Head Of Legal And Compliance (Fintech)

TL;DR

Head Of Legal And Compliance (Fintech): Lead and manage hirify.global's regulated entity in Colombia, ensuring full compliance with local regulatory frameworks and operational readiness. Focus on licensing, credit risk frameworks, and stakeholder management with regulators and global teams.

Location: Bogota, Colombia (Hybrid)

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing fintech focused on redefining cross-border money movement and building seamless value transfer infrastructure.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end operational management of the regulated entity including AML, KYC, fraud, safeguarding, complaints, regulatory reporting, internal controls, and audit readiness.
• Ensure full compliance with local laws, license conditions, and internal policies, maintaining a robust risk management and control framework.
• Serve as primary contact for local supervisory authorities, leading regulatory inspections, audits, and implementation tables.
• Drive regulatory approval processes from constitution approval to go-live audit, ensuring milestone readiness.
• Draft and operate local credit and risk policies aligned with regulatory frameworks and hirify.global's credit strategy.
• Manage day-to-day operations, governance, staffing, and coordination with global teams for sustainable growth.

Requirements

• Location: Bogota, Colombia with hybrid work format.
• 7+ years experience in regulated financial institutions, fintech, or financial services with licensing, operations, or risk management exposure.
• Hands-on experience with local regulatory frameworks and direct interaction with supervisory authorities.
• Proven ability to draft and operationalize risk, compliance, and credit policies including AML/KYC controls.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with regulators, advisors, and internal teams.
• High ownership mentality and ability to manage long regulatory timelines.

Nice to have

• Experience in banking, payments, wealth, or crypto licensing processes.
• Experience leading regulated entities through implementation tables or go-live audits.
• Background at financial regulators, central banks, or supervisory authorities.
• Experience at top-tier consulting firms (BCG, Bain, McKinsey).

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Stock options to own part of what you build.
• Discretionary performance bonus.
• Access to latest tools and technology.
• Work with a world-class team to grow your skills.
• Opportunity to build the best fintech app in Latin America.
• Office policy: 3-4 days a week in-office.