Manager, Compliance Execution & Enablement

Klaviyo
San Francisco, CAPosted 24 February 2026

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><p><em>At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit <a class="_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu194a _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu18uv _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b18uv _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik18uv _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm18uv _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1" href="http://klaviyo.com/careers" data-renderer-mark="true">klaviyo.com/careers</a> to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.</em></p></div><p>We are looking for a people-first, operationally strong Compliance Manager to lead <strong>frontline execution and enablement</strong> for Klaviyo’s global messaging compliance program (email, SMS, WhatsApp, RCS). This role ensures day-to-day enforcement is consistent, high-quality, and scalable while freeing senior leadership to focus on strategy, policy, and ecosystem leadership.</p> <p>This manager will directly lead Compliance Specialists and partner with Compliance Operations Analysts to drive efficiency, quality, and readiness for high-risk cases. Success in this role is measured by SLA adherence, enforcement quality, escalation management, and team capability growth.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>How You Will Make a Difference:</strong></p> <p><strong>People Leadership Team Development</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead, coach, and develop a team of Compliance Specialists, focusing on skill-building, career progression, and readiness to handle complex compliance scenarios</li> <li>Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and calibration sessions to ensure consistency and alignment</li> <li>Serve as the first escalation point for high-risk or ambiguous enforcement cases, within defined guardrails</li> </ul> <p><strong>Compliance Operations Enforcement Excellence</strong></p> <ul> <li>Oversee day-to-day enforcement workflows, SLA adherence, and quality assurance for Specialists</li> <li>Ensure consistent application of policies, risk frameworks, and escalation matrices across channels</li> <li>Partner with BPO and AI workflows to operationalize routine enforcement, coaching partners as needed</li> <li>Drive improvements to SOPs, playbooks, and operational processes to enable scale</li> <li>Ensure effective collaboration with vendors and external partners to remediate compliance issues efficiently</li> <li>Transform workflows by putting AI at the center, building smarter systems and ways of working from the ground up.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Cross-Functional Enablement</strong></p> <ul> <li>Support adoption of internal systems, reporting, and workflow improvements</li> <li>Partner with Compliance Operations Analysts to identify gaps and propose operational improvements</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Who You Are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experienced people manager (4+ years) with a passion for coaching and developing high-performing teams</li> <li>Strong operational thinker with experience improving workflows, systems, and performance through process and data design</li> <li>Comfortable guiding teams through ambiguous, high-stakes enforcement decisions within defined frameworks</li> <li>Excellent communicator, able to explain compliance expectations and guidance to team members and peers</li> <li>Technically curious, familiar with AI/BPO workflows, reporting systems, and messaging platforms</li> <li>You’ve already experimented with AI in work or personal projects, and you’re excited to dive in and learn fast. You’re hungry to responsibly explore new AI tools and workflows, finding ways ... (truncated, view full listing at source)