Remote Mexico Compliance Leader – Fintech & Payments

VelaFi; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 2,191,000 - 3,652,000; Full time

Job summary

VelaFi is seeking a hands-on Compliance Officer to lead Mexico operations, ensuring AML/CFT, KYC/KYB, sanctions screening, and regulatory reporting align with global standards while supporting growth.

You will collaborate with Product, Operations, Legal, and Risk teams to build local controls, continuously improve policies, and monitor evolving Mexican financial regulations, including crypto-related obligations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law, finance, accounting, or risk management.
• 5+ years of compliance experience in Mexico's financial services sector.
• Strong knowledge of Mexican AML/CFT requirements and screening.
• Experience with CNBV, SHCP, UIF, SAT authorities.
• Fluent Spanish and professional English.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day compliance for Mexico operations, ensuring adherence to AML/CFT, data protection, and other regulatory requirements.
• Develop and continuously improve local policies, procedures, risk assessments, and internal controls.
• Oversee AML/CFT, KYC, KYB, KYT, sanctions screening, PEP and adverse-media checks, and transaction monitoring.
• Assess cross-border payments, foreign exchange, and on-chain risk exposure.
• Support regulatory applications, renewals, reporting, audits, and examinations.
• Collaborate with Product, Operations, Sales, Treasury, Legal, Risk, and Global Compliance to assess risk before product launches.
• Use AI and automation to improve regulatory research, reviews, investigations, and reporting.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Financial crime risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Policy development

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Risk Management, or related field

Tools

Sumsub

Chainalysis

TRM Labs

Elliptic

ComplyAdvantage

World-Check

Flagright

Unit21

Job description

VelaFi is seeking a hands-on Compliance Officer to lead Mexico operations, ensuring AML/CFT, KYC/KYB, sanctions screening, and regulatory reporting align with global standards while supporting growth.

You will collaborate with Product, Operations, Legal, and Risk teams to build local controls, continuously improve policies, and monitor evolving Mexican financial regulations, including crypto-related obligations.