About Us
Nu is one of the largest digital financial platforms in the world, with more than 127 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Guided by our mission to fight complexity and empower people, we are redefining financial services in Latin America and this is still just the beginning of the purple future we're building.
Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NU), we combine proprietary technology, data intelligence, and an efficient operating model to deliver financial products that are simple, accessible, and human.
Our impact has been recognized by global rankings such as Time 100 Companies, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes World’s Best Bank. Visit our institutional page Careers at Nu - Join our team!
About the RoleThe FinCrime Team has a very special role in our mission: support the company’s growth by identifying the money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks that Nubank faces in Colombia, designing and implementing controls to protect Nu Colombia from such risks. The Financial Crime team is in charge of shielding Nu to comply with regulations and mitigate the risks associated with illegal activities.
Responsibilities
- Deliver timely and comprehensive AML core metrics to senior leadership, enabling informed decision-making.
- Coordinate with the AML Analytics and AML Operations teams to review and critically assess AML monitoring and analysis processes
- Collaborate with the AML Governance team on updates to the risk matrix, in alignment with the SFC’s guidelines and recommended methodology.
- Ensure adherence to regulatory timeframes and report quality, while driving continuous process improvements in suspicious activity reporting.
- Review and provide well-founded recommendations on the filing of suspicious activity reports.
- Design and review data quality controls to identify early warning signs and coordinate solutions with different stakeholders.
- 5-7 years experience in AML Risk Management.
- Strong and certified Knowledge of SARLAFT regulation. (At least 150 hours)
- Proven and robust experience with analyzing alerts and reporting suspicious operations
- Experience with data quality is a plus.
- Knowledge of analytical processes (Experience in analytics and designing AML alert systems)
- English Level - Fluent / Upper intermediate
- Great business judgment and ability (and interest) to make, both, strategic and operational decisions.
- Ability to work as a team and negotiate with different third parties.
- Knowledge of testing compliance processes.
- Good communication skills and ability to deal with different types of stakeholders
- Hybrid 2-3 times/week: Our hybrid work model brings us to the office at least twice a week, on strategic days designed to maximize team connection and collaboration.
- This position is based in Bogota, Colombia
- Chance of earning equity at Nu
- Extended maternity and paternity leaves
- Health and life insurance
- NuCare - Our mental health and wellness assistance program
- Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses
- NuLanguage - Our language learning program
- Vacations of 15 workdays
- Gym partnership
- Work-from-home Allowance
- Parental Consultancy
- Relocation Assistance Package, if applicable
Skills Required
- 5-7 years experience in AML Risk Management
- Certified knowledge of SARLAFT regulation (at least 150 hours)
- Proven experience analyzing alerts and reporting suspicious operations
- Knowledge of analytical processes and experience designing AML alert systems
- English Level - Fluent / Upper intermediate
- Ability to make strategic and operational decisions; strong business judgment
- Ability to work as a team and negotiate with third parties
- Knowledge of testing compliance processes
- Good communication skills and ability to engage different stakeholders
- Experience with data quality controls
Nubank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nubank and has not been reviewed or approved by Nubank.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is considered competitive, especially for tech roles in Brazil/LatAm, with strong top‑of‑band packages reported for senior and product/design positions. Salaries are often described as good, contributing to broadly positive pay sentiment.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity opportunities (typically RSUs) are widely available across postings and regarded as a meaningful component of total compensation. This equity element strengthens overall packages, particularly for technical and product roles.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is extended and gender‑neutral across countries, with additional childcare support and parental counseling in Brazil. These family‑focused policies enhance the perceived value of the benefits package.
Nubank Insights
What We Do
Nu was born in 2013 with the mission to fight complexity to empower people in their daily lives by reinventing financial services. We are one of the world’s largest digital banking platforms, serving more than 70 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. As one of the leading technology companies in the world, Nu leverages proprietary technologies and innovative business practices to create new financial solutions and experiences for individuals and SMEs that are simple, intuitive, convenient, low-cost, empowering, and human. Guided by its mission, Nu is fostering access to financial services across Latin America.
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