About the role
About LeafLink LeafLink is the largest unified B2B cannabis platform, providing licensed cannabis businesses a suite of tools to manage their business more effectively, sell or order from their favorite brands and accelerate growth. We are one platform, one solution and we’re defining the way thousands of cannabis brands, distributors, and retailers streamline their operations. With thousands of brands and retailers across 30+ markets in North America, we are setting the industry standard for how cannabis businesses grow together. LeafLink processes more than $5 billion in wholesale cannabis orders annually. Our team, backed by funding from leading VC's, including Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, Nosara Capital, and Lerer Hippeau is poised to define the cannabis supply chain through technology. LeafLink was named one of Inc. 5000’s ‘Top 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies’; one of Fast Company's 'Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Enterprise for 2020', joining the ranks of Amazon, Slack, and VMWare; one of Built In NYC's 'Best Places to Work in 2021'; 2024 Fast Company’s Best WorkPlaces for Innovators for Banking, Finance, and Fintech category; 2024 Green Market Report Award for Best Fintech in cannabis - and we're just getting started!
The Role LeafLink seeks a highly skilled Risk and Compliance Manager with expertise in high-risk, complex banking environments. In this role, you will perform critical risk and compliance activities for a fast-moving company, serving as subject matter expert on core regulatory functions. This is not a routine compliance role – it requires regulatory prowess, a broad compliance acumen, business judgement, and the ability to operate with independence and ambiguity. What You’ll Be Doing Engaging in audit preparation and readiness activities, responding to audit requests Supporting partner bank pass-through regulatory examinations and due diligence requests Drafting policies and procedures, building out a centralized governance framework Evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls, suggesting enhancements and engaging in effective challenge Managing enterprise training content and ensuring timely completion Monitoring the regulatory landscape for developments that affect LeafLink, its subsidiaries and its partner banks Developing Board-level reporting of KRIs, KPIs and other metrics Conducting enterprise risk assessments and gap analyses What You’ll Bring to
