Manager, Legal, Risk & Compliance

The Manager, Legal, Risk & Compliance will play a foundational role in strengthening GiveDirectly’s governance systems as we scale. In this role, you will stand up GiveDirectly’s enterprise risk and controls function, designing the frameworks, tools, and reporting structures that allow the organization to identify, assess, and mitigate risk consistently across teams and geographies. This is a builder role in its first phase – focused on developing the enterprise risk management (ERM) framework, risk register, and control documentation in partnership with Legal, Internal Audit, and operational teams. You’ll establish the systems that make risk management clear, coordinated, and actionable across the organization.

Once these systems are embedded, the role will transition into a broader Legal & Compliance capacity, supporting ongoing work in policy management, regulatory compliance, and governance reporting. Over time, this position will serve as a bridge between legal advice, risk management, and compliance operations – helping GiveDirectly maintain the structures that protect recipient trust and organizational integrity.