Nu is the leading digital bank in Latin America, serving 135 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. The company has been leading an industry transformation by leveraging data and proprietary technology to develop innovative products and services.
Guided by its mission to fight complexity and empower people, Nu caters to customers’ complete financial journey, promoting financial access and advancement with responsible lending and transparency. The company is powered by an efficient and scalable business model that combines low cost to serve with growing returns.
Nu’s impact has been recognized in multiple awards, including Time 100 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes World’s Best Banks.
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The Compliance Team has a very special role in our mission: support the company's growth by identifying the Compliance risks that Nu faces; designing and implementing controls to protect Nu from such risks; and by providing advisory to the Business on regulations and internal policies to create the best product or service that follows with these external and internal standards.
We are searching for a Compliance Senior Specialist with strong regulatory knowledge to support the definition of action plans to comply with regulatory requirements and deadlines, and the prevention and detection of anomalies that may result in gaps. This position will focus on themes related to Crypto and Blockchain, AML, fraud, and FX regulatory requirements, with flexibility to rotate across topics based on the team's evolving priorities.
Beyond regulatory expertise, we're looking for someone who can bring structure and efficiency to how the Compliance team operates — someone comfortable leading projects end-to-end and exploring how AI and process redesign can make regulatory compliance work faster, clearer, and more scalable.
The position requires working and interfacing with multiple partners and teams, evaluating new regulations and supporting business areas, giving regulatory advisories about product and procedures.
Day to day monitoring of new regulation published and market best practices;
Monitor and answer inquiries from the regulators;
Support the Compliance team with the regulatory tests;
Support to business areas, giving regulatory advisories about products and procedures;
Prevention and detection of anomalies that may result in regulatory gaps;
Registration of action plans to comply with regulatory requirements and deadlines;
Lead and manage compliance-related projects end-to-end, including planning, prioritization, and stakeholder alignment;
Identify opportunities to improve Compliance processes through automation, AI tools, and process redesign;
To evaluate possible conflict of interests, when applicable.
Strong regulatory knowledge, ideally with experience in Crypto and/or Blockchain, financial regulation, or adjacent regulated industries;
Capacity to deeply analyze new rules and understand its impacts, being hungry to go after information and seeking knowledge;
Project management skills, with experience leading initiatives from planning through execution;
Interest and hands-on experience in applying AI tools and automation to improve efficiency and redesign processes;
Clear and objective communication skills;
Negotiation and organizational skills;
Writing skills and objectiveness;
Hands-on approach and ownership mentality;
Advanced English;
Other skills: the candidate needs to be open and flexible with possible rotation of topics inside the Team; Help with the team's cross demands may be needed; Performing operational activities that are part of the team's routines may be needed.
Location for this opportunity
São Paulo, Brazil
Chance of earning equity at Nubank
Food/ Meal Card (Vale-Refeição and/or Vale Alimentação)
Public Transportation Commuting Benefit (Vale-Transporte)
NuCare – Psychological, Financial and Legal Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Medical Plan
Dental Plan
NuLanguage – Language Course Program
Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses
Extended Parental Leave
Daycare Allowance
Parental Consultancy
Work-from-home Allowance
Gym Partnerships
30 days of paid vacation
Relocation Assistance Package, if applicable
Hybrid 2-3 times/week: Our hybrid work model brings us to the office at least twice a week, on strategic days designed to maximize team connection and collaboration. For more details, visit https://building.nubank.com/nu-hybrid-work-model/
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Our recruitment process may involve the use of artificial intelligence–enabled tools, such as automated interview transcription and analysis, to support the evaluation process. Artificial intelligence is not used to make final hiring decisions; all decisions are made by human reviewers.
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The Compliance Senior Specialist (Regulatory Affairs - Crypto) position at Nubank is based in São Paulo. This is a hybrid position.
The Compliance Senior Specialist (Regulatory Affairs - Crypto) position at Nubank is a Full time role.
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