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Compliance Specialist

Plata Card

Colombia6d ago

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<p><strong>The Compliance area</strong> is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the AML/CTF (LAFT) risk management framework of the company. As we build a financial institution from the ground up, this area plays a critical role in ensuring regulatory compliance, protecting the company from financial crime risks, and enabling sustainable and responsible growth aligned with supervisory expectations.<br><strong><br>Challenges that await you:</strong></p> <ul> <li data-section-id="3t7btk" data-start="30" data-end="149">Co-build and scale a data-driven Compliance framework from the ground up within a fast-growing fintech environment.</li> <li data-section-id="1vylceb" data-start="151" data-end="320">Support and lead SARLAFT compliance monitoring and risk assessments to identify, prevent, and mitigate money laundering and terrorist financing risks across business operations.</li> <li data-section-id="sc50us" data-start="322" data-end="524">Conduct customer and third-party due diligence (KYC/CDD), transaction monitoring, and suspicious activity investigations while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.</li> <li data-section-id="1y85v90" data-start="526" data-end="729">Support regulatory audits, reporting processes, and compliance reviews by maintaining accurate documentation, preparing risk reports, and strengthening AML/SARLAFT controls and governance frameworks.</li> <li data-section-id="1qdk76l" data-start="731" data-end="929">Design, implement, and continuously enhance data segmentation models, information classification systems, and compliance risk methodologies to improve decision-making and operational efficiency.</li> <li data-section-id="7zcr4v" data-start="1107" data-end="1282">Analyze data to identify risk patterns, operational inefficiencies, and automation opportunities that optimize Compliance processes and strengthen monitoring capabilities.</li> <li data-section-id="xpj8u3" data-start="1284" data-end="1420">Balance strong regulatory requirements with scalable, efficient, and data-driven operational processes in a high-growth environment.</li> <li data-section-id="jwrp03" data-start="1422" data-end="1591">Adapt quickly to evolving regulatory landscapes by translating regulatory expectations into structured frameworks, policies, controls, and data governance practices.</li> <li data-section-id="splt9k" data-start="1593" data-end="1766">Thrive in dynamic environments with incomplete, dispersed, or rapidly evolving data sources while contributing to the development of scalable compliance infrastructures.</li> <li data-section-id="110fyzj" data-start="1768" data-end="1894" data-is-last-node="">Manage ambiguity while maintaining high standards of data governance, traceability, documentation, and regulatory readiness.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What makes you a great fit:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Over 5 years of hands-on experience in AML/CTF across the financial sector and fintech environments.</li> <li>Proven ability to thrive in settings where processes are built from scratch, not inherited, and where structure evolves alongside growth.</li> <li>Highly proactive and hands-on, with the autonomy to deliver results effectively in environments with limited supervision.</li> <li>Strong regulatory expertise combined with an analytical, data-driven mindset to support sound risk-based decision-making.</li> <li>Creative, resilient, and deeply motivated to help build and scale a regulated financial institution from the ground up.</li> <li>Energized by fast-paced, high-impact environments and unafraid of hard work or complex challenges.</li> <li>Conversational English and Spanish is a must-have requirement.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Our ways of working:</strong><strong><br></strong></p> <div class="t396__elem tn-elem tn-elem__7327515811698693224706" data-elem-id="1698693224706" data-elem-type="text" data-field-top-value="430" data-field-left-value="271" data-field-height-value="312" data-field-width-value="634" data-field-axisy-value="top" data-field-axisx-value="left" data-field-container-value="grid" 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