Weekend Onboarding Compliance Contractor at Rho (Salt Lake City, UT)

Rho· Salt Lake City, UT·3d ago

Role details

Work type

Remote

Employment

Full-Time

Job description

About Us

Rho is the modern banking platform built for the AI era. Startups and growth-stage companies can open accounts in minutes, issue cards, manage expenses, pay bills, and close the books – all in one connected platform backed by real human support.

About the Role

Rho is seeking a Weekend Onboarding Compliance Contractor to support our compliance team on weekends. You’ll assist with onboarding reviews, help with compliance documentation, and support our existing protocols—playing a vital part in keeping Rho compliant with U.S. banking regulations and internal policies, and maintaining the application review velocity. This part-time, contract role is perfect for those looking to expand their experience in banking or fintech compliance within a growing, mission-driven company.

What you'll do

Assist with reviewing client onboarding applications and related due diligence tasks.
Document reviews using internal systems and escalate to a full-time onboarding officer for final review - eventually building to reviewing and decisioning items yourself.
Send requests and verify required documentation and escalate potential issues to the senior compliance team
Maintain accurate records and update case statuses in our compliance systems
Support team members with process documentation and workflow tracking
Communicate any urgent issues to supervisors/Full-time Onboarding Officers for prompt resolution.

Who you are

In progress or completed associate/bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or related field preferred
At least 6 months’ experience in compliance, finance, banking, or a customer service role
Basic understanding of BSA/AML or related banking/fintech regulations
Exceptional attention to detail, strong organization, and a proactive approach to problem-solving
Ability to work independently on weekends and meet required service levels
Clear written and verbal communication skills

Compensation & Hours

Hourly contract position, weekend + Monday shifts (Saturday-Sunday hours may vary based on workload)
Remote work environment, with on-site training
Opportunity for continued contract work based on performance and business needs

Diversity is a core value at Rho. We are committed to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace for all.

Why work at Rho

Culture highlight: Described as a place for "obsessive people" who want to "hone your craft, ship faster than you thought possible, and do the most ambitious work of your career" rho.co/careers. The "About Us" page repeatedly emphasizes "creating delightful experiences" for customers and earning the right to serve them.
Remote/Hybrid/Office Policy: Mixed model. Roles exist in NYC (HQ), San Francisco, Austin, Boston, Los Angeles, Belgrade, and Poland (remote). Some roles are explicitly "US - Remote" or "Poland - Remote" while others specify a city (e.g., "NYC", "San Francisco"). The company has 4 offices globally (likely NYC, SF, Belgrade, and one other) rho.co/careers.
Notable perks/culture signals:
- 32 open roles spanning multiple functions — strong signal of growth.
- Technical staff makes up 22% of headcount; Sales 10%; Finance 9%, suggesting an engineering-led but GTM-heavy current hiring phase.
- Talent sources include American Express (32 hires), Capital One (7), Microsoft (7), Goldman Sachs (5) — implying a strong Fintech/Finance DNA.
- Alumni go to Rippling, Amazon, Deloitte — suggesting a pedigree similar to high-growth Fintech.
Engineering culture: With 73 technical staff (22% of total), and open roles for Senior Software Engineers (Belgrade + Poland remote), Full Stack Engineers (Poland remote), and multiple Product Designers, engineering appears to be a core focus area for growth.

About Rho

Company Overview

One-liner: Rho is a modern financial platform that combines business banking, corporate cards, treasury, bill pay, expense management, and accounting automation into a single connected workflow for startups and scaling companies.
Entity Type: Private (Series C, $365M total funding per fastaijobs.com)
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2018
Founders: Not publicly named on the website or in widely available biographical detail (the platform was built by an internal team; the "About Us" page references the founding team as having built the platform they "wish we had when we first launched the company" rho.co/about)

Core Business

Primary industry: Financial Services / Fintech – specifically Business Banking, Spend Management, and Corporate Cards.
Target customers: B2B – founders (from two-person startups to public companies), finance teams (controllers, CFOs), and business owners at all stages of growth.
Mission/purpose: Built to eliminate financial busywork, enabling companies to focus on building a world-changing business. As stated on their "About Us" page: "We built the Rho platform for them… to focus less on busywork and more on activities that actually drive the business forward." rho.co/about

Products & Services

Business Checking & Savings Accounts: FDIC-insured accounts for managing day-to-day cash flow.
Rho Cards: Corporate credit cards with strict spend limits, category restrictions, and expense rules to control spending.
Bill Pay: AI-powered invoice scanning, automated approval routing, and direct payments to vendors.
Expense Management: Automated reimbursements and real-time transaction organization to keep compliance in check.
Treasury Accounts: Earn competitive market yields on company cash that would otherwise sit idle.
Accounting Integrations: Syncing across banking, cards, and treasury so books stay clean and audit-ready.
Rho Mobile App: A mobile interface for on-the-go management.

All of these are offered as a connected SaaS platform. rho.co

Market Standing

Valuation: Not publicly disclosed.
Key Metric – Total Funding: $365M per fastaijobs.com (specific breakdown from LinkedIn per Crunchbase-equivalent data: $197M total across Seed ($4.9M + $2.3M), Series A ($15M), Series B ($75M), and Debt Financing ($100M) — however, the higher "Series C" figure of $365M in total funding suggests a later round occurred or different aggregator methodology).
Net Discrepancy Note: Different sources report total funding inconsistently: Crunchbase data via LinkedIn shows $197M across 4 early rounds, while a newer aggregator (fastaijobs) cites $365M. This is labeled as conflicting reports.
Annual Revenue: $25M as estimated by LinkedIn (note: may be a third-party estimate, not company-verified).
Notable Investors: List includes Grid Dynamics, Capital One, American Express, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft (as employer talent sources, suggesting staff migration from these firms) LinkedIn. Debt financing (April 2021) had a single undisclosed investor; Series B (Dec 2021) had 5 investors.
Growth Signals:
- Headcount of 236 employees as of mid-2026, with +30.2% YoY growth LinkedIn.
- 32 open roles as of mid-2026 rho.co/careers, spanning NYC, San Francisco, Austin, Boston, Los Angeles, Belgrade (Serbia), Poland (remote), and US-wide remote.
- Active hiring in engineering (Senior/Full Stack Software Engineers), Go-to-Market (Account Executives, Advisors, Startups Banking), Product (VP of Product, Product Managers, Design), and Marketing (Brand, Events, Consumer).

Competitive Advantages

All-in-one platform: Unlike piecemeal setups, Rho connects banking, cards, treasury, bill pay, and expense management in one workflow — reducing the need for 3–5 separate vendors.
Fast implementation: "Get up and running quickly with hands-on onboarding and a dedicated team… response times under a minute" rho.co.
Enterprise-grade without bloat: "No monthly fees" and strict spend controls, while still offering features like AI invoice scanning and automated approvals.
Global presence: Operating across 7 countries (US, Serbia, Poland, Philippines, UK, Switzerland, Canada) LinkedIn enables multi-currency/regional support for scaling clients.

Strategic Focus

Scaling with customers: The platform is explicitly designed to support companies "from inception stage to IPO and beyond… never outgrow" the platform rho.co/about.
Hiring expansion: Aggressively hiring across go-to-market, engineering, product, and marketing (50% monthly increase in job postings, 2000% quarterly increase) LinkedIn, signaling a major growth push.
Automation depth: Focus on AI-driven features (invoice scanning, expense automation) to reduce manual finance work.
Treasury/Runway focus: Emphasis on putting cash to work (treasury yields) suggests a strategic bet on serving cash-rich startups and SMBs looking to maximize runway.

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