Deputy MLRO (AML Compliance)

The role

You will act as deputy to the Head of AML/CFTP & Sanctions and take over day to day MLRO duties for the Swiss entity in 2027. You will help adapt the Swiss framework to new EU markets and the new EU AML package.

What you will do

• Act as deputy to the AML Compliance Officer (MLRO)
• Run day to day MLRO activities including escalated cases and reports to MROS and SECO
• Review and challenge the first line through quality assurance of alert handling and case files
• Sign off on changes to transaction monitoring rules and screening thresholds
• Keep the framework current including entity risk analysis and internal directives
• Issue financial crime opinions on new products at the Product Risk Committee
• Be the point of contact for SRO, MROS, SECO, external auditors, and partner institutions
• Own the AML/CFT training plan
• Adapt the Swiss framework to the new EU AML package for European expansion

Required qualifications

• Served as MLRO, AML Compliance Officer or formal deputy at a regulated financial intermediary in Switzerland (supervised by FINMA or an SRO) or in the EU
• Lives in Switzerland today
• Meets the fit and proper requirements that regulators apply to AML officers
• Holds the CAMS certification
• Speaks fluent English
• Speaks fluent German
• Has practical experience with the Swiss AML framework (AMLA, AMLO, FINMA AMLO and SRO rules, MROS and SECO reporting), the EU AML framework, or both
• Has a working knowledge of the new EU AML package (AMLR and AMLD6)
• Has built or set up an AML function or framework
• Has taken and defended reporting and freezing decisions
• Has dealt directly with FINMA, SROs, other regulators and external auditors
• Has reviewed and challenged first line controls at a senior level

Nice to have

• Sanctions expertise: screening, list management, asset freezes and reporting under Swiss and EU sanctions regimes
• Experience with international remittances and cross border payments
• Travel Rule compliance, including for digital assets
• Experience in a fintech or in a newly authorised financial institution
• Comfort using data and AI tools to review alerts, test controls and draft documentation
• Other certifications such as CGSS, CCAS, Chainalysis Reactor or Chainalysis KYT

Benefits

• Chance of earning equity at Nubank
• Health Insurance Allowance for you and your dependents
• Pension Plan
• Accident Insurance
• Daily Sickness Benefits
• Life Insurance & Death Benefits
• NuCare – Employee Assistance Programme
• NuLanguage – Language Course Program
• Extended Parental Leave
• International Travel Insurance for business trips
• Work-from-home Allowance and office equipment
• Parking space at the Zug office

Before you apply

• Lives in Switzerland today
• Recruitment process may involve the use of artificial intelligence–enabled tools

About the company

Nu is one of the largest digital financial platforms in the world, with more than 127 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Nu Global AG is Nu's Swiss entity based in Zug.