Chief Compliance Officer - Brazil

ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re looking for a Chief Compliance Officer to sit within our Compliance\AML team at our upcoming Sao Paulo office. You will be reporting to the Compliance\AML team based in London.
We’ve hired some of the most talented people that the world of tech has to offer, and we’re keen to showcase their talent to the world - and that’s where you come in. Our team is highly technical and detail-oriented, and we love to get down into the nitty-gritty of our in-app processes to make the best possible experience.

What you'll be doing:
• Build and lead the Compliance Team in the country, delivering all aspects of the compliance and anti-financial crime programme
• Work and attend meeting with internal groups including but not limited to legal, audit, business and risk to ensure the team will respond in time to queries related to AML and Compliance
• Identify ongoing opportunities to optimise reporting processes and drive continuous improvement across the function
• Providing support for Internal Audit, Regulators and Law Enforcement as part of audits, examinations and investigations
• Build a relationship with key stakeholders (e.g. regulators) and take an active role in modernization efforts
• Identify and understand the ML/TF threats to the financial sector and put effective processes and guidance in place to mitigate them
• Review due diligence (DD) and regulatory requirements
• Ensuring that the company adheres to legal standards and in-house policies by monitoring government regulations and standards to ensure alignment with company policies and procedures
• Excel at leadership while also undertaking executional work. This is a hands-on role and you'll be expected to handle significant and complex legal matters with short turnaround times

WHAT YOU’LL NEED
• +8 years of experience in a similar position
• You love solving problems
• In addition strong analytical skills, being process driven and have a methodological way of working, you need to have excellent communicative skills (concise and direct) and experience of influencing a broad range of decision makers and stakeholders.
• Excellent business judgment, communication and interpersonal skills
• Willingness and ability to travel
• Ability to work in extremely fast-paced environment, collaboratively, and autonomously
• Ideally, you previously had a similar position with a Payments Institution (Institução de Pagamento) in Brasil
• A deep understanding of the regulatory environment in Brazil, specifically :
Regulations, requirements, industry standards and best practices applicable to Payments Institution
Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN) regulations applicable to Fintechs
• Brazilian Payment System (SPB)
• Payments Arrangement Regulations
• Data Protection and Privacy Law
• You have flawless Portuguese and English. Fluency in Spanish is an asset


<p>Short Notice Prefered</p>





A LITTLE ABOUT US
We believe that there are better ways for people to control their money. Easier, fairer ways.
Revolut started in 2015 with fee-free card transactions abroad. We’ve since added current accounts, business accounts, savings, insurance, and even cryptocurrency trading.
We reached 4 million customers in February 2019 and we’re adding another million every quarter.
And we’re only just getting started.
Come and help Revolut build the world’s first truly global bank.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
From employee 1 to employee 1000, you will be slotting into a global team that shares a number of traits.
You can work autonomously and take ownership. We thrive with the space and responsibility to solve problems.
You operate best without lots of bureaucracy. We don’t hide behind fancy job titles or clunky processes ‘because that’s how things are done’.
You approach work in a logical way. We are not afraid to make mistakes but we use data and logic to backup decisions and improve understanding.
And you share our mission to improve people’s relationship with their money.

The benefits
• We’ll arm you with all of the latest tech equipment
• Competitive salary
• Free dinners