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# Director, Financial Crimes Compliance - AML Officer at Poshmark

- **Company:** Poshmark
- **Location:** Redwood City, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/poshmark/8a05e792-ee3f-45a6-ae3b-591809faf18a

## Job description

## ABOUT POSHMARK

Poshmark is the leading fashion marketplace where style comes alive through discovery, self-expression, and human connection. Powered by a vibrant community of 165 million members, Poshmark brings real people and taste to shopping through a social experience shaped by shared discovery. Buying and selling fashion feels simple, joyful, and personal, while every item tells its own story. Poshmark empowers sellers to grow meaningful businesses, keeps fashion in circulation longer, and gives shoppers access to unique and trusted finds, from everyday pieces to one-of-a-kind vintage and luxury.

The Director, Financial Crimes Compliance – AML Officer is the designated US governance owner for Poshmark’s Financial Crimes Compliance program. This role owns the BSA/AML program, the compliance policy and risk framework, and the governance structure required to make the program audit-ready, banking-partner-ready, and scalable.

The Director is accountable for regulatory interpretation, program-level risk assessment, sanctions governance, escalation standards, training substance, audit response, and active oversight of Financial Crimes Operations. This role also owns executive reporting and program health monitoring, and serves as the primary compliance point of contact for internal leadership, external auditors, and banking partners.

The Director partners closely with Risk Strategy on seller identity and related risk controls. Risk Strategy owns vendor selection and vendor performance management for the underlying identity / risk tooling stack, while Financial Crimes Compliance defines the regulatory requirements, control standards, and acceptance criteria that the program must satisfy.

## CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

- Program Ownership: Own and maintain Poshmark’s BSA/AML program, including annual risk assessment, governance cadence, and program documentation.
- Policy Governance: Own compliance policy governance for seller identity, KYC/KYB, sanctions screening, and high-risk seller review control standards.
- Risk Strategy Partnership: Partner with Risk Strategy on the seller identity / KYC / KYB / sanctions program by defining regulatory requirements, control standards, acceptance criteria, and escalation rules for the program.
- External Liaison: Serve as the primary US governance point of contact for banking partners, external auditors, and regulators.
- Executive & Health Reporting: Own executive reporting and program health reporting, including BSA/AML trends, sanctions screening performance, escalation volumes, control effectiveness, and operational quality.
- Training Oversight: Own the compliance curriculum and sign off on training before Financial Crimes Operations delivers it.
- Cross-Functional Roadmap: Drive the Financial Crimes Compliance program roadmap with Product, Engineering, and Operations, including business requirements, control design, user-facing workflow design, terms/policy implications, and support content requirements.
- Pre-Go-Live Sign-Off: Review and approve controls before go-live, including the compliance requirements for new workflows, tooling, and product changes.
- Vendor Governance: Own the full lifecycle of Financial Crimes Compliance vendor partnerships from a compliance perspective, including business requirements, implementation oversight, ongoing business reviews, and partnership with Product, Legal, and Contracts as needed.
- Detection & System Monitoring: Provide detection logic oversight and ongoing program health monitoring, including decision logic calibration, feedback-loop analysis, control performance review, and oversight of the admin functionality and access controls required to operate the program safely and consistently.
- SAR Filing Governance: Own SAR filing governance and reporting operations in partnership with the AML Escalation Manager, including escalation standards, filing decision oversight, documentation quality, and audit-ready recordkeeping.
- Audit Leadership: Lead audit preparation and response, including evidence organization, control narratives, and remediation tracking.
- Operational Oversight & Intervention: Maintain active knowledge of Financial Crimes Compliance Operations execution quality, identify gaps between policy intent and operational reality, and intervene when execution creates compliance risk.
- Procedure Approval: Review and approve Financial Crimes Compliance Operations operational procedures before implementation.

## QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience: 7+ years of experience in BSA/AML, sanctions, financial crimes compliance, or a closely related discipline.
- Certifications: CAMS / ACAMS or equivalent certification required.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of BSA, AML, OFAC, the USA PATRIOT Act, FinCEN expectations, and AMLA 2020.
- Exam & Audit Management: Direct experience managing regulatory exams, banking partner relationships, and audit-ready compliance programs.
- Technical & Workflow Integration: Experience translating regulatory requirements into business requirements, workflows, support content, and operational controls.
- Vendor & Cross-Functional Leadership: Experience with vendor management, cross-functional program leadership, and senior stakeholder management.
- Communication & Influence: Strong executive communication skills and the ability to influence across Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, and Finance.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred; advanced degree a plus.

## About Poshmark

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Poshmark is a social commerce marketplace where users can buy and sell new and secondhand fashion, home goods, electronics, and more, combining social engagement with ecommerce.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Naver Corporation in January 2023 for $1.2 billion; formerly public with ticker POSH on NASDAQ)
- **Headquarters**: Redwood City, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Manish Chandra, Chetan Pungaliya, Gautam Golwala, Tracy Sun

## Core Business
- **Industries**: Social commerce, retail fashion resale, ecommerce
- **Target Customers**: B2C — individual sellers and buyers (primarily consumers), with a strong focus on women’s fashion and expanding into men’s, kids’, pets, home, and beauty categories
- **Mission Statement**: "To put people at the heart of commerce, empowering everyone to thrive."

## Products & Services
- **[Poshmark Marketplace]**: A social marketplace app and website where users buy and sell new or used items across fashion, home, electronics, and beauty. Core features include "Posh Shows" (live selling events), "Closet Clear Out," and "Offer to Likers." It is a peer-to-peer platform with a strong community focus.
- **[Posh Protect]**: Buyer protection program that ensures items are as described or the buyer gets a refund.
- **[Posh Post]**: A simplified shipping service with flat-rate labeling for sellers.
- **[Poshmark for Brands/Partners]**: Programs enabling brands to engage with the community, manage official closets, and run promotions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Acquired by Naver Corporation in January 2023 for $1.2 billion (all-cash transaction). Prior to going private, its market cap was approximately $1.2 billion at the time of the deal announcement.
- **Key Metric (Revenue)**: Annual revenue of approximately **$326 million** (latest available, from pre-acquisition filings; private company post-acquisition, financials not publicly disclosed).
- **Key Metric (Community)**: Over **80 million registered users** across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and India; over **350 million items sold** to date; sellers have generated over **$8 billion in earnings**.
- **Key Metric (Funding)**: Prior to its IPO, Poshmark raised over $150 million from investors including Mayfield Fund, GGV Capital, Menlo Ventures, and others.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Naver Corporation (parent company), Mayfield Fund, GGV Capital, Menlo Ventures, Rakuten, and others.
- **Growth Signals**: International expansion into Canada, Australia, and India; launch of "Posh Shows" live shopping; headcount growth of 5% YoY to approximately 1,855 employees; active hiring in engineering, data science, and product roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Community-First Social Commerce**: A highly engaged, loyal community of buyers and sellers—over 130 million items sold—differentiating it from traditional resale platforms like ThredUp or eBay.
- **Established Brand & Trust**: The "Posh Protect" program and consistent user experience create strong trust, with over $8 billion in seller earnings to date.
- **Data & Personalization Moat**: A large dataset on user preferences, selling patterns, and fashion trends powers recommendation algorithms and seller tools.
- **Parent Company Backing**: Naver’s resources (technology, AI, global reach) provide stability while allowing Poshmark to operate independently.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding Live Commerce**: Investing in "Posh Shows" to compete with TikTok Shop and other live selling formats, especially in the U.S. and international markets.
- **International Growth**: Deepening presence in Canada, Australia, and India, which are newer markets relative to the U.S.
- **Platform Enhancements**: Improving seller tools (e.g., AI-driven pricing, inventory management, shipping logistics) to increase conversion and user retention.
- **Sustainability & Circular Economy**: Positioning the platform as a leader in sustainable fashion (keeping items in circulation), which aligns with growing consumer trends.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Core values include "Focus on People," "Lead with Love," and "Embrace Your Weirdness." The company emphasizes authenticity, inclusion, and connection—both within the team and with the community.
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid workplace model (mix of remote and on-site, varying by team). Redwood City HQ is the primary hub, with offices in Chennai, Vancouver, and New York City. Many engineering and corporate roles are expected to work from the office on a regular basis.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive health & wellness, flexible PTO, parental/family leave, 401K plan, remote work support, learning & development programs, and fun company events. Personal style (or not) is encouraged.
- **Engineering Culture**: Tech stack includes AWS, Java, Python, Kotlin, Ruby on Rails, Swift, Kubernetes, Terraform, and more. Teams work on ML, infrastructure, data engineering, and platform products. The company focuses on empowering engineers with autonomy and driving impact from day one.
- **Stability & Outlook**: Backed by Naver, a large and stable tech conglomerate, Poshmark has a solid financial footing and is actively hiring in engineering, data, and product roles.
- **Employee Ratings**: 4.0/5.0 on LinkedIn (417 reviews) — Work-Life Balance: 4.3, Compensation: 3.6, Culture: 4.3, Career: 3.8.

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