox
Roblox
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Senior Payments Compliance Manager

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Job Summary

Lead Roblox’s global payments compliance program by designing and continuously improving KYC, AML, and sanctions controls. Build policies, procedures, and operational processes for due diligence, monitoring, screening, escalation, and blocked-party workflows. Conduct risk assessments and serve as an SME for complex regulatory matters, partnering with Legal, Product, Engineering, and Finance to scale compliant payments features across geographies and third-party partners.
Location: San Mateo
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, implement, and continuously improve Roblox’s end-to-end KYC program, including CDD, EDD, and ongoing monitoring.
  • •Develop and maintain AML policies, procedures, and controls aligned with regulatory requirements (including BSA and FinCEN guidance).
  • •Build and operate a sanctions compliance program aligned with OFAC and global equivalents, including screening, escalation, and blocked-party procedures.
  • •Conduct and oversee periodic risk assessments for KYC, AML, and sanctions exposure across payments products and geographies.
  • •Partner with product and engineering to embed compliance requirements into payments features and lead compliance due diligence on third-party payment partners and processors.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 246,040 - 295,800 annually

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years in financial crime compliance with deep expertise in KYC, AML, and/or sanctions programs.
  • •Bachelor's degree or higher in law, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • •Direct experience building or operationalizing KYC/CDD programs, including vendor selection, workflow design, and quality assurance.
  • •Strong working knowledge of BSA/AML and OFAC sanctions frameworks and relevant international equivalents.
  • •Experience filing SARs and managing interactions with FinCEN, OFAC, or other financial regulatory authorities.
Experience:FintechPaymentsFinancial crime complianceKYCAMLSanctions
Education:Bachelor's in law, finance, or a related field
Skills:Cross-functional collaborationStakeholder managementProblem-solvingCommunicationAbility to navigate ambiguity
Certifications:CAMSCGSS
Languages:English

Eligibility

Visa:H-1B

Company Brief

Roblox
Operates an online platform for user-generated games and virtual experiences, enabling creators to build, publish, and monetize interactive 3D experiences for a global community of players.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
Founded: 2004
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