Senior AML/CFT Lead for SME Operations Quality

Banco Plata; México; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Banco Plata in Mexico City seeks a Senior AML/CFT professional to strengthen the first line of defense for SME banking. You will lead teams, set analysis criteria, and own the quality of AML/CFT operations, including monitoring and onboarding decisions.

You will liaise across lines of defense, drive training, and prepare management reports on performance, risk trends, and volumes. Fluency in English and Spanish is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of proven AML/CFT operations experience in the financial sector.
• CNBV AML/CFT certification (mandatory).
• Proven experience leading and developing teams, including setting criteria and managing performance.
• Solid knowledge of Mexico's AML/CFT framework, KYC/KYB regulation, and transactional monitoring practices.
• Advanced English and Spanish (mandatory).

Responsibilities

• Supervise the SME AML/CFT operations teams, including agents and supervisors, with a focus on the quality of processes, decisions, and documentation.
• Own the quality of transactional monitoring alert analysis and client onboarding decisions.
• Act as the point of contact between the first and second line of defense, resolving criteria questions from the operation.
• Set, communicate, and enforce clear analysis criteria, and ensure teams understand the regulations behind them.
• Identify quality gaps and recurring errors, and drive corrective actions and training.
• Prepare periodic reports for senior management on performance, volumes, backlog, quality indicators, and risk trends.
• Coordinate with policy owners to ensure execution matches written policies, and flag changes as needed.
• Support information for internal/external reviews, audits, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Criteria setting

Regulatory knowledge

Quality ownership

Management reporting

Bilingual (EN/ES)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law/Finance/Accounting/Business Administration

Tools

Transaction monitoring software

Job description

Banco Plata in Mexico City seeks a Senior AML/CFT professional to strengthen the first line of defense for SME banking. You will lead teams, set analysis criteria, and own the quality of AML/CFT operations, including monitoring and onboarding decisions.

You will liaise across lines of defense, drive training, and prepare management reports on performance, risk trends, and volumes. Fluency in English and Spanish is required for this role.