Deputy Compliance Officer and MLRO
Wirex offers borderless payment solutions, enabling crypto and fiat transactions.
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About Wirex
Wirex integrates digital currencies with traditional finance, allowing users to manage cryptocurrencies alongside fiat. The app offers features like multi-currency accounts, crypto rewards, and a globally accepted debit card.
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About the Role
You will support the AML/CFT/CPF programme, perform risk assessments, oversee transaction-monitoring alerts, investigate suspicious activity, and prepare regulatory filings and reports. You will liaise with regulators, support examinations, maintain compliance records, help deliver training, and ensure KYC and third-party due-diligence processes meet required standards.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of relevant AML/CFT/CPF, financial crime prevention, or regulatory compliance experience
- University-level degree in Law, Finance, Business, Compliance, or a related discipline
- ACAMS or FIBA certification; CAMS-FCI or equivalent is acceptable
- Understanding of digital asset or payments businesses
- Familiarity with CNAD regulations, El Salvador's digital asset framework, and AML/CFT/CPF requirements
- Native or fluent written and spoken Spanish
- English proficiency is an advantage
- Analytical skills and attention to detail
- Ability to communicate with regulators, senior stakeholders, and operational teams
Responsibilities
- Support the AML/CFT/CPF programme and periodic risk assessments
- Ensure transaction monitoring, record-keeping, and escalation of suspicious activity
- Prepare and file STRs with CNAD while maintaining confidentiality
- Act as an alternate point of contact for CNAD and Salvadoran supervisory authorities
- Monitor and advise on regulatory developments affecting digital asset service providers
- Support regulatory examinations, inspections, and inquiries
- Prepare and present AML/CFT reports
- Maintain compliance records
- Oversee transaction-monitoring alert reviews and escalations
- Investigate potentially suspicious activity and make filing determinations
- Support AML/CFT/CPF training
- Support KYC, CDD, and EDD processes
- Review third-party providers and vendors against compliance and due-diligence standards
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid working options
- Annual training allowance
- Financial support for relevant professional certifications
