Affiliate Marketing Compliance Manager

About the Role ABFinance is seeking an Affiliate Marketing Compliance Manager to build, implement, and operate its Affiliate Marketing Compliance Program from the ground up. This is a senior, dedicated compliance role responsible for ensuring the Affiliate Marketing Program complies with US consumer protection law, regulatory expectations, and company policy. The role leads the design of the compliance framework, owns day-to-day program governance, and partners cross-functionally with Legal, Business Development, Marketing, Product, Risk and Control, and Operations. This role requires strong working knowledge of US consumer protection regulations, including Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAP/UDAAP), FTC Endorsement Guides, and OCC third-party risk management expectations (e.g., OCC Bulletin 2013-29), along with hands-on experience building and operating marketing compliance programs. To succeed in this role the candidate must thrive in fast paced and dynamic work environments, have strong communication and organizational skills, and demonstrate ownership and accountability for their work. Key Responsibilities Design and implement the Affiliate Marketing Compliance Program from the ground up, including policies, SOPs, governance frameworks, and scalable compliance workflows spanning applicant intake, onboarding, monitoring, remediation, and reporting. Serve as internal owner and primary point of contact for the program, maintaining audit-ready governance documentation, ensuring compliance with consumer protection laws and Affiliate Program requirements, and supporting regulatory examinations, audits, and issue requests. Manage escalations of regulatory or policy violations, including leadership reporting and monitoring through resolution. Review affiliate due diligence and self-reporting for adherence to consumer protection laws, regulations, and program requirements, maintaining an accurate and complete Affiliate Register. Ensure applicants complete required agreements, KYC review, and compliance training/knowledge checks prior to approval and activation, and coordinate annual reviews and ongoing compliance maintenance. Oversee continuous pre- and post-publication monitoring of affiliate marketing content and activities, including performing root cause and trend analysis, and manage resulting remediation actions such as content takedowns, affiliate suspensions, and investigations. Lead implementation and daily operations of the content surveillance tool, monitoring affiliate content across web and social media channels, investigating compliance alerts, and tracking remediation SLAs. Develop and maintain compliance metrics, dashboards, and KRIs/KPIs to track program performance and inform decision-making. Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Business Development, Marketing, and Risk and Control functions, and maintain external partner relationships, to support compliance, content surveillance, remediation, and regulatory examinations. Required Qualifications US-based employee. 7+ years of experience in Compliance, Consumer Protection, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, or Compliance Operations. Demonstrated experience building or maturing compliance programs or governance frameworks that are defensible, demonstrable, and sustainable, and that meet regulator expectations. Experience managing marketing compliance programs, including governance of content on web domains and social media platforms. Experience in a regulated US industry such as banking, fintech, payments, crypto, or financial services. Strong knowledge of US consumer protection laws and UDAP/UDAAP. Working familiarity with FTC Endorsement Guides. Experience preparing for and supporting regulatory examinations. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. Excellent documentation and project management abilities. Proven ability to design, track, and report on key performance metrics (KRIs/KPIs). Preferred Qualifications Experience with compliance monitoring/surveillance platforms, including daily monitoring, reporting, and trend analysis. Relevant certification (e.g., CRCM, CAMS, CIPP) a plus.