Director, Brazil Compliance Officer & MLRO

Circle is looking for a Compliance Officer and MLRO within the Circle Compliance and Risk function in Brazil. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the strategy of risk management and compliance for Brazil, as well as the implementation and execution of controls that adequately comply with applicable regulatory and enterprise risk management requirements. This role will also act as the primary point of contact with Brazilian regulators and will represent Circle’s engagement with them. The role will involve working with a broad range of cross-functional partners, including Finance, Tax, Legal, Business, Policy and other Compliance and Enterprise Risk Management team members to collaboratively design the regulatory compliance and risk strategy and implement the day-to-day functioning of our programs for all compliance and risk topics, such as Licensing, KYC, Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, Reporting, Consumer Protection and Risk Governance. You will lead on creating and managing a highly effective program that demonstrates compliance with all applicable Brazilian laws and regulations, and is within our risk appetite and tolerance levels. The right candidate will possess and demonstrate deep regulatory, strategic, risk management, process and systems design, communication, time management, data analytics, presentation and change agility abilities.