--- title: 'Legal / Compliance Operations Specialist at Current' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/legal-compliance-operations-specialist-current-new-york-vjjaxqmdnfj2' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-20' --- # Legal / Compliance Operations Specialist at Current - **Company:** Current - **Location:** New York, NY - **Posted:** 2026-10-09 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20 - **Apply:** https://current.com/careers/open-positions/?id=8268058&gh_jid=8268058 ## Job description ## LEGAL / COMPLIANCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST ## ABOUT CURRENT Current is a leading consumer fintech platform transforming financial access for everyday Americans with over six million members. We provide access to financial solutions that seamlessly work together to solve the needs of our members and enable all Americans to build better financial futures. Based in NYC, our results-driven environment drives us to build better products, grow faster, and empower everyone on our team to have an impact on our business and mission to improve financial outcomes. ## ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for a Legal/Compliance Operations Specialist to join our Legal and Compliance team in New York. In this role, you will be the operational backbone of the Legal and Compliance function: you will own the day-to-day processing of legal processes served on Current, including garnishments, levies, subpoenas, and bankruptcy notices, and provide hands-on administrative and project support to our attorneys and compliance team members. You will also have the opportunity to build and maintain the systems, trackers, and workflows that keep a small, high-volume legal team running, and you will partner closely with Compliance, Risk Operations, Member Experience, Finance, and our bank partners to make sure legal and compliance obligations are met accurately and on time. This role is ideal for someone who has handled equivalent legal processes in a bank, fintech, or law firm setting, is meticulous about deadlines and documentation, and is energized by using technology to make legal work faster and more consistent. You will be expected to identify repetitive work, evaluate whether AI or automation can do it better, and put those tools into production responsibly. ## KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Legal Process Management - Serve as the primary point of intake for legal and other process served on Current, including bank account garnishments, levies, subpoenas, bankruptcy notifications, and account verifications - Review incoming process for facial validity, proper service, and jurisdiction; identify affected member accounts; and coordinate account holds, releases, and remittances with Risk Operations, Finance, and bank partners within the deadlines required by the issuing court or agency - Prepare and send customer notices, responses to issuing parties, and certifications as required, and escalate contested, ambiguous, or high-exposure matters to attorneys with a clear summary and recommendation - Maintain complete, audit-ready records of every item of legal process received, actions taken, and dates, and produce periodic reporting on volume, turnaround times, and exceptions - Draft and maintain written procedures for legal process handling Legal Administration and Attorney Support - Manage the Legal team’s document management system, contract repository, and matter tracker; ensure executed agreements, corporate records, and regulatory correspondence are filed, indexed, and retrievable - Assist with litigation and regulatory inquiry support, including document collection and fact investigation - Work with the Legal team’s attorneys to assist in the reviewing, drafting, and negotiation of contracts–including NDAs, DPAs, vendor agreements, and more–to ensure that deals are negotiated and executed in accordance with business timelines Legal and Compliance Operations, Technology, and AI-Enabled Workflows - Identify repetitive, high-volume legal, compliance, and other administrative tasks and design workflows that use AI and automation tools to reduce manual effort while preserving accuracy and appropriate attorney oversight - Deploy and administer AI-assisted tools for tasks such as first-pass review and data extraction from legal process - Partner with Compliance, InfoSec, and Engineering to evaluate new legal technology and AI vendors ## ABOUT YOU - 3+ years of experience in legal operations, paralegal, or legal administrative roles, with direct experience processing garnishments, levies, subpoenas, and/or bankruptcy notices at a bank, fintech, lender, or law firm serving financial institutions - Working knowledge of the legal process lifecycle for a deposit and consumer credit business, including account holds, exemption rules, remittance timing, and the effect of the automatic stay on collection activity - Demonstrated, hands-on experience using AI tools in a legal or operations setting to streamline administrative work, and the judgment to know when a task should not be delegated to an AI tool - Exceptional attention to detail and organization, with a track record of managing hard deadlines across many concurrent matters without errors - Sound judgment about confidentiality, privilege, and escalation; you know what to decide yourself and what to bring to an attorney - Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment, and the initiative to build what is missing - Experience at a consumer fintech, neobank, or sponsor-bank program manager, particularly with debit or secured credit card products - Familiarity with Reg E, Reg Z, the FCRA, and state garnishment and exemption laws as they apply to deposit accounts ## COMPENSATION This role has a base salary range of $85,000 - $120,000. Compensation is determined based on experience, skill level, and qualifications, which are assessed during the interview process. Current offers a competitive total rewards package which includes base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits. ## BENEFITS - Competitive salary - Meaningful equity in the form of stock options - 401(k) plan - Discretionary performance bonus program - Biannual performance reviews - Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100% for you and your dependents - Flexible time off and paid holidays - Generous parental leave policy - Commuter benefits - Fitness benefits - Healthcare and Dependent care FSA benefit - Employee Assistance Programs focused on mental health - Healthcare advocacy program for all employees - Access to mental health apps - Team building activities - Our modern NYC office with open floor plan, stocked kitchen, and catered lunches ## About Current ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Current is a consumer fintech platform that provides mobile-first banking services—including spending accounts, early paycheck access, credit building, and savings—to help everyday Americans improve their financial outcomes. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series E; most recent round closed June 2026) - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States - **Founded**: 2015 - **Founders**: Stuart Sopp (CEO & Co-Founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Financial Services / Fintech (consumer banking, payments, credit, earned wage access) - **Target customers**: B2C — everyday Americans, including teens (custodial accounts), gig workers, and underserved or unbanked populations; no minimum income or age restrictions - **Mission / purpose**: To improve financial outcomes for all Americans by providing affordable, integrated financial solutions that address their most important needs. ## Products & Services - **Spending Account (Core Banking)**: Mobile-first checking account with a Visa debit card; no mandatory fees, no minimum balance, fee-free overdraft, and early access to paychecks (up to 2 days early with direct deposit). - **Paycheck Advances (Earned Wage Access)**: Advances of up to $750 deposited directly into the Current account for qualifying members. - **Build Card (Secured Credit Card)**: No credit check, no upfront deposit; helps members build credit history with monthly payments; managed via a single spending balance. - **Savings Pods**: Sub-accounts that earn an annual boost up to 4.00% APY; instant transfers from spending balance. - **Crypto Trading**: Buy/sell dozens of coins directly from spending balances with no trading fees. - **Teen Banking (Custodial Accounts)**: Debit cards for kids with automatic allowances, instant transfers, and real-time spending alerts for parents. - **P2P Transfers**: Send money to anyone. - **Cash Deposits**: Available at 60,000+ participating retail locations. - **ATM Network**: Access to 40,000+ fee-free in-network ATMs. - **Money Management Tools**: Budgeting tools, spending insights, instant notifications. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: $1.5 billion (post-money, Series E, June 2026) - **Total Funding**: $663.4M (across 10 rounds, including the Series E) - **Annual Revenue**: Not publicly disclosed; reported 3 consecutive years of 70%+ revenue growth (as of June 2026) - **Members**: 6+ million (as of mid-2026) - **Notable Investors**: Springcoast Partners (led Series E), Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management, Avenir, Foundation Capital, Wellington Management, Sapphire Ventures, General Catalyst (Customer Value Fund), QED Investors, Cross River - **Growth Signals**: - Third consecutive year of >70% growth (June 2026) - Approaching profitability in 2026 - Expanded credit/liquidity partnership with Cross River - Extended commitment from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund - Building operational scale and governance for public company readiness - Headcount grew 33.4% YoY to ~183 employees (LinkedIn data, 2025-2026) ## Competitive Advantages - **Proprietary core banking technology**: Built and maintains its own core banking stack, enabling full integration of features (no silos) and direct relationships with partner banks (Choice Financial, Cross River) and Visa without intermediaries. - **Spend-based business model**: Revenue driven primarily by interchange fees (merchant swipe fees), not deposit-based lending — a fundamentally different model from traditional banks. - **No mandatory fees**: No annual fees, overdraft fees, or minimum balance requirements, making it accessible to low-income and underserved Americans. - **Integrated credit building**: Secured credit card + credit score monitoring (VantageScore) tied directly to the spending account, with no separate deposit or credit check. - **AI & cloud-native platform**: Heavy investment in AI and cloud infrastructure to deliver personalized financial experiences at scale. ## Strategic Focus - **Product innovation**: Continued investment in AI-powered financial services, banking, payments, liquidity, and credit offerings. - **Public market readiness**: Building the operational scale, governance, and financial profile expected of a public company; targeting profitability in 2026. - **Member growth**: Expanding the member base beyond 6 million by deepening product adoption and entering new use cases. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Mission-driven fintech focused on improving financial outcomes for everyday Americans; described as combining industry-leading technology with highly skilled talent. - **Work environment**: Headquarters in New York, NY; hybrid/office policy not explicitly stated but roles are likely NYC-based. - **Perks & benefits**: Competitive salary, equity, discretionary bonus program, flexible vacation policy, commuter benefits, medical/dental/vision insurance. - **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on building proprietary core banking tech, AI/ML infrastructure, and fully integrated product experiences; strong focus on security, scalability, and innovation. - **Recent hires from**: Varo Bank, WeWork, letgo, Deloitte, Amazon, American Express, Uber, Capital One, Morgan Stanley, JPMorganChase — indicating a high-caliber talent pool. - **Open roles (as of mid-2026)**: Senior Software Engineer (Applied ML), Senior Business Intelligence Engineer, Senior Data Analyst, Senior Data Scientist, Director of Data Analytics, Director of Risk, Analytics Engineer, and more. ## Sources 1. [current.com/about-us](https://current.com/about-us/) 2. [current.com/careers](https://current.com/careers/) 3. [current.com](https://current.com/) 4. [LinkedIn - Current](https://www.linkedin.com/company/current) 5. [CB Insights - Current](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/current) 6. 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