Senior Regulatory Compliance Manager, Brazil

The role

Build and mature the regulatory compliance programme in Brazil. You will manage regulatory engagement, respond to the Central Bank of Brazil, and partner with global stakeholders to ensure compliant products and processes.

What you will do

• Build and mature Airwallex’s regulatory compliance programme in Brazil
• Own regulatory engagement and compliance execution across Brazil
• Coordinate with the contractor who holds the statutory director role
• Respond to requests from the Central Bank of Brazil
• Prepare regulatory applications and reports
• Keep regulatory obligations on track against important deadlines
• Partner with Product, Legal, Risk, Controls, Operations and global stakeholders
• Assess products and processes and provide compliance advice
• Embed effective change-management tools and controls
• Provide regular updates and turn complex regulatory requirements into clear actions

Required qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in regulatory compliance within a bank, payments institution or other regulated financial services business
• Strong knowledge of Brazilian financial services and payments regulations, including experience working with the Central Bank of Brazil
• Experience building or managing compliance programmes, including policies, procedures, reporting and controls
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with Product and other teams to assess regulatory requirements and ensure compliant products and processes
• Strong understanding of licensing, regulatory reporting, compliance monitoring and regulatory change management
• Fluent in Portuguese and English
• A hands-on, execution-focused approach
• The right to work in Brazil

Nice to have

• Experience engaging directly with the Central Bank of Brazil or supporting regulatory examinations, applications or information requests
• Experience in a Brazilian bank, payment institution or fintech that has gone through a licensing or regulatory authorisation process
• Experience working across borders with distributed teams and stakeholders in multiple time zones
• Experience building compliance programmes or operating models in a growing or still-maturing business
• Proficiency in Spanish

Before you apply

• The right to work in Brazil

About the company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. It provides financial infrastructure for over 675,000 businesses globally.