About Nu
Nu is the leading digital bank in Latin America, serving 135 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. The company has been leading an industry transformation by leveraging data and proprietary technology to develop innovative products and services.
Guided by its mission to fight complexity and empower people, Nu caters to customers’ complete financial journey, promoting financial access and advancement with responsible lending and transparency. The company is powered by an efficient and scalable business model that combines low cost to serve with growing returns.
Nu’s impact has been recognized in multiple awards, including Time 100 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes World’s Best Banks.
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About the Role
The FinCrime Team has a very special role in our mission: support the company’s growth by identifying the money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks that Nubank faces in Colombia, designing and implementing controls to protect Nu Colombia from such risks. The Financial Crime team is in charge of shielding Nu to comply with regulations and mitigate the risks associated with illegal activities.
Responsibilities
Deliver timely and comprehensive AML core metrics to senior leadership, enabling informed decision-making.
Coordinate with the AML Analytics and AML Operations teams to review and critically assess AML monitoring and analysis processes
Collaborate with the AML Governance team on updates to the risk matrix, in alignment with the SFC’s guidelines and recommended methodology.
Ensure adherence to regulatory timeframes and report quality, while driving continuous process improvements in suspicious activity reporting.
Review and provide well-founded recommendations on the filing of suspicious activity reports.
Design and review data quality controls to identify early warning signs and coordinate solutions with different stakeholders.
Qualifications
5-7 years experience in AML Risk Management.
Strong and certified Knowledge of SARLAFT regulation. (At least 150 hours)
Proven and robust experience with analyzing alerts and reporting suspicious operations
Experience with data quality is a plus.
Knowledge of analytical processes (Experience in analytics and designing AML alert systems)
English Level - Fluent / Upper intermediate
Great business judgment and ability (and interest) to make, both, strategic and operational decisions.
Ability to work as a team and negotiate with different third parties.
Knowledge of testing compliance processes.
Good communication skills and ability to deal with different types of stakeholders
Location & Work Model
Hybrid 2-3 times/week: Our hybrid work model brings us to the office at least twice a week, on strategic days designed to maximize team connection and collaboration.
This position is based in Bogota, Colombia
Benefits
Chance of earning equity at Nu
Extended maternity and paternity leaves
Health and life insurance
NuCare - Our mental health and wellness assistance program
Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses
NuLanguage - Our language learning program
Vacations of 15 workdays
Gym partnership
Work-from-home Allowance
Parental Consultancy
Relocation Assistance Package, if applicable
Our recruitment process may involve the use of artificial intelligence–enabled tools, such as automated interview transcription and analysis, to support the evaluation process. Artificial intelligence is not used to make final hiring decisions; all decisions are made by human reviewers.