Compliance Officer, Brazil - Global Fintech Startup
Crypto.com, Brazil

The Compliance Officer will report to the Head of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Americas, and be responsible for supporting Crypto.com’s regulated businesses in country in their regulatory compliance obligations, including the business license acquisition and maintenance, coordination of regulatory audits, drafting regulatory reporting in support of various regulatory business licenses, assist the Head of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Americas to maintain program documentation, compliance risk assessment and risk mitigation works for Brazil based legal entities.

In this role, you will:

• Work with both Brazil and international team members across multiple functions (e.g., Compliance, Business Expansion, Operations, IT Security, etc.) and liaise with external stakeholders by subject matters (e.g., external legal counsel, business partners) to assure timeliness, accuracy, and responsiveness to regulatory filings with regard to business licensing and/or ongoing subject matters.
• Coordinate internal compliance review and assist with execution such as risk identification and risk mitigation planning work where the related business license maintenance require.
• Prepare, respond, file, take follow-up actions with regard to law enforcement requests or suspicious activity reports
• Continually and actively develop technical knowledge and interpersonal skill in relation to the regulatory framework relating to business structure and product specification being changed.
• Perform any other duties and responsibilities required to ensure all Crypto.com companies do so in accordance with local regulations.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of relevant experience in complex retail/consumer financial services/payment services organizations with multiple financial products, or a regulatory agency or law firm involving compliance issues and risk mitigations relating to anti-money laundering, data privacy protection, vendor management and related payments services regulations and operations (Payment Institutions)
• Understanding of local business laws within payment, banking, lending, money transfer, exchange controls and crypto businesses
• Solid understanding on anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CTF), data privacy protection (DPP) regulatory requirements of Brazil. Knowledge of global standards in regards of AML/CTF and DPP, for example FATF guidelines, LGPD is a plus
• Experience of customer identity verification, transaction monitoring, suspicious activities reporting at payment, fund transfer or fintech operator is preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Portuguese
• CAMS or similar certification holder or willingness of CAMS certification is preferred
• Experience of regulatory inspection, internal audit, or internal compliance testing is a plus
• Ability to project manage and lead licensing processes and regulatory communications

Benefits

What can you expect from us?

• We offer an attractive compensation package working in a cutting-edge field of Fintech.
• Substantial responsibilities from Day 1. Be the owner of your job responsibilities with your own learning curve.
• You get to work in a dynamic job environment and be part of an international team.
• You will get to have involvement in developing a brand-new product alongside a talented team.

Job Rewards and Benefits