Head of Compliance

Sure FinAds; Ciudad de México; A distancia; MXN 600,000 - 800,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A financial technology company is seeking an experienced compliance officer to manage the LATAM compliance program, focusing on KYC/KYB standards and sanctions screening. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in AML/Compliance within a relevant field and can influence product development with a metrics-driven approach. This role offers competitive compensation, remote-first work, and high ownership opportunities.

Servicios

Competitive compensation

Remote-first work

Equity options

Formación

• 8+ years experience in AML/Compliance/FinCrime in payments, especially related to crypto/fiat.
• Experience with vendors and tools like TRM, Elliptic, Chainalysis.
• Fluency in professional English plus Spanish or Portuguese.

Responsabilidades

• Draft and own policies and procedures related to AML/KYC.
• Calibrate and monitor sanctions/PEP screening.
• Design KYT 'pre-flight' checks and lead regulatory interactions.
• Report monthly metrics to leadership.

Conocimientos

AML/Compliance

KYC/KYB

Regulatory readiness

Sanctions/PEP screening

Spanish

Educación

Relevant compliance certifications (e.g., CAMS/ICA)

Herramientas

SQL

Excel

Descripción del empleo

Overview

We're building the KYC/KYB onboarding copilot and corridor-specific AML/KYT "pre-flight" checks for stablecoin & cross-border payments. Targets: ≤30-minute compliance approval TAT and ~15% false-positive screening rate without under-catching—so compliance teams can ship new flows faster and safer.

Role focus (what you'll own)

• End-to-end LATAM compliance program: KYC/KYB standards, sanctions/PEP continuous screening, transaction-risk policies, evidence trails, audit logs.
• Corridor risk registers: Define & maintain risk controls for key routes (e.g., USMX, BRAR, MXCO), including fiat–crypto on/off-ramps and Travel Rule obligations across VASP FI.
• Screening quality & speed: Set measurable targets for false-positive rate, reviewer agreement, and TAT; design playbooks to hit them.
• Regulatory readiness: Map applicable LATAM regulations and supervisor expectations; lead audit/readiness checks; maintain policy library and control testing cadence.
• Vendor & data controls: Own selection and governance of AML/KYC vendors (e.g., sanctions/PEP, KYB corp data, Travel Rule), define data-retention, SAR/STR processes, and access controls.
• Partner enablement: Collaborate with product/engineering to embed controls into onboarding, payments, and off-ramp flows; write clear reviewer guidance and exception paths.
• Training & incident response: Run periodic training; chair fincrime incident reviews and corrective-action plans.

Responsibilities (day-to-day)

• Draft/own policies & procedures (CDD/EDD, KYB for multi-layer ownership, sanctions, adverse media, TM thresholds).
• Calibrate and monitor sanctions/PEP screening; tune match logic; document overrides with defensible rationale.
• Design KYT "pre-flight" checks per corridor, including counterparty risk, Travel Rule data sufficiency, and trigger-based reviews.
• Define QA & evals: FP/FN sampling, reviewer agreement, and audit-ready evidence snapshots.
• Lead regulatory interactions and support external audits; prepare artefacts (risk assessment, customer-journey maps, control matrices).
• Drive issue management: raise findings, assign owners/SLAs, verify remediation.
• Report monthly metrics to leadership: TAT, FP%, escalations, SAR/STR volume, key incidents, and remediation status.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in AML/Compliance/FinCrime within payments, cross-border, or crypto/fiat on-off-ramp; prior Head/CCO/MLRO ownership preferred.
• Hands-on with KYC/KYB (multi-jurisdictional), sanctions/PEP, adverse media, Travel Rule, and audit prep.
• Comfortable with tools/data (can read dashboards; basic SQL/Excel a plus); experience with vendors like TRM/Elliptic/Chainalysis/Notabene a plus.
• Language: Professional English plus Spanish or Portuguese.
• Certifications (e.g., CAMS/ICA) are a plus.

What we offer

• Competitive comp (cash + advisory/equity options), remote-first, high-ownership.
• Direct influence on a product used by leading cross-border & stablecoin teams.
• A pragmatic, metrics-driven culture (ship controls that measurably reduce risk and time-to-revenue).