Senior Payments Compliance Manager

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience in financial crime compliance, with deep expertise in KYC, AML, and/or sanctions programs, preferably at a global fintech, payments company, financial institution, or an in-app economy company.
• 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 regulatory requirements, OFAC sanctions frameworks, and relevant international equivalents.
• Experience filing SARs and managing interactions with FinCEN, OFAC, or other financial regulatory authorities.
• Proven ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into scalable operational processes and product controls.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience influencing Product and Engineering teams on compliance design.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to senior leadership and regulators.
• Relevant certification (e.g., CAMS, CGSS) is strongly preferred.

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.

Annual Salary Range

$246,040—$295,800 USD

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.

For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.