Jobs at ARQ

Senior US Legal Counsel will advise ARQ on fintech regulations, licensing, privacy, bank partnerships, investment products, and US product launches. The role serves as a strategic partner to the Chief Legal Officer, manages external counsel, negotiates financial institution agreements, supports cross-border US/LatAm matters, and mentors legal team members.

Own and improve security governance, risk, and compliance programs across multiple markets. Responsibilities include SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR, audits, vendor security reviews, risk registers, privacy requirements, policy development, regulatory requests, remediation tracking, and automation of GRC workflows. The role partners with engineering, auditors, regulators, and global security teams, requiring Spanish and English fluency and strong financial services experience.

Build and improve SIEM detections, alert pipelines, response playbooks, and DLP controls. Conduct incident response readiness, cloud security assessments across AWS and Kubernetes, application security initiatives, and AI workflow security reviews. Establish vendor security assessments and third-party due diligence processes. The role requires hands-on cybersecurity experience in regulated financial environments, strong communication skills, and regular in-office work three to four days weekly.

Own and improve finance data models, revenue and cost reporting, management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations, dashboards, and data controls. Build dbt models and Python services, map financial data sources, support new products and markets, investigate anomalies, and explain business performance to Finance and Engineering stakeholders. The role requires strong SQL, Python, finance fundamentals, and experience with data transformation and version control.

Provides US legal counsel across corporate governance, entity maintenance, financing, credit lines, commercial contracts, employment agreements, and cross-border fintech matters. Drafts and negotiates transactions, ensures compliance across US entities, and independently manages complex legal priorities while advising on US and LatAm operations.

Own end-to-end detection engineering in Datadog Cloud SIEM, including log onboarding, rule development, testing, tuning, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, and detections-as-code. Build AI-powered automation for validation, triage, and threat hunting; investigate incidents; develop response capabilities; and report coverage and performance to security leadership. The role requires independent ownership within a small global security team and involves working in-office three to four days weekly.

Independently test BSA/AML, KYC, OFAC, and transaction-monitoring controls; analyze data, challenge thresholds and sampling, rate evidence-based findings, track remediation issues, escalate overdue items, and support regulatory exams and audits.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure backend systems for fintech products. Build REST APIs and microservices supporting card payments, treasury management, transaction booking, and crypto liquidity. Work primarily with Java, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL while applying clean code, TDD, DDD, and CI/CD practices. Collaborate with a high-performing team on greenfield development and improvements to systems serving millions of users.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems for fintech products. Build REST APIs and microservices supporting card payments, treasury management, transaction booking, and crypto liquidity. Develop greenfield and existing systems using Java, PostgreSQL, and Spring Boot, with emphasis on clean, maintainable code, TDD, DDD, and CI/CD. Collaborate with a high-performing team to deliver secure, high-impact products in a hypergrowth startup environment.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems for fintech products. Build REST APIs and microservices supporting card payments, treasury management, transaction booking, and crypto liquidity. Contribute to greenfield development and existing-system improvements using Java, PostgreSQL, Spring Boot, clean code, TDD, DDD, and CI/CD. Collaborate with a high-performing team to deliver secure, maintainable products.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure backend systems for fintech products. Build REST APIs and microservices supporting card payments, treasury management, transaction booking, and crypto liquidity. Develop Java and Spring Boot services backed by PostgreSQL, applying clean code, TDD, DDD, and CI/CD practices while collaborating with a high-performing team.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure backend systems for fintech products. Build REST APIs, microservices, and systems supporting card payments, treasury management, transaction booking, and crypto liquidity. Use Java, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL while applying clean code, TDD, DDD, and CI/CD practices. Collaborate with a world-class team to deliver greenfield and existing-system improvements.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems for fintech products. Build REST APIs and microservices supporting card payments, treasury management, transaction booking, and crypto liquidity. Work primarily with Java, PostgreSQL, and Spring Boot while applying clean code, TDD, DDD, and CI/CD practices. Collaborate with a world-class team on greenfield development and improvements to systems serving millions of users.

Lead ARQ’s growth strategy in Argentina, owning local acquisition, branding, marketing P&L, user and revenue growth, and unit economics. Build the company’s local presence through PR, media, influencers, affiliates, and brand partnerships. Represent market insights to global teams, influence product strategy, establish scalable growth processes, and hire and lead the local team. The role manages significant budgets and collaborates closely with founders and senior leaders.

Supports accounting and controllership activities across multiple geographies, including journal entries, month-end close, bank and ledger reconciliations, regulatory reporting, financial statements, tax tracking, intercompany transactions, and consolidation. The role also assists with audits, Brazilian accounting standards, process documentation, and automation opportunities while developing expertise in fintech accounting.

Independently tests BSA/AML, KYC, OFAC, and transaction-monitoring controls; analyzes transaction data; challenges thresholds, alert logic, and sampling; rates findings using regulatory evidence; tracks remediation issues and escalates delays; and prepares the organization for regulatory exams and audits. The role requires strong knowledge of BSA, the USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC, and FinCEN expectations, plus experience writing findings for regulators, auditors, or boards.

Own strategic and operational initiatives from problem definition through execution and measurement. Identify growth and efficiency opportunities, analyze data and market insights, improve processes using AI and automation, track performance metrics, and coordinate cross-functional teams. The role also manages relevant partnerships with banks, processors, and other strategic providers while supporting business priorities in a fast-growing fintech environment.

Leads ARQ’s global tax strategy, governance, compliance, transfer pricing, indirect taxes, financial reporting, and fintech-specific tax obligations across the US and Latin America. Oversees tax filings, provisions, audits, withholding, transaction taxes, and cross-border structures while partnering with Product and Engineering to automate tax logic. Builds the tax team, manages external advisors, advises executives and the Board, and supports international expansion and regulatory licensing.

Own ARQ’s investment advisory function in Brazil, including investor profiling, risk assessment, suitability, portfolio construction, investment recommendations, advisory content, and regulatory processes. Serve as the responsible point of contact with the BCB and support the Wealth roadmap. The role requires investment advisory or wealth management experience, broad product knowledge, strong judgment, and Portuguese and English fluency.

Own ARQ’s investment advisory and regulatory functions in Mexico. Serve as the certified advisor and accountable regulatory officer before the CNBV, oversee investor profiling, suitability, policies, disclosures, reporting, and recommendation documentation. Partner with product, engineering, and legal teams to translate regulations into product requirements, approve customer-facing investment content, and support the company’s Mexican wealth-management roadmap and future licenses.