Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Catena is building trusted financial infrastructure for AI agents and operates Catena Trust Bank in a regulated financial-services environment. The Compliance Program Manager will help establish and operate the bank’s Compliance Management System while leading fiduciary compliance, third-party risk, affiliate transactions, non-financial-crimes compliance, regulatory tracking, training, and examination support.
Responsibilities
- Help stand up and run the Trust Bank’s Compliance Management System under the Chief Compliance Officer
- Lead fiduciary compliance across the Trust Bank’s custody, investment management, and trust activities
- Operate the third-party risk management program across the vendor lifecycle, including oversight of affiliate-provided services
- Administer affiliate transactions across intercompany activity — governed by CTB’s Affiliate Transactions and Third-Party Risk Management policies, supported by written market-terms analysis, and subject to Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and Regulation W
- Oversee any other non-financial crimes related Compliance obligations of the Trust Bank, including Privacy, UDAP, and others
- Track regulatory developments and help deliver the compliance training program
- Prepare committee and Board materials and support examinations and audits
Skills
- 5+ years in compliance at a bank or trust company, ideally with some fiduciary and trust compliance experience under 12 C.F.R. Part 9 and/or general non-financial crimes compliance
- Strong command of a bank Compliance Management System and second-line oversight — risk assessment, monitoring and testing, issue management, and reporting
- Understanding of conflicts-of-interest and self-dealing controls in a fiduciary context
- Exceptional writing, with comfort drafting policies, procedures, and Board materials
- Sound judgment and initiative in an ambiguous, build-from-scratch environment
- Hands-on TPRM program experience aligned to OCC Bulletin 2023-17, including vendor and affiliate oversight
- Working knowledge of Regulation W (Sections 23A/23B) and affiliate-transaction controls
- Exposure to digital assets, stablecoins, or fintech custody and payments
- Experience related to implementing systems that leverage AI and ML to increase quality and productivity within the function
- Experience through a de novo charter or with OCC supervision; CRCM or comparable certification
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