Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs

About the Role

Chime is seeking a Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs to join our Legal and Compliance function. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership and sound judgment to foster strong regulatory relationships, manage examinations effectively, and ensure our compliance framework scales with Chime’s continued growth.  You will also be responsible for managing a team, developing their professional expertise, and ensuring high-quality execution across all regulatory activities.  This is a high-impact role that supports our mission to serve millions of members by expanding access to financial products in a responsible, compliant way.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $146,610 and up to $207,700. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In this role, you can expect to

• Lead regulatory and bank examination processes from planning through response and remediation, in coordination with Legal, Finance, Product, Marketing, Bank Partnerships, Corporate Affairs, and other cross-functional teams.
• Develop and maintain Chime’s regulatory engagement strategy, aligning with key business objectives and regulatory expectations.
• Manage and mentor a team, providing ongoing coaching, skills development, and performance management to strengthen regulatory expertise and operational execution.
• Oversee all Chime and partner bank regulatory inquiries, ensuring timely, complete, and accurate responses.
• Establish and evolve best practices for examination and inspection readiness, including tools and internal protocols.
• Drive licensing strategy and execution, including application, renewal, maintenance, and expansion of state and federal licenses (e.g., lending, money transmission).
  Stay current on regulatory changes and industry developments, proactively adjusting strategies to support compliance and future growth.
• Partner cross-functionally with Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Corporate Affairs to address emerging trends and advocate for Chime’s regulatory positions.
• Represent Chime as the senior point of contact for regulatory agencies and bank partners during inquiries, audits, and examinations.

To thrive in this role, you have

• Deep knowledge of consumer banking laws and regulations, including those related to payments, money transmission, and credit activities and services.
• Experience managing regulatory oversight from the OCC, FFIEC, and state regulators in the context of consumer financial services.
  A track record of successfully navigating regulatory examinations and audits, with strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with maintaining state licenses in good standing, as well as supporting federal registrations (e.g., FinCEN).
• Excellent project management and communication skills, with the ability to build consensus and lead through influence.
• Strong judgment and the ability to escalate concerns appropriately and timely.
• Adaptability in fast-paced, high-growth environments and comfort working through ambiguity.
• 7+ years of relevant experience, ideally within a financial services or fintech company, with direct responsibility for regulatory relationships, audits, and licensing matters and managing teams.
• Bonus: Prior experience at a high-growth fintech startup is highly desirable.

A little about us

At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank*—on the premise that basic banking services should be helpful, transparent, and free. Through our user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our members to take control of their finances and work towards their goals. Whether it's starting a savings account, purchasing a first car or home, launching a business, or pursuing higher education, we're proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential.

We're a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders with one shared obsession: our members. From day one, Chimers have worked tirelessly to out-hustle and out-execute competitors to bring our mission to life. Their grit and determination inspire us to work harder every day to deliver the very best experience possible. We each bring an owner's mindset to our work, refusing to be outdone and holding ourselves accountable to meet and exceed the highest bars for our teams, our company, and our members.

We believe in being bold, dreaming big, and taking risks, while also working together, embracing our diverse perspectives, and giving each other honest feedback. Our culture remains deeply entrepreneurial, encouraging every Chimer to see themselves as stewards of our mission to help everyday Americans unlock their financial progress. 

We know that to achieve our mission, we must earn and keep people's trust—so we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity in everything we do. These aren't just words on a wall—our values are embedded in every aspect of our business, serving as a north star that guides us as we work to help millions achieve their financial potential.

Because if we don't—who will?

*Chime is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank, N.A. or Stride Bank, N.A., Members FDIC.

What we offer

• 🏢 A thoughtful hybrid work policy that combines in-office days and trips to team and company-wide events depending on location to ensure you stay connected to your work and teammates, whether you’re local to one of our offices or remote
• 💻 Hybrid work perks like backup child, elder and/or pet care, as well as a subsidized commuter benefit
• 💰 Competitive salary based on experience
• ✨ 401k match plus great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
• 🏝 Generous vacation policy and company-wide Chime Days, bonus company-wide paid days off 
• 🫂 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice
• 👟 Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness related expenses
• 👶 Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
• 👪 Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with $15k lifetime reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and more.
• 🎉 In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers—think cooking classes, guided meditations, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!
• 💚 A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progress

We know that great work can’t be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. That’s why we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas to join our team. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.

We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Cook County Ordinance, and consistent with Canadian provincial and federal laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. 

To learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process, please see the Chime Applicant Privacy Notice.

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