KYC Specialist

We’re looking for a highly skilled and motivated compliance professional to strengthen our AML/CFT and KYB framework for our Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) business line.

If you're passionate about building compliance structures from the ground up, designing customer identification flows, understanding industry-specific risks, and translating regulation into operational processes, this role is for you.

You will play a key role in safeguarding the business, enabling the launch and growth of our SME product line, and ensuring regulatory excellence across all compliance operations.

Challenges that await you:

• Design, implement, and sustain KYB (Know Your Business) policies and procedures for SME clients, including full onboarding and risk assessment frameworks.
• Build and structure end-to-end identification and verification flows for legal entities, ensuring regulatory alignment and operational usability.
• Perform industry-by-industry risk analysis, defining risk typologies and mitigation strategies for different SME sectors.
• Implement and oversee transaction monitoring processes to detect, investigate, and report suspicious activities in compliance with AML/CFT regulations.
• Monitor and analyze AML/CFT regulatory developments, providing guidance on regulatory impact for SME operations.
• Translate regulatory and compliance requirements into clear operational processes, ensuring proper execution by business and operations teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver training and guidance on AML/CFT and KYB best practices.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior management on compliance risks, metrics, and program effectiveness.
• Support the setup and scaling of compliance structures for the SME business front from a regulatory and operational perspective.

What makes you a great fit:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, or a related field (preference for legal background).
• Proven experience in AML/CFT compliance, including KYC, KYB, and transaction monitoring processes.
• Strong background in customer and business identification frameworks for legal entities.
• Experience building compliance processes from zero (designing flows, controls, and governance structures).
• Strong understanding of industry-specific risk assessment models.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex regulations and apply them operationally.
• Ability to design structured processes and translate them into operational execution models.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced English (mandatory).
• High sense of ownership, structure, and accountability in regulated environments.

Nice to Have:

• Certification in AML/CFT from a recognized body (CNBV or equivalent).
• Previous experience in SME/PyME financial products or fintech environments.
• Experience with compliance system implementation and workflow automation tools.
• Exposure to regulatory audits and supervisory authority interactions.
• Experience working in fast-scaling fintech or regulated startup environments.