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Risk Officer responsible for leading risk management framework for El Salvador crypto-payments operation. Engaging with Salvadoran regulatory bodies and maintaining risk compliance standards.
Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain a proportionate, risk-based framework aligned to Salvadoran regulators and international standards
- Define the risk taxonomy, Risk Appetite Statement, limits, and governance
- Serve as the primary contact on risk topics with SSF/CNAD/BCR
- Support exams and information requests in coordination with Compliance/Legal
- Independently challenge the MLRO/Compliance on AML/CFT, sanctions (TFS), KYC/KYB
- Run RCSA and control testing, capture incidents/loss events, maintain risk registers
- Map important business services and third-party dependencies
- Lead product/change risk assessments
- Maintain clear escalation routes to the CEO/Board for material risk events or limit breaches
- Draft, review, and update the Risk Management Framework
Requirements:
- 3+ years in risk management/operational risk within payments/fintech/crypto or a supervised entity
- Direct experience engaging with SSF (Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero), CNAD (Comisión Nacional de Activos Digitales), and, where relevant, BCR (Banco Central de Reserva)
- Hands-on with RCSA, KRI dashboards, incident/loss event capture, issues/remediation tracking, stress/scenario testing, outsourcing/TPRM, and operational resilience (BCP/DR, impact tolerances)
- Strong grasp of AML/CFT, sanctions (TFS), KYC/KYB, screening and STR/SAR escalation
- Familiarity with risk/compliance processes in multi-jurisdiction groups and cross-border operations
- Degree in business/finance/law/risk (or equivalent)
- Preferred: ACAMS/ICA, ISO 31000, FRM/PRM or similar; crypto-specific credentials a plus
- Spanish and English (professional fluency), strong written reporting.
Benefits:
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible working hours
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