Director, Regulatory & Operational Compliance, LATAM

The world of payment processing is rapidly evolving, and businesses are looking for loyal and strategic partners to help them grow.

Connecting businesses to their customers in more than 200 markets, with local acquiring in 47 markets, 150 currencies and 586 alternative payment methods, Nuvei provides the technology and insights for customers and partners to succeed locally and globally with one integration.

At Nuvei, we live our core values, and we thrive on solving complex problems. We’re dedicated to continually improving our product and providing relentless customer service. We are always looking for exceptional talent to join us on the journey!

Your Mission

The position is responsible for managing and leading compliance both for regulatory requirements, including maintaining relationships with regulatory agencies and partner banks, and internal operational compliance to Nuvei Group policies and regulatory requirements in each jurisdiction and/or license.

• Manage ongoing compliance with AML/CTF, government sanctions, and PEP requirements and be designated AML/MLRO for the region including acquired entities;
• Be the representative in designation required under law vis regulators and Boards of Nuvei entities including acquired entities in the region;
• Manage ongoing compliance with consumer protection regulatory requirements;
• Advise and assist in ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements of complex market segments including, but not limited to MSB, marketplaces, gaming, and crypto currencies;
• Manage ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements for current and future product offerings including filings as maybe required under license or regulator guidelines;
• Investigate, measure, and report/file on the organization's risk of suspicious or fraudulent financial activity;
• Develop and implement strategies to follow anti-money laundering laws;
• Lead any regulatory audit and collaborate with auditors and regulators to minimize money-laundering risks to the business;
• Provide leadership and mentoring for internal compliance SMEs that support areas of responsibility, regulatory licensing, regulatory reporting, and regulatory exams;
• Develop and report KPI/KRI to monitor the Company’s compliance with requirements within scope of the duties/responsibilities;
• Leading or managing operational compliance of Group level policies and projects assigned to compliance team as a function for region or specified scope related activities;
• Manage teams (including acquired entity), compliance and allied functions in d2d workings as a region compliance SPOC;
• Arrange or conduct training for the Anti-money laundering team, including workshops, conferences, and any certification or refresher training as required.
• Review risk and complete risk assessments as required.
• Any other tasks as assigned from time to time.

• Degree (preferably in business, finance, or law) and over 15 years (or equivalent combination of years) of job responsibility experience within a financial institution, money transmitter/MSB, payment processor, or similar FinTech organization
• Experience overseeing compliance with regulatory requirements including, but not limited to AML/CTF, government sanctions, PEP, MTL, and consumer protection
• Knowledge of payment and money movement products for fiat and crypto currencies including, but not limited to ACH, payment networks, and alternative payment methods
• Other similar experience as outlined in the duties/responsibilities
• Possess exceptional organizational, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, interpersonal, time management, verbal, and written communication skills

Benefits

Nuvei offers a wide variety of benefits which include:

• Medical insurance, dental insurance
• Paid Vacation Time, Paid Sick Time.
• Hybrid working environment.

So, please come as you are. We can’t wait to meet you.