gusto
Technical Lead – Financial Crime Compliance
At a Glance
- Location
- Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Posted
- 2026-03-13T10:27:29-04:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Automation
- Engineering
- Finance
- Regulatory
Benefits & Perks
stuff—like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR—so owners can focus on
Requirements
6+ years of experience in technical program delivery, engineering enablement, or compliance-related technology roles within a regulated FinTech, payments, or financial services environment.
Experience supporting automated, rules-based, or AI-enabled systems in regulated environments particularly AML transaction monitoring and screening systems.
Experience translating regulatory or oversight requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Strong understanding of data pipelines, dashboards, system integrations, and monitoring infrastructure.
Experience delivering and maintaining third-party vendor integrations.
Ability to manage cross-functional initiatives across Engineering, Product, Data, and Compliance teams.
Responsibilities
Gusto is looking for a
Technical Lead – Financial Crime Compliance Oversight
to join our Financial Crime Compliance Oversight & Advisory organization. This role is responsible for the technical delivery and enablement of financial crime oversight capabilities, ensuring that the data, tooling, automation, and integrations supporting oversight are reliable, scalable, and audit-ready.
This role operates at the intersection of financial crime compliance, engineering enablement, data infrastructure, and responsible automation and AI governance. You will translate oversight requirements into technical specifications, own dashboards and metrics pipelines, coordinate delivery across Engineering and Product partners, and drive the implementation of monitoring, reporting, and vendor integrations that underpin the oversight program.
Translate financial crime oversight requirements into technical specifications and delivery plans, enabling Engineering teams to build and maintain automated and AI-enabled controls.
Team
The Financial Crime Compliance Oversight & Advisory team is responsible for second-line oversight of financial crime risk across Gusto’s products, jurisdictions, and regulatory obligations. The team designs and monitors controls, supports audits and exams, oversees remediation efforts, and partners closely with Operations, Product, Engineering, Risk, Legal, and external stakeholders.
As Gusto grows, effective oversight increasingly depends on strong technical foundations. This role exists to ensure those foundations are built and maintained intentionally.