Senior Manager, Regulatory Compliance and Licensing

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Who We Are

At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.

We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.

We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.

Our Values

If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

Who You Are

You’re a seasoned compliance leader who knows that strong regulatory functions depend on clear ownership, capable teams, disciplined execution, and sound judgment. You bring meaningful experience leading regulatory compliance operations in a highly regulated environment. You can translate complex requirements into practical processes, challenge and support subject matter experts, and build the management systems needed to execute regulatory obligations consistently. You are equally comfortable developing teams, engaging with regulators and external partners, partnering with Legal and business leaders, and communicating risks and priorities to senior leadership. You enjoy strengthening functions that are evolving, creating clarity where processes or ownership are fragmented, and building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Your Success Profile

What You Will Work On

Lead Regulatory Compliance and Licensing

• Provide people and operational leadership across Regulatory Compliance and Licensing Operations within Product Compliance.
• Set clear priorities, ownership, operating rhythms, and performance expectations across the functions.
• Develop team members and build the capabilities, judgment, and accountability needed for consistent regulatory execution.
• Partner with Product Compliance leadership on organizational design, resourcing, and the continued evolution of these functions.

Strengthen the Operating Foundation

• Establish clear ownership, documented processes, effective controls, escalation paths, and backup coverage for critical regulatory obligations.
• Reduce single points of failure through cross-training, business continuity planning, and sustainable knowledge management.
• Improve visibility into upcoming obligations, execution status, risks, and issues requiring leadership attention.
• Standardize and simplify workflows where doing so improves reliability, efficiency, and compliance outcomes.
• Develop meaningful operational measures that help assess execution, capacity, quality, and risk.

Drive Regulatory Execution and Readiness

• Ensu

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ased in our New York City Office is targeted at $147,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year.

Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.

For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks .

Diversity At Justworks

Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at accommodations@justworks.com . Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience.

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