Communications Compliance Senior Specialist, Robinhood
$101-135k
+ Bonus & Equity. Salary dependent on location.
3+ days a week in office
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
Posted today
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
1001+ employees
Posted today
$101-135k
+ Bonus & Equity. Salary dependent on location.
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a legal or compliance role within the financial services industry
- 5+ years of experience in communications compliance or a related function supporting public-facing content
- Knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks, including FTC, SEC, FINRA, CFTC, FCA, or similar regulatory requirements
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, practical guidance to diverse business partners
- Experience managing multiple priorities and larger, complex compliance projects, independently with shifting deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and documentation standards
- Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and adapt to a changing environment-project management skillset is a bonus
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Compliance, Marketing, Content, Research, Engineering, or similar teams to support compliant communications
- Experience using tools such as Google Workspace, Figma, Red Oak, Tableau, or Coda, and familiarity with AI-enabled business tools such as ChatGPT or Google Gemini in a compliance or business context
What the job involves
- As a Communications Compliance Senior Specialist, you will review and advise on parent company and enterprise-level communications, including select third-party advertising content, and work with business compliance on multi-entity communications
- You will provide guidance early in the creative process and support internal teams in meeting regulatory requirements and internal policies
- This role plays a key part in ensuring communications align with FTC, SEC, FINRA, CFTC, FCA, and other applicable regulatory standards
- You will also contribute to strengthening review processes and documentation practices that support consistent, high-quality compliance oversight
- Review, analyze, and advise internal clients on the adherence of parent company/enterprise-level communications and certain third party advertising units with compliance and firm guidelines
- Conduct principal-level review and approval of communications to ensure they meet applicable regulatory laws as well as firm standards
- Guide internal stakeholders and teammates on Compliance for projects and deliverables with an enterprise-level lens and perspective
- Attend Communications and Marketing partners staff meetings to provide early advice on parent company communications campaigns and PR strategies
- Draft practical guidelines for internal clients to ensure compliance with regulatory and firm requirements
- Engage internal legal counsel in the process to ensure the appropriate legal discipline opines at the right time
- Develop and implement process and system improvements to increase quality, effectiveness, impact and scalability
Our take
For years, traditional brokers ruled the share trading realm, charging hefty fees that locked out everyday investors. Robinhood emerged as a disruptor, offering commission-free trading and opening the door to a new generation. Since then, expectations have continued to evolve, with investors looking not just to lower costs, but for simpler tools, clearer information, and guidance that makes the market easier to understand.
Robinhood was built to meet those changing expectations, designed from the start as a mobile-first platform that makes investor more accessible and less intimidating for people at every stage of their financial journey. Through its app, users can trade stocks and other financial instruments while benefiting from a clean interface and built-in educational support, helping them move from curiosity to confidence without unnecessary complexity.
Recently, Robinhood has strenghtned its impact too, particularly in the UK. With the launch of AI-powered Digests within its Robinhood Cortex assistant that helps users understand what's driving stock movements in plain English, while upcoming options trading and expanded educational resources add flexibility and depth. Together, these steps position Robinhood as a platform evolving alongside its users, blending technology and education to stay ahead in an ever-changing investment landscape.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 13 rounds)
Feb 2021
$2.4bn
CONVERTIBLE
Jan 2021
$1bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $5.6bn
Company HQ
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA
Leadership
Vlad Tenev
(Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman)Studied Mathematics at Stanford University, where they met Baiju. Dropped out of a PhD to start Robinhood. Alongside Robinhood, Vlad is also the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Harmonic.
Baiju B.
(Co-Founder)Studied Mathematics and Physics at Stanford University, where they met their Vlad and co-founded Robinhood in 2012. Baiju is also the Founder and CEO of Aetherflux.
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