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KOHO

Prepaid Visa cards with budgeting app

Director – Privacy Office - Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Head of Advisory and RCM

Regulatory Compliance & Ethics +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRemote in CanadaCA$190k - CA$230k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of progressive compliance, privacy, or regulatory legal experience in financial services, including substantial advisory experience.
  • Deep working knowledge of Canadian consumer protection, retail banking or payments, and privacy legislation.
  • Experience building or substantially maturing a privacy program or regulatory change program.
  • Experience in a regulated fintech, neobank, or direct-to-consumer financial institution.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary compliance advisor to business partners across Product, Marketing, Technology, Payments, Partnerships, and User Success, providing timely, practical, risk-based guidance on products, features, campaigns, and business arrangements.
  • Own the regulatory advisory and interpretation function, resolve novel questions, and produce clear written positions with defensible rationales suitable for regulatory and audit scrutiny.
  • Lead compliance review and sign-off of marketing materials, disclosures, and customer communications, and embed obligations into product development early.
  • Own the Whistleblower and Ethics programs, including intake, investigation oversight, non-retaliation, and ethics reporting to the Board.
  • In collaboration with Legal, own the regulatory compliance management program, including horizon scanning, impact assessment, and coordinated implementation of new and amended regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain the regulatory obligations inventory and map obligations to responsible business owners, policies, and controls.
  • Lead the development, refresh, and governance of compliance policies, standards, and procedures, including annual approval cycles.
  • Own and mature the enterprise privacy program in line with privacy legislation, and act as the designated privacy lead.
  • Establish and run Privacy Impact Assessment processes for new products, vendors, data uses, and technology changes; govern consent and the collection, use, disclosure, retention, and cross-border transfer of personal information using a privacy-by-design approach.
  • Lead privacy incident and breach response, including containment coordination, real-risk-of-significant-harm assessments, regulatory and individual notifications, and root-cause remediation.
  • Own privacy complaints and access and correction requests, the data inventory and privacy notices, and organization-wide privacy training and awareness.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of compliance and privacy professionals, set priorities, and raise the technical bar of the function.
  • Partner with Financial Crime, Compliance Testing, Operational Risk, Internal Audit, Legal, and Tech/Cyber to ensure integrated coverage and avoid gaps between mandates.
  • Represent KOHO externally with industry associations, peer forums, and regulators, and stay current on emerging compliance, privacy, and conduct-risk trends.
  • Prepare and present decision-ready materials for senior management and applicable Board-level committees.
  • Apply AI, automation, and data analytics to advisory intake, regulatory horizon scanning, marketing review, and privacy assessments.
  • Advise the business on responsible AI use, including model transparency, fairness, explainability, and personal information use.
  • Evaluate and implement RegTech and privacy technology to improve speed and consistency without diluting rigor.

Desired Qualifications

  • A relevant designation such as CIPP/C, CAMS, CRCM, LL.B./J.D., or equivalent is an asset.

About the Company

KOHO

Prepaid Visa cards with budgeting app

KOHO provides a modern alternative to traditional banking in Canada through a prepaid Visa card and a mobile app. It targets individuals who want simple, transparent money management with fewer fees. Users load funds onto a prepaid card, spend with cash back on purchases, and can access features like credit-building services and early payroll. The app shows spending and balances in real time, helping users manage money without a traditional bank account. KOHO makes money mainly from merchant interchange fees when users pay with the card and from optional premium services, while offering a free base product. Unlike typical banks or some fintechs, KOHO emphasizes a free-to-use app and card with clear fees and control over finances.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Series E
Total funding
$565.6M
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
2014

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