Staff Product Operations - Regulatory (Fintech)

TL;DR

Staff Product Operations - Regulatory (Fintech): Leading the development and implementation of processes and best practices to ensure regulatory compliance, fraud prevention, and investigations, partnering closely with key stakeholders. Focus on AML Ops, KYC, and EDD in the US market, ensuring sustainable growth.

Location: Must be based in Miami or Washington DC area, and is expected to be in the office at least two days a week.

Company

hirify.global was founded in 2013 to free people from a bureaucratic, slow and inefficient financial system.

What you will do

• Design, diagram, and execute processes for capturing relevant information at onboarding to prevent fraudulent applicants from becoming customers, including identity validation and structuring data elements for KYC and AML policies.
• Design and execute processes and policies for ongoing monitoring of accounts, including account takeover prevention, mule account recognition and prevention, chargebacks, transactional fraud, and ACH fraud.
• Strengthen the AML Ops team to be aligned with the responsibilities as a financial institution.
• Analyze AML Alerts, financial transactions, judicial orders, accounts, and data from the alerts generated by the AML transaction monitoring system, to identify suspicious situations and provide detailed recommendations.
• Vendor Management (e.g., KYC providers).

Requirements

• A Bachelor's, Master's, or Law degree is required in a discipline such as Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Information Technology, or a Risk Management-related field.
• Proven professional experience, ideally within AML, Sanctions, Risk Management, or other control functions.
• Prior experience in monitoring/testing or quality control roles in AML, Audit or Risk.
• Prior management experience is preferred.
• Previous experience collaborating with global teams.

Nice to have

• Prior investigations experience in the digital asset, payments, and/or Fintech space is a plus.
• Enthusiasm for Artificial Intelligence and coding skills (e.g., SQL, Python, Scala, or similar programming languages).

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity of earning equity at Nu.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Life Insurance and AD&D.
• Extended maternity and paternity leaves.
• Learning platform of courses and language learning program.
• Mental health and wellness assistance program.
• 401K, Health Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account.
• Work-from-home Allowance.
• Relocation Assistance Package, if applicable.