Risk Management Coordinator (Internal Controls)

TL;DR

Risk Management Coordinator (Internal Controls) (Payments/Risk): Supporting and improving Brazil’s internal controls framework through control testing, risk assessments, remediation tracking, and regulatory monitoring with an accent on process governance, control effectiveness, and compliance with payments-sector requirements. Focus on developing risk and control matrices, analyzing KRIs and emerging risks, automating monitoring activities, and preparing management and regulatory reports.

Location: São Paulo, Brazil; hybrid work with at least 3 days in the office.

Company

Global payments technology company facilitating transactions among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments across more than 200 countries and territories.

What you will do

• Execute process mapping, risk assessments, control evaluations, walkthroughs, and control testing.
• Develop and maintain Risk and Control Matrices, control inventories, process documentation, workpapers, and governance records.
• Monitor remediation plans, control deficiencies, emerging risks, KRIs, and trends affecting the control environment.
• Track regulatory changes and support compliance with BCB Resolutions No. 150/2021 and No. 522/2025.
• Prepare dashboards, KPIs, KRIs, management reports, and periodic internal control reports.
• Coordinate with Risk, Compliance, Finance, Technology, and business stakeholders while driving process improvement and automation.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree, or 5+ years of relevant experience without a degree requirement.
• Experience in internal controls, audit, risk management, or compliance within financial institutions, payment companies, or other highly regulated industries.
• Knowledge of internal control frameworks and regulatory requirements for the payments and card industry.
• Experience with process mapping, risk assessment, RCM development, control testing, continuous monitoring, and process improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Fluent English required.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as a Master’s, MBA, JD, or MD.
• Five or more years of relevant experience.
• Project management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to create impact at global scale in payments technology.
• Work across Risk, Compliance, Finance, Technology, and business functions.
• Hybrid work arrangement with regular office collaboration.
• Equal employment opportunity environment.