Director, Program Compliance

Company description

Welcome to Our World

We've been leading the charge in the affiliate industry from day one-establishing performance marketing and paving the way for future innovations. We're known for maintaining one of the largest, most reliable partnership platforms with impeccable, personalized service.

Founded in Santa Barbara, California in 1998, CJ (formerly Commission Junction) stands as the most trusted name in performance marketing. We specialize in building partnerships between top brands and reputable publishers to drive revenue and business growth. CJ's industry-leading solutions make us the platform of choice for over 3,800 global brands across sectors like retail, travel, finance, technology, and home services. As part of Publicis Groupe, our savvy data capabilities, cutting-edge tech, and strategic expertise facilitate genuine connections, allowing brands to reach consumers wherever they are.

A Quick Peek at Affiliate Marketing

Think back to your last online purchase. Did an influencer tip you off about a great product and offer a discount? Or perhaps you relied on a trusted review site to make your decision? Whatever path you took, affiliate publishers likely played a role by influencing, informing, or helping you find the best deal. CJ connects brands with these publishers, creating valuable resources for shoppers like you.

Overview

As CJ continues to grow and evolve across complex advertiser categories, geographies, and regulatory environments, Program Compliance plays an increasingly critical role in protecting affiliate program integrity and facilitating sustainable revenue growth. The Director, Program Compliance is a pivotal leadership position responsible for shaping the department's strategic direction, scaling its impact globally, and ensuring compliance services are aligned with priority business objectives. This role offers the opportunity to lead a mature, high-impact team through its next phase of growth, influence company-wide decision-making, and help define how compliance drives value for our clients and business.

CJ Program Compliance

Program Compliance delivers valuable services that cultivate advertiser confidence in the integrity of their affiliate promotions, create publisher alignment with program policies and industry best practices, and promote strategic investment. We apply specialized technology and expertise to evaluating publisher promotional methods and monitoring advertising content - protecting well-known and niche brands across all major verticals. We proactively help our clients mitigate risks, implement and enforce policies aligned with their business needs, and educate publishers to foster productive, compliant relationships.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Business Impact

This leadership role sets the strategic direction and drives execution for the Program Compliance department, delivering business-critical outcomes by aligning compliance services, priorities, and investments with CJ's broader business strategy and revenue objectives. The Director ensures the Program Compliance organization delivers high-impact, scalable services that protect and grow client relationships while maintaining compliance integrity and industry best practices.

People & Technology

The Director is accountable for implementing and optimizing team structures, talent, and technology solutions. They set, monitor, and manage performance against relevant benchmarks, using data and insights to continuously improve effectiveness, efficiency, and client outcomes.

As a people leader, the Director builds and sustains a strong culture of excellence, accountability, and collaboration. They directly manage senior individual contributors and people managers, and work seamlessly with leaders and team members in India and LATAM to improve the performance, consistency, and scale of this global team.

Cross-functional & Client Influence

The Director, Program Compliance serves as a trusted expert and strategic partner across the CJ organization, coordinating closely with Client Development, Publisher Success, Product, Sales, Legal, and other business leaders. They apply deep CJ and affiliate marketing industry expertise to emerging challenges, new service concepts, and complex situations. Externally, they represent CJ with authority and credibility in client engagements, business reviews, and sales pitches - delivering clear, compelling narratives that demonstrate value, risk mitigation, and strategic alignment.

Qualifications

What we look for:

• Bachelor's degree or higher

• 10+ years professional experience in compliance, affiliate marketing, or a closely related field

• Proven ability to define strategy and drive execution to achieve business goals

• Established proficiency in developing subject matter expertise, applying knowledge to new concepts, and formulating solutions to novel challenges

• Analytical with a proven ability to interpret data and information to make informed, defensible business decisions

• Demonstrated success leading and scaling high-performing teams, including direct management of tenured professionals and managing through change

• Strong people leadership skills including coaching, performance management, organizational design, and talent development

• Functional knowledge of affiliate promotional methods including loyalty, influencer, coupon, price comparison, browser extension, search engine marketing (SEM), programmatic, and email

• Familiarity with financial services marketing including a conceptual understanding of U.S. financial regulatory considerations and risk management

• Familiarity with digital marketing compliance technologies including SEM monitoring tools and content crawlers

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and implement technology solutions and process efficiencies, including AI enablement

• Ability to understand and apply contractual service obligations to practical execution and quality assurance

• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, with demonstrated ability to create and deliver clear, persuasive business presentations

• Strong collaboration skills and experience working effectively across global teams, time zones, and cultures

• Proficiency with business productivity tools including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Additional information

This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days a week in office.

CJ is the leader in Performance Marketing.? We take pride in our innovative technology, comprehensive data solutions and our people.? We equip our teams with advanced tools, training and career development opportunities all to provide modern solutions, strategies and support to deliver high quality results for our clients. We work in an enthusiastic, collaborative team setting that values outstanding performance.

We're a community of creative and passionate problem solvers who go the distance to tackle the tough questions, think creatively, and drive resourceful growth, for our clients-and ourselves. We foster and embody an inclusive and collaborative culture where diverse perspectives are sought, relationships are valued, and people feel accepted with a sense of belonging in expressing themselves authentically. We pride ourselves in having a workplace environment that values both work and play.

Why Our Workplace Stands Out

Apart from offering competitive salaries, 401K matching, wellness programs, and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, we provide:

• Flexible time off without the hassle of accrual

• A generous number of paid holidays

• Company-sponsored team-building events

• An Employee Referral Program

• Annual recognition awards

• Hybrid work arrangements for optimal work-life balance

• Parental bonding leave

• Backup care options for children and elders

• An employee discount program

• International SOS program for global support

• Business Resource Groups, where employees connect over shared interests to cultivate an engaging, inclusive environment

...and those are just a few of our great perks! Come join us and see what makes our company a great place to work.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected] .

Compensation Range: $121,315.00 -$174,300.00 Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 4/19/26.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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