Compliance Analyst, Pismo

VISA; São Paulo; Hybrid; BRL 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa is seeking a Compliance Analyst in Brazil to support day-to-day operations of its global Compliance Program. The role focuses on onboarding, due diligence, risk assessment, screening for sanctions and PEPs, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure governance and audit readiness.

You will use AI tools to enhance research, documentation, and reporting, contributing to scalable, compliant processes across jurisdictions where Visa operates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, International Relations, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Technology, or a related field; OR 5 years relevant work experience.
• Experience in fintech, payments, banking, financial services, SaaS, or another regulated technology environment.
• Previous experience in Compliance, Risk Assessment, Due Diligence, KYC (Know Your Customer), or Client Screening, with a strong focus on identifying and assessing risks related to AML, corruption, bribery, financial crime, and reputational risk.
• Strong analytical, research, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to perform detailed operational activities accurately and consistently.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines.
• Ability to work with an appropriate level of independence while recognizing when guidance or escalation is required.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready documentation.
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English and Portuguese.
• Willingness and ability to use artificial intelligence tools and contribute to AI-enabled process improvements.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with global and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Execute day-to-day activities supporting Pismo’s global Compliance Program.
• Conduct onboarding, ongoing, and event-driven due diligence reviews of clients, partners, vendors, and other relevant third parties.
• Perform sanctions, politically exposed persons, adverse media, and other required compliance screenings.
• Support risk assessments, ongoing monitoring, remediation activities, and escalation of identified concerns.
• Assist with assessments involving new markets, products, services, partnerships, and business initiatives.
• Support regulatory registrations, submissions, inquiries, examinations, and audits, as applicable.
• Assist in developing and maintaining compliance policies, procedures, controls, training materials, and process documentation.
• Prepare compliance metrics, dashboards, trackers, management reports, and supporting evidence.
• Monitor deadlines, action plans, and remediation activities, following up with responsible stakeholders.
• Respond to routine compliance questions and collaborate with global and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Use approved AI tools and agents to support research, document review, analysis, monitoring, drafting, and reporting.
• Help identify, design, test, document, and implement AI-enabled workflows, ensuring appropriate human review and compliance with applicable governance requirements.
• Support additional projects and priorities as required based on business and regulatory needs.

Skills

Compliance

Regulatory compliance

Financial crime compliance

Due diligence

Risk management

Internal controls

Audit

Legal

English & Portuguese

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, International Relations, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Technology or related field

5 years relevant work experience

Tools

Monday.com

Jira

Job description

About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

The Compliance Analyst will support the day-to-day execution and continuous improvement of Pismo’s global Compliance Program.

Based in Brazil and dedicated to Pismo, this hands-on role will support compliance operations, due diligence, financial crime compliance, regulatory matters, risk assessments, governance, monitoring, and reporting across the jurisdictions where Pismo operates.

The successful candidate will manage assigned activities with an appropriate level of independence, under the guidance of Compliance leadership, and elevate complex or sensitive matters when required.

The analyst will also use approved artificial intelligence tools and agents as part of daily work and contribute to the development of AI-enabled compliance processes that improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability.

Essential Functions

• Execute day-to-day activities supporting Pismo’s global Compliance Program.
• Conduct onboarding, ongoing, and event-driven due diligence reviews of clients, partners, vendors, and other relevant third parties.
• Perform sanctions, politically exposed persons, adverse media, and other required compliance screenings.
• Support risk assessments, ongoing monitoring, remediation activities, and escalation of identified concerns.
• Assist with assessments involving new markets, products, services, partnerships, and business initiatives.
• Support regulatory registrations, submissions, inquiries, examinations, and audits, as applicable.
• Assist in developing and maintaining compliance policies, procedures, controls, training materials, and process documentation.
• Prepare compliance metrics, dashboards, trackers, management reports, and supporting evidence.
• Monitor deadlines, action plans, and remediation activities, following up with responsible stakeholders.
• Respond to routine compliance questions and collaborate with global and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Use approved AI tools and agents to support research, document review, analysis, monitoring, drafting, and reporting.
• Help identify, design, test, document, and implement AI-enabled workflows, ensuring appropriate human review and compliance with applicable governance requirements.
• Support additional projects and priorities as required based on business and regulatory needs.

This is a hybrid position. Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

For this role, you must be based in Brazil

Language Skills

• Proficiency in English at B2 level or above (Upper-Intermediate)

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, International Relations, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Technology, or a related field; OR 5 years relevant work experience

• Experience in fintech, payments, banking, financial services, SaaS, or another regulated technology environment.
• Previous experience in Compliance, Risk Assessment, Due Diligence, KYC (Know Your Customer), or Client Screening, with a strong focus on identifying and assessing risks related to anti-money laundering (AML), corruption, bribery, financial crime, and reputational risk.

Technical Skills

• Experience in Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance, Due Diligence, Risk Management, Internal Controls, Audit, Legal, or a related function.
• Working knowledge of anti-money laundering, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, due diligence, regulatory compliance, or risk-management concepts.
• Strong analytical, research, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to perform detailed operational activities accurately and consistently.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines.
• Ability to work with an appropriate level of independence while recognizing when guidance or escalation is required.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready documentation.
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English and Portuguese.
• Willingness and ability to use artificial intelligence tools and contribute to AI-enabled process improvements.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with global and cross-functional stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with client or third-party due diligence, compliance assessments, monitoring, reporting, audits, or regulatory matters.
• Experience using data analysis, workflow, automation, or artificial intelligence tools.
• CAMS certification a plus.
• Experience with Monday.com and Jira tools is a plus.

Visa is an EEO Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.