Regional Compliance and Risk Management Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the regional Compliance & Enterprise Risk Management strategy to support Kashio's rapid growth in LATAM and the U.S.

• Develop, refine, and implement the regional compliance program, ensuring alignment with local country-specific adaptations.

• Conduct regulatory analyses for new markets, products, partners, and operating models, including readiness for market entry and product launches.

• Oversee the regional AML/CTF/LAFT program.

• Manage unusual or suspicious transactions and ensure regulatory reporting according to local jurisdiction requirements.

• Enhance and fortify the compliance framework for regulated sectors.

• Initiate the Responsible Gambling program.

• Incorporate compliance, LAFT, fraud, and operational risk considerations into product design, processes, and controls under a compliance-by-design methodology.

• Establish and maintain a regional Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework.

• Facilitate engagements with regulators, audits, and due diligence for investors, clients, banks, processors, and strategic partners.

• Develop and implement a regional Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program.

• Lead and nurture the regional compliance, risk, and compliance operations team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• Preferred specialized training or certification in compliance, risk management, LAFT, auditing, financial services, fintech, payments, or gaming/gambling regulations.

• More than 8 years of experience in compliance, risk, internal control, auditing, AML/LAFT prevention, or related roles.

• Ideally experienced in fintech, banking, payments, gaming/gambling, regulated marketplaces, heavily regulated technology, or financial services sectors.

• Multi-country experience with exposure to regulators, audits, due diligence, banks, processors, or investors.

• Proven experience in designing programs — not just executing them: frameworks, policies, controls, metrics, matrices, and governance models.

• Familiarity with LAFT/AML, KYC, KYB, KYT, KYE, KYV, PEP, sanctions, STR/SAR/ROS, or equivalent jurisdictional reporting requirements.

• Understanding of compliance system design, internal controls, and assessing operational, legal, reputational, financial, and technological risks.

• Proficient with monitoring tools, document management, evidence collection, reporting systems, and remediation tracking.

• Advanced English proficiency required for communication with U.S. stakeholders, partners, documentation, due diligence, and investors.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work

• Culture of ownership and continuous improvement