Chief Compliance Officer, Ramp Advisory LLC
About this role
About Ramp
Ramp is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. We automate how over $200B in annualized spend flows in and out of 70,000+ companies: authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books.
The problems are high-stakes, data-dense, and unforgiving.
We hire people with high agency and high urgency. We look for slope over intercept. We care less about where you trained and more about what you’ve built. At Ramp, everyone is a builder who owns problems end to end and makes consequential decisions that shape the outcome.
The median Ramp customer saves 5% and grows revenue 16% in their first year – far in excess of businesses operating without Ramp. We believe every ambitious company deserves the same.
If you want to build systems that directly shape how companies move and manage billions, Ramp is the place to do it.
About the Role
Ramp is seeking an experienced Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) for Ramp Advisory LLC, our SEC-registered investment adviser. This is a high-accountability, build-and-own role. You will own and be accountable for the firm's compliance program in house, and be the gatekeeper who protects clients and the firm while keeping pace with how fast Ramp ships product. You will report to Ramp's Head of Compliance, with direct access to Ramp Advisory's senior leadership.
What You'll Do
Serve as Ramp Advisory LLC’s designated CCO, with independent authority over the design, execution and effectiveness of the compliance program
Act as the firm’s primary point of contact with the SEC, and represent the program, product and key compliance decisions with regulators
Maintain the firm’s policies and procedures, Code of Ethics, and Form ADV and amendments, and conduct the annual compliance review
Provide compliance advice and sign-off on marketing materials, customer disclosures, onboarding agreements and product changes
Own books and records, communications monitoring, complaints handling, employee training, and access-person and personal-trading requirements
Oversee key financial partners and vendors from a compliance standpoint
Shape customer onboarding strategy, partnering with Product, Engineering and Customer Experience to build scalable controls and monitoring
Build and maintain the firm’s anti-money laundering program
What You Need
8+ years in investment adviser compliance, including prior experience as a CCO or deputy CCO of an SEC-registered adviser
Experience in the fintech space
Deep working knowledge of the Advisers Act and SEC expectations
Direct experience supporting SEC examinations and interfacing with regulators
Experience overseeing custodian, broker-dealer or sub-adviser relationships
Sound, independent judgment: the ability to make and defend compliance decisions in real time, grounded in regulatory guidance, and to hold a position with senior stakeholders
AI fluency and demonstrated experience using AI and automation to build and scale compliance programs
Comfort operating as a standalone compliance lead in a fast-moving environment
Experience building controls and leading program design initiatives in partnership with engineering teams and cross-functional partners
Nice-to-Haves
Experience building or scaling a compliance program at a high-growth company
Experience with cash management or fixed income strategies
Experience with digital or technology-enabled advisory models
Benefits available to all full-time Ramp employees (Global)
Flexible PTO
Centralized home-office equipment ordering
Health and wellness stipend
Budget for intra-office travel
Weekly coffee stipend
United States
100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you, with partial coverage for dependents
One Medical annual membership
401(k), including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp
Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year)
Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay
Pet insurance
In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more
Relocation expense coverage to NYC or SF (if needed)
Canada
Group medical, dental, and vision coverage through Sun Life
Life, AD&D, and disability coverage
Fertility drug coverage (up to $4,000 lifetime)
Group Retirement Plan with employer match (RRSP + DPSP)
Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay, with additional time available at reduced pay
Employee Assistance Program and virtual care through Lumino Health
United Kingdom
Private medical insurance through Freedom Elite
Virtual GP and at-home care via eMed x Livi
Workplace pension through Penfold, with salary sacrifice option
Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay with additional time available at reduced pay
Referral Instructions
If you are being referred for the role, please contact that person to apply on your behalf.
Other notices
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Beware of recruiting scams: Ramp will only contact you through official @Ramp.com email addresses and will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process.