Job Description
Chariot is a charitable payments company that’s revolutionizing the philanthropic financial system. We believe more money needs to move to nonprofits faster so we are building tools that activate more philanthropic dollars and transform nonprofit operations to be more efficient. We’re looking for top talent to join our mission driven team in changing the financial landscape of philanthropy.
We are currently backed by Y Combinator, Spark Capital, SV Angel, and top-tier angel investors like Mike Massaro, Adam Grant, and Angela Duckworth. Our team is made up of passionate and talented individuals with prior work experience at Blackrock, Bain, Goldman Sachs, Palantir, and Forage (YC21).
We are entering an exciting phase of growth and expanding our team to bring tens of thousands of nonprofits onboard while expanding our product capabilities to solve even deeper problems for the nonprofit sector.
Legal
Own all commercial contracts - negotiating and managing agreements with nonprofits, fundraising platforms, DAF sponsors, and banking partnersAdvise cross-functional teams on legal risk as we expand product capabilities and enter new marketsBuild out legal operations infrastructure (templates, playbooks, outside counsel relationships)Compliance & Risk
Lead Chariot's compliance program — policies, controls, and procedures that scale with the businessOwn BSA/AML, KYC/KYB, and payments regulatory frameworks across our banking and platform partnershipsRespond to regulatory inquiries and audits; serve as primary point of contact with banking partners and regulatorsMonitor the evolving fintech/payments regulatory landscape and keep leadership ahead of itStrategic
Sit at the leadership table - this role shapes company decisions, not just reviews themPartner with Product and Engineering to ensure new features ship compliantly without slowing velocityAbout You
6+ years in compliance/law, ideally with fintech exposureJ.D.Detail oriented with excellent written/verbal communication skillsProactive with strong people skills and ability to influence internal and external stakeholdersComfortable working collaboratively in a fast-moving, cross-functional team environmentTeam player with an ownership mindset and an eagerness to take on more work whenever possibleDeep understanding of financial services, specifically in B2B financialservices, banking, and/or digital asset management.Ability to respond to regulatory inquiries and audits, including drafting, reviewing, implementing, and managing policies and procedures.Pay Transparency
Range: $200,000-$250,000 + Equity Upside
How To Apply Please submit your application here: ‣. If Chariot doesn’t seem right for you, but you know a good candidate, please send them over to our careers page.
