Compliance Officer

Overview

The Compliance Officer is responsible for overseeing the Company's compliance, AML/CFT, sanctions, and regulatory compliance framework in El Salvador. The role ensures adherence to applicable regulatory obligations across the Company's VASP and EMI activities while supporting a strong culture of compliance and financial crime prevention.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain compliance, AML/CFT, sanctions, and regulatory compliance policies and procedures.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with applicable laws, regulations, license conditions, and internal standards.
• Conduct compliance and financial crime risk assessments and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• Oversee customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and suspicious activity reporting processes.
• Review and investigate compliance incidents, control weaknesses, and potential regulatory breaches.
• Manage regulatory reporting obligations and support regulatory inspections, examinations, and audits.
• Provide compliance advice and guidance to business, operations, and management teams.
• Deliver compliance and AML training programmes to employees.
• Prepare compliance reports and management information for senior management and governance committees.
• Act as a key point of contact with regulators, auditors, and external stakeholders on compliance matters.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Business, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• 6+ years of compliance, AML, financial crime, or regulatory experience within banking, payments, fintech, or virtual asset businesses.
• Strong working knowledge of El Salvador AML/CFT, financial services, payments, and virtual asset regulatory requirements.
• Prior experience interacting with local regulators, law enforcement agencies, or financial intelligence authorities is preferred.
• Professional compliance certifications are advantageous.
• Must be a citizen of El Salvador and maintain primary residence in El Salvador, available to perform the role locally on a full-time basis.
• Fluency in Spanish and English.

Profile

• Strong compliance and financial crime mindset.
• Independent and confident in providing objective challenge where necessary.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and investigative capabilities.
• Able to navigate evolving regulatory environments and ambiguity.
• Practical, commercially aware, and solutions-oriented.