Compliance Expert

Nubank; Ciudad de México; Hybrid; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Food Card

NuCare

Life Insurance

Medical Plan

Dental Plan

NuLanguage

Learning platform

Extended Parental Leave

Daycare Allowance

Parental Consultancy

Work-from-home Allowance

Gym Partnerships

Holiday Bonus

Paid Vacation

Relocation Support

Job summary

Nubank in Mexico City is seeking a Compliance professional with 7+ years of regulatory experience in banks, fintechs or related institutions. You will lead regulatory initiatives, policies, and licensing projects, interacting with product and engineering teams to ensure compliant product launches.

The role requires bilingual English/Spanish communication, strong advisory skills, and the ability to drive cross-functional efforts across the company. Hybrid work with office days.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in regulatory compliance, AML or regulatory areas for Banks, SOFIPO and/or Fintechs.
• Proven experience in filing and obtention of financial licenses such as Fintech or Bank and project management for that.
• Experience with CNBV & Banxico regulatory requirements for Financial Institutions.
• Ability to develop policies and procedures from scratch and implement them.
• Ability to conduct regulatory advisory and law interpretation by providing consultation to business areas as well as internal clients.
• Ability to tackle complex problems involving several topics/variables, such as business, regulatory, finance and product.
• Ability to work and lead through influence multidisciplinary teams (product, software engineering, data science, analysts and customer service).
• Self-starter and ability to work independently.
• Great team player, communication (written and verbal) and listening skills.
• Fluency in both English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Research regulations and project management for its implementation.
• Project management related to new regulations and licensing processes.
• Lead efforts and align requirements towards new financial licenses.
• Evaluate from a compliance perspective new products and features to be launched.
• Keep other teams abreast of requirements by researching regulatory and filing information; writing and communicating guidelines.
• Provide advisory to other teams about the regulation to establish new processes or controls.
• Monitor and respond to inquiries received from Regulators, Auto Regulatory bodies or Auditors.
• Create and update Compliance policies and procedures.
• Liaise and work closely with various teams to enhance systems and processes related to Compliance.
• Coordinate or support regulatory reviews or audits.
• Support in identifying regulatory gaps and tracking its implementation.

Job description

About Nu

Nu is the leading digital bank in Latin America, serving 135 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. The company has been leading an industry transformation by leveraging data and proprietary technology to develop innovative products and services.

Guided by its mission to fight complexity and empower people, Nu caters to customers’ complete financial journey, promoting financial access and advancement with responsible lending and transparency. The company is powered by an efficient and scalable business model that combines low cost to serve with growing returns.

Nu’s impact has been recognized in multiple awards, including Time 100 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes World’s Best Banks.

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Our Compliance Chapter

The Compliance Team has a very special role in our mission: support the company’s growth by identifying the regulatory risks that NU faces; designing and implementing controls to protect Nu from such risks; and by providing advisory to the Business on regulations and internal policies to create the best product or service that follows with these external and internal regulations and standards.

Responsibilities assigned to you might be related to:

• Research regulations and project management for its implementation.
• Project management related to new regulations and licensing processes.
• Lead efforts and align requirements towards new financial licenses.
• Evaluate from a compliance perspective new products and features to be launched.
• Keep other teams abreast of requirements by researching regulatory and filing information; writing and communicating guidelines.
• Provide advisory to other teams about the regulation to establish new processes or controls.
• Monitor and respond to inquiries received from Regulators, Auto Regulatory bodies or Auditors.
• Create and update Compliance policies and procedures.
• Liaise and work closely with various teams to enhance systems and processes related to Compliance.
• Coordinate or support regulatory reviews or audits.
• Support in identifying regulatory gaps and tracking its implementation.

We believe in

• Entrepreneurship spirit;
• Exceptional team chemistry;
• Ownership

How We Work

• You act like you own the company where you work
• You are enthusiastic about building partnership with other teams
• You are willing to go the extra mile and getting involved in many areas
• You challenge the status quo
• You thrive in dynamic, fast-paced, results-oriented teams
• You are hungry and enjoy being constantly challenged to learn and do more

Requirements

• +7 years' or above experience in regulatory compliance, AML or regulatory areas for Banks, SOFIPO and/or Fintechs.
• Proven experience in filing and obtention of financial licenses such as Fintech or Bank and project management for that.
• Experience with CNBV & Banxico regulatory requirements for Financial Institutions.
• Ability to develop policies and procedures from scratch and implement them.
• Ability to conduct regulatory advisory and law interpretation by providing consultation to business areas as well as internal clients.
• Ability to tackle complex problems involving several topics/variables, such as business, regulatory, finance and product.
• Ability to work and lead through influence multidisciplinary teams (product, software engineering, data science, analysts and customer service).
• Self-starter and ability to work independently.
• Great team player, communication (written and verbal) and listening skills.
• Fluency in both English and Spanish.

The position is based in Mexico City, Mexico

Work model

[Hybrid / On-Site]

Office requirement

2 days per week at the office.

Our Benefits

MEXICO JOBS:

• Chance of earning equity at Nubank
• Food Card
• NuCare – Psychological, Financial and Legal Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Medical Plan
• Dental Plan
• NuLanguage – Language Course Program
• Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses
• Extended Parental Leave
• Daycare Allowance
• Parental Consultancy
• Work-from-home Allowance
• Gym Partnerships
• Holiday Bonus ("Aguinaldo") of 30 days of pay per year
• 17 days of paid vacation with 25% vacation bonus
• Relocation Assistance Package, if applicable

Our recruitment process may involve the use of artificial intelligence–enabled tools, such as automated interview transcription and analysis, to support the evaluation process. Artificial intelligence is not used to make final hiring decisions; all decisions are made by human reviewers.