Compliance Operations Associate - São Paulo (Hybrid)

Clara · Latin Americamid

In short

▸Analista de cumplimiento operativo que revisa onboarding de empresas en LATAM.
▸Revisa documentación, estructuras corporativas y due diligence con enfoque en riesgo y cumplimiento.
▸Trabaja con alto volumen de casos, toma decisiones basadas en evidencia y reporta directamente a liderazgo de cumplimiento.

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What they ask for

✓2+ años en operaciones de cumplimiento, KYC/KYB, AML/CFT o funciones de riesgo operativo.
✓Experiencia práctica en revisión de documentos corporativos, UBOs y representantes legales.
✓Habilidades analíticas sólidas para diferenciar hechos verificados de suposiciones.
✓Atención al detalle y capacidad para gestionar alto volumen de casos bajo SLAs.
✓Capacidad para investigar usando fuentes públicas y bases de datos confiables.
✓Redacción clara y objetiva de notas de caso en español.

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Ready to accelerate your career? Clara is the fastest-growing company in Latin America. We've built the leading solution for companies to make and manage all their payments. We already help over 20,000 large and growing businesses operate with agility and financial clarity through locally issued corporate cards, bill pay, financing, and a powerful B2B platform built for scale. Clara is backed by some of the most successful investors in the world, including top regional VCs like monashees, Kaszek, and Canary, and leading global funds like Notable Capital, Coatue, DST Global Partners, ICONIQ Growth, General Catalyst, Citi Ventures, SV Angel, Citius, Endeavor Catalyst, and Goldman Sachs - in addition to dozens of angel investors and local family offices. We’re building the financial infrastructure that powers high-performing organizations across the region. We invite you to join us if you want to be part of a fast-paced environment that will accelerate your career and support you to do some of the best work of your life alongside a passionate and committed team distributed across the Americas. What you’ll do We’re looking for a Compliance Operations Associate to join our Compliance team and support the risk-based review of business customer onboarding across Latin America (Brazil, Colombia and Mexico). This is an execution-focused role for someone who enjoys investigating cases, reviewing corporate documentation, managing a high-volume queue, and producing clear, evidence-based recommendations. You will report directly to Compliance leadership and work closely with Sales Ops, Fraud, and Credit while preserving Compliance’s independent assessment. • Analyze cases within the Risk Pipeline, reviewing KYC/KYB, AML/CFT, corporate structures, Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO), legal representatives, and powers of attorney. • Review the evidence available in ClarOps, identifying inconsistencies, missing documentation, and information that requires further validation. • Assess relevant alerts and inputs from Fraud and Credit while independently applying Compliance policies and criteria. • Conduct research using reliable public sources and databases when the available evidence is insufficient or inconsistent. • Recommend whether cases should be approved, returned to Sales Ops, rejected, or escalated, according to established policies and levels of authority. • Escalate complex, unusual, or higher-risk cases to Compliance leadership with a clear summary of the facts, evidence, risks, and recommended course of action. • Draft clear, objective, and traceable case notes in Spanish, maintaining an appropriate audit trail. • Manage the assigned case queue and meet agreed service levels without compromising the quality of the analysis. • Identify recurring issues and contribute to improvements in procedures, playbooks, controls, and operational workflows. Who you are We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. Must Haves • At least 2 years of hands-on experience in Compliance Operations, KYC/KYB, AML/CFT, customer onboarding, due diligence, or a related operational risk function. • Practical experience reviewing corporate documents, ownership structures, UBOs, legal representatives, and powers of attorney. • Strong analytical skills and the ability to distinguish verified facts from assumptions or unsupported information. • High attention to detail and the ability to manage a significant case volume while meeting deadlines and SLAs. • S

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