The Director, Financial Crimes Compliance - AML Officer is the designated Compliance owner and head of US Financial Crimes Governance - the pillar responsible for regulatory interpretation, policy ownership, risk framework, and program accountability. This role is the primary point of contact for FinCEN, banking partners, external auditors, and internal leadership, and the active governance counterpart to PMI Financial Crimes Operations. They own risk strategy, policy governance, and program health - not as a policy-setting function that hands off, but as an active oversight authority accountable for whether controls are working in practice.
What You'll Do- Own and maintain Poshmark's BSA/AML program, including annual risk assessment and policy governance
- Own seller identity, KYC/KYB, sanctions-screening, and high-risk seller review control framework: policy standards, risk-based verification requirements, escalation criteria, and evidence-retention expectations
- Serve as primary liaison to banking partners, external auditors, and regulators (FinCEN, state MSB examiners)
- Oversee company-wide AML/CFT training program; own the compliance curriculum and sign off on training substance before PMI delivers it
- Drive Product/Engineering compliance roadmap as business partner; sign off on all controls before go-live
- Manage vendor relationships (Socure, LexisNexis, Mitek, transaction monitoring tools)
- Provide detection logic oversight and program health reporting to leadership
- Own SAR filing program in partnership with AML Escalation Manager
- Lead audit preparation and response
- Maintain active knowledge of PMI execution quality - review operational performance data, identify gaps between policy intent and operational reality, and hold intervention authority over any execution issue that creates compliance risk
- Review and approve all PMI operational procedures before implementation; procedures are not self-executing
Requirements- 7+ years AML/BSA compliance experience; CAMS or equivalent required
- Direct experience managing regulatory exams and banking partner relationships
- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Experience with marketplace or fintech-adjacent compliance programs
- Must be physically located in the United States
Core CompetenciesRisk Management & Compliance
Stakeholder & Relationship Management
Strategic Program Ownership
Collaboration & Communication
Continuous Feedback & Coaching
