Chief Compliance and Risk Officer

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🇨🇴 Colombia – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🔴 Lead

🚔 Compliance

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Localpayment

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2018

💳 Fintech

🔌 API

🤝 B2B

Fintech • API • B2B

Localpayment is a payments infrastructure company that provides a single API to power secure, seamless cross-border payments in emerging markets. Part of Aleph Group, Localpayment offers pay-in and pay-out capabilities, treasury and FX services, virtual accounts, on/off ramps for crypto, fraud protection, smart routing and multi-currency conversion. It targets businesses (advertisers, digital platforms, fintechs and marketplaces) with a strong Latin America footprint and a roadmap for global expansion, enabling high success rates and local bank coverage to scale cross-border commerce.

📋 Description

• Lead Localpayment's global compliance and risk management strategy, setting the direction for the function as the company scales into new markets • Ensure adherence to AML, KYC, data protection, and other regulatory requirements across all jurisdictions where Localpayment operates • Design and maintain internal controls and monitoring frameworks to mitigate legal, operational, and reputational risk • Manage regulatory audits and build and maintain relationships with regulatory authorities and banking/payment partners • Own the licensing strategy and regulatory engagement process as Localpayment expands into new markets • Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Operations, Product, and Sales to embed compliance and risk requirements into product flows and partner agreements • Build and track compliance and risk metrics and reporting dashboards; proactively flag risks and remediation needs to senior leadership and the Board • Use AI tools (Claude, NotebookLM, or equivalent) to accelerate regulatory research, policy drafting, and compliance documentation

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in compliance and risk roles within fintech, payments, banking, or financial services • Academic background in Law is a plus • Strong working knowledge of AML/CFT frameworks and data protection regulation across multiple jurisdictions • Experience with cross-border payments, PSP ecosystems, or acquiring bank relationships • Knowledge of global and local regulatory frameworks, with hands-on experience managing licenses and working directly with regulatory bodies • Strong written and verbal communication in English — able to draft policies, reports, and regulatory correspondence independently, and to lead meetings with regulators, partners, and leadership • Hands-on proficiency with AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, NotebookLM, or equivalent) to accelerate compliance and regulatory work • Structured, detail-oriented profile with a strategic mindset and the ability to build and lead a compliance function