NFR Internal Control Senior Specialist

Nubank; United States; Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity opportunities

Meal card

Public transport benefit

Healthcare plan

Life insurance

Parental support

Work-from-home allowance

Relocation assistance

Education & training

Job summary

Nubank is seeking an Internal Controls Senior Specialist in São Paulo for the Brazil team. The role focuses on control testing strategies and Enterprise Risk Management, coordinating regulatory reports and presenting risk metrics to executives.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in risk management, COSO ERM knowledge, data analysis skills, and experience with GRC systems. Hybrid work with 2–3 days in the office is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
• 8+ years in risk management in complex environments.
• Experience with regulatory compliance and corporate governance.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute control testing strategies to assess risk mitigations.
• ],

Skills

Risk governance

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Regulatory reporting

COSO ERM

GRC systems

SQL

JIRA

Autonomous work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Technology/Business/Industrial Engineering/Risk Management

Tools

GRC systems

JIRA

ETL

SQL

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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About the Team

The Non-Financial Risk (NFR) Brazil team is responsible for identifying, assessing, monitoring, and challenging non-financial risks across the organization, including operational, technology, cybersecurity, and third‑party risks. The Internal Controls team is responsible to independently assess the environment and act as the second line of defense, to ensure that risk is managed proactively, effectively, and in alignment with internal policies and regulatory expectations.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly analytical and strategic Internal Controls Senior Specialist to support key initiatives of the Control Testing Hub, lead the Enterprise Risk Management in Brazil along coordination of Regulatory Reports.

In the Control Testing Hub, the focus will be on designing and executing control testing strategies that assess the effectiveness of risk mitigations in risk management areas. This includes evaluating results, collaborating with risk owners, and enabling improvements through data‑driven insights. For Enterprise Risk Management, it will be required a good understanding of COSO framework application, supporting maturing the foundations of control environment oversight along with creation of KPIs and monitoring metrics.

The ideal candidate should have experience in risk governance, strong analytical skills, and the ability to translate complex risk scenarios into actionable recommendations. This position involves interacting with senior stakeholders and presenting risk assessments and key metrics in executive forums. If you are passionate about control effectiveness, innovation with responsibility, and building resilient systems, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

What We’re Looking For Someone Who Has

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Risk Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience leading with risk management in a complex environment.
• Strong knowledge of risk management, governance, and data analysis (ETL environment, Programming language such as SQL, scala, etc).
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross‑functional teams
• Operate with limited direct supervision and exercise independence of judgment and autonomy.
• Experience with regulatory compliance and corporate governance standards.
• Strong knowledge of Control Testing and Monitoring throughout substantive tests.
• Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) systems, JIRA tool and agile methodology.
• Experience in financial institutions is desirable.
• COSO ERM and ICIF application knowledge
• AI tools familiarity
• Fluent in English.

Location

São Paulo, Brazil

Work model

Hybrid

Office requirement

2-3 days per week at the office.

Our Benefits

• Chance of earning equity at Nubank
• Food/ Meal Card (Vale‑Refeição and/or Vale Alimentação)
• Public Transportation Commuting Benefit (Vale‑Transporte)
• 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
• 30 days of paid vacation
• 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.