Director of Sales, Client Lifecycle & Regulatory Solutions
EC1 Partners
New York · Posted October 15, 2026
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About the job
Director of Sales, KYC & Client Onboarding RegTech | New York (Hybrid) | Client Lifecycle Management
Role details:
RegTech / Client Lifecycle Management | New York City | Hybrid, 3 days in office | Permanent | Compensation on application
Role overview
Our client is a specialist regulatory technology provider helping financial institutions run KYC, client onboarding and client lifecycle management (CLM) processes more efficiently and with stronger compliance controls.
They are hiring a Director of Sales, Client Lifecycle & Regulatory Solutions in New York to grow new business across their KYC and onboarding portfolio. This is a senior, quota-carrying role for someone who knows how banks and financial institutions buy compliance technology and can sell into operations, compliance and technology stakeholders.
What you will be doing:
Win new business for KYC, client onboarding and client lifecycle solutions across financial institutions in the US.
Build and manage a qualified pipeline, from first conversation through to contract.
Run complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles involving compliance, operations, risk, procurement and technology teams.
Position regulatory technology solutions around real client problems such as onboarding time, KYC refresh, data quality and regulatory exposure.
Work with pre-sales, product and delivery colleagues to shape proposals and solution scope.
Forecast accurately and keep CRM activity up to date.
What you will bring:
A track record of selling enterprise software or data solutions into financial institutions.
Solid understanding of KYC, AML, client onboarding or CLM processes and the regulatory pressures behind them.
Experience managing long, consultative sales cycles with senior buyers.
Strong network across compliance, operations or onboarding functions in financial services.
Ability to work from the New York office three days a week.
Nice to have:
Experience selling RegTech, financial crime or compliance platforms specifically.
Exposure to Tier 1 or Tier 2 banks, broker-dealers or asset managers.
Why consider this role?
KYC and onboarding remain a priority spend area for financial institutions under regulatory pressure. This role gives a senior seller a focused RegTech proposition to take to market in New York, with ownership of new business at Director level.
About EC1 Partners
EC1 Partners is a specialist fintech recruitment firm with offices in London, New York, Singapore and Miami. To apply, submit your CV via this page, or email info@ec1partners.com for a confidential conversation about this or other RegTech sales roles.