USA remote
Brokerage and RIA CCO
About this role
About us We’re a fast-growing fintech on a mission to redefine how Latin America manages its finances and this is your opportunity to be a crucial part of that transformation. Join a team of top talent from the world’s leading fintech and tech companies, and help build a cross-border financial system that’s modern, accessible, and built to scale. Who we’re looking for We are looking for a Chief Compliance Officer to lead ARQ’s US investment compliance functions, serve as CCO for our SEC-registered investment adviser, and act as the proposed CCO for our introducing broker-dealer through its FINRA New Member Application (NMA) and launch.
You will bring prior CCO experience across both SEC-registered RIAs and FINRA broker-dealers, with a strong understanding of digital investment platforms and clearing broker relationships. This is a hands-on role. You will oversee the RIA’s compliance program, help lead the broker-dealer application, and build the supervisory framework for launch. You will work closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, the BSA/AML Officer, and the outsourced FINOP to embed effective controls in ARQ’s investment offering.
What you’ll do: 1. RIA program ownership: Administer the RIA’s compliance policies, risk assessment, monitoring, testing, and documented annual review. Maintain the compliance calendar and report material risks and remediation progress to leadership. 2. FINRA application and launch: Help lead the NMA with FINRA, counsel, and internal teams. Develop written supervisory procedures, prepare supporting materials, respond to information requests, participate in the membership interview, and verify compliance readiness before launch.
3. Broker dealer supervision: Build and lead the compliance and supervisory framework for a fully disclosed introducing broker offering self-directed trading. Establish assigned supervisory responsibilities, account and transaction reviews, supervisory testing, escalation processes, and required annual reporting. 4. Digital investment advice: Oversee compliance controls for automated, non-discretionary recommendations, including client questionnaires, risk profiles, portfolio methodology, algorithm testing, change management, and ongoing monitoring.