SME Compliance Lawyer

Plata Card; Mexico; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Plata Card is seeking a motivated SME Compliance Lawyer to join our Legal & Compliance team in Mexico. You’ll own day-to-day management of incoming legal and compliance requests, ensuring timely, accurate responses and well-documented handling in a fast-growing fintech.

Ideal candidates hold a Law degree with 3+ years in financial law, AML/CFT, or regulated markets, and are fluent in English and Spanish. You will collaborate across business units to uphold regulatory standards and risk controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law.
• 3+ years of post-qualification experience in financial law & inclusion, AML/CFT, administrative law, or highly regulated markets.
• Identify and assess compliance, AML/CFT, sanctions, reputational, and operational risks related to financial products and services.
• Advanced English and Spanish are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day management of incoming legal and compliance requests, ensuring timely, accurate responses and well-documented handling.
• Supervise the decision making process of analysts regarding onboarding of clients and alerts in transactional monitoring mechanisms.
• Review, organize, prioritize, and follow up on requests from internal stakeholders with clear communication.
• Support the tracking and coordination of regulatory matters, ensuring documentation is complete and deadlines are met.
• Develop and modify internal policies and procedures to cover the financial products and services offered by Plata Card.
• Conduct legal research and preliminary investigations to support the Legal & Compliance team.
• Identify applicable regulations and understand what actions are permitted under current legal frameworks.
• Collaborate with different business areas to gather information required for legal and regulatory processes.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

AML/CFT

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Law

Job description

Compliance team:

We are looking for a motivated, ambitious and detail-oriented SME Compliance Lawyer to join our Legal & Compliance team. If you’re passionate about compliance, risk assessment, and regulatory standards and want to contribute to a strong AML/CFT compliance framework within the fastest growing digital bank in Mexico, this role is for you.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys structured, detail-oriented work and wants to develop a strong foundation in legal and compliance operations within a fast-paced fintech environment.

Challenges that await you:

• Own the day-to-day management of incoming legal and compliance requests, ensuring timely, accurate, and well-documented responses. This will be the core responsibility of the role.
• Supervise the decision making process of analysts regarding the onboarding of clients and alerts in the transactional monitoring mechanisms within the bank.
• Review, organize, prioritize, and follow up on requests received from internal stakeholders, maintaining clear communication throughout the process.
• Support the tracking and coordination of regulatory matters, ensuring documentation is complete and deadlines are met.
• Develop and modify internal policies and procedures to cover the financial products and services offered by Banco Plata.
• Conduct legal research and preliminary investigations to support the Legal & Compliance team.
• Help identify applicable regulations and understand what actions are permitted under current legal frameworks.
• Collaborate with different business areas to gather information required for legal and regulatory processes.

What makes you a great fit:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law.
• 3+ years of post-qualification experience on financial law & inclusion, AML/CFT, administrative law, or highly regulated markets.
• Identify and assess compliance, AML/CFT, sanctions, reputational, and operational risks related to financial products and services offered to PYMEs.
• Advanced English and Spanish (mandatory).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with professionalism when interacting with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience with Mexico’s KYC/KYB regulation.
• Proactive, reliable, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for assigned tasks.

Nice to Have:

• Exposure to banking and financial regulation.
• Proficiency with transaction monitoring software.
• Official AML/CFT certification issued by CNBV.
• Experience as liaison between corporations and regulatory agencies.
• Knowledge of the applicable regulation to Designated Non-Financial Professions and Businesses (Actividades Vulnerables).

Our ways of working:

• Innovative Spirit : A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions.
• Honest Feedback : valuing open, transparent communication.
• Supportive Team : a strong, collaborative community.
• Celebrating Achievements : recognizing our wins together.
• High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances.