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Senior Compliance Manager & MLRO

Mexico, Mexico City · Job Posted March 10, 2026
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As the Senior Compliance Manager & MLRO for Mexico, you will serve as the statutory Compliance Officer (Oficial de Cumplimiento) for our Mexican entity. You will be responsible for the design, implementation, and oversight of our Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) program, ensuring full compliance with the Fintech Law (Ley Fintech) and general provisions issued by the CNBV. You will act as the primary liaison with Mexican regulators—specifically the Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV), the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP), and the Banco de México (Banxico). You will partner closely with the Americas leadership team, Product, and Operations to ensuring our controls are robust, scalable, and enable Airwallex to capture the massive opportunity in the Mexican market.

Job Responsibility

  • Serve as the appointed Oficial de Cumplimiento before the CNBV, ensuring all personal certification requirements are maintained
  • Manage the local PLD/FT (AML/CFT) manual and framework
  • Manage all interactions with the CNBV and SHCP, including overseeing regulatory reporting through the SITI PLD/FT portal and managing regulatory inspections
  • Oversee the end-to-end execution of financial crime controls in Mexico, including KYC/KYB, transactional monitoring, and sanctions screening
  • Partner with the Commercial and Product teams to support the rollout of new payment and card products in Mexico, providing "compliance by design" guidance
  • Act as the Secretary of the Communication and Control Committee (Comité de Comunicación y Control), preparing monthly reports on the effectiveness of the compliance program
  • Coordinate the annual external PLD audit and internal compliance reviews, ensuring findings are tracked and remediated effectively

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in financial crime compliance, risk management, or internal control within the Mexican financial sector (Fintech, Bank, or SOFIPO)
  • MUST currently hold the CNBV Anti-Money Laundering Certification (Certificación en materia de PLD/FT expedida por la CNBV)
  • Deep mastery of Mexican PLD/FT regulations, the Ley Fintech, and the General Provisions applicable to Electronic Payment Funds Institutions (IFPEs)
  • Native-level fluency in Spanish and professional fluency in English are mandatory
  • Strong ability to influence senior internal stakeholders and manage external regulatory relationships with credibility

Nice to have

  • Prior experience acting as a Compliance Officer for an Institution of Electronic Payment Funds (IFPE)
  • Experience in cross-border payments, merchant acquiring, or card issuance
  • International certifications such as CAMS or ICA are a plus
  • Experience building and managing a local compliance team
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