Block
Financial Services
ComplianceTechnologyProgramLead
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“Compliance Technology Program Lead at Block. Skills: Compliance Technology, Machine Learning, AI Tooling, Model Oversight. Build automation using AI agents. Design human-in-the-loop checkpoints”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure ML and Heuristic detection models are fit for purpose; Automate significant portions of oversight, monitoring, and documentation work; Ship defensible models at pace; Ensure documentation is exam-ready; Monitor model health; Identify when model performance is degrading; Ensure changes are within risk appetite; Ensure decisions are explainable, auditable, and defensible
Industry & Context.
Effective challenge; Ongoing monitoring; Model performance monitoring; Threshold tuning; False-positive reduction; Risk appetite
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years of experience in compliance technology at regulated financial institutions, or as a consultant working with FIs, Hands-on experience building with modern AI tools — including Claude, GPT, or comparable LLM-based agents — and a track record of using them to automate work in production, Experience with both Machine Learning and Heuristic models across Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, and Customer Risk Scoring, Experience with input data quality monitoring, Experience with model performance monitoring, Experience conducting AML model validations aligned with SR 11-7 and OCC 2011-12, Experience responding to examinations and consent orders, and working with regulators and independent monitors, Experience with virtual currencies, including the unique transaction monitoring and sanctions screening considerations they present, A track record of driving cross-functional initiatives, A working understanding of regulated financial services and corresponding compliance obligations, Familiarity with statistical concepts related to machine learning, Expertise in data analytics and visualization
Nice to Have
Familiarity with blockchain analytics and screening tools such as Chainalysis and TRM Labs
What You'll Do.
Build automation using AI agents
Design human-in-the-loop checkpoints
Establish model and data governance frameworks
Provide effective challenge
Lead ongoing monitoring design
Set standards for threshold tuning
Establish frameworks for performance degradation
Oversee Transaction Monitoring models
Oversee blockchain analytics
Oversee Sanctions Screening models
Oversee Customer Risk Scoring models
Oversee AI-driven case resolution design
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Machine Learning, Engineering and BSA/AML Policy Teams; Partner with the BSA/AML Policy Team and CAX stakeholders; Partner during subsequent tuning exercises
Process & Methodology
Driving cross-functional initiatives
Full Job Description
Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block. The Role Block is seeking a Compliance Technology Program Lead to ensure our Machine Learning and Heuristic detection models — and the data infrastructure that feeds them — are fit for purpose, for our fiat and virtual currency products. This role sits at the intersection of compliance, machine learning, and AI tooling: you will use modern intelligence tools, including Claude and other LLM-based agents, to automate significant portions of oversight, monitoring, and documentation work — turning a traditionally manual, documentation-heavy function into a scalable, defensible program. You will partner with Machine Learning, Engineering and BSA/AML Policy Teams to provide end-to-end technical oversight, effective challenge and ongoing monitoring throughout the model development lifecycle. You Will Build with Modern AI ToolsUse AI agents (Claude and similar LLM-based tools) to build automation that scales oversight, monitoring, and documentation work — including drafting requirements, exam-ready documentation, data quality monitoring and ongoing model performance reporting. Design human-in-the-loop checkpoints so that automated outputs remain defensible to regulators and independent monitors. Establish and maintain model and data governance frameworks aligned with SR 11-7, SR 26-2, and OCC 2011-12 so engineering teams can ship defensible mode
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