Regional Manager— El Salvador (Company Director & Legal Representative)

Role Purpose:

Own the launch and day-to-day leadership of our El Salvador business. As Regional Manager & Legal Representative (Representante Legal), ensure compliant, safe and scalable operations; build the local team; deliver growth; and maintain strong relationships with regulators, banks and key partners.

Key Responsibilities

1) Corporate governance & legal representation

• Serve as Company Director and Representante Legal of the Salvadoran entity; ensure all corporate books, filings and permits are current.
  
• Execute board decisions; prepare local board packs, KPIs and statutory reports; uphold director duties (care, skill, diligence, conflicts).
  

2) Regulatory, compliance & AML coordination

• Act as primary local contact with relevant authorities and industry bodies; coordinate with Group Compliance/MLRO on AML/CFT, sanctions, reporting, audits and exams.
  
• Ensure policies (KYC/KYB, onboarding, TM, complaints, safeguarding where applicable) are implemented locally; oversee vendor/outsourcing due diligence.
  

3) Operations & delivery

• Own daily operations across onboarding, payments flows, customer support and reconciliations; ensure SLAs, quality and incident management.
  
• Implement playbooks for change management, releases and operational acceptance for new products.
  

4) Commercial & partnerships

• Build and manage partnerships with banks, PSPs, payment schemes, FX/on–off-ramp providers and strategic enterprise clients.
  
• Execute the local go-to-market plan; monitor unit economics and customer outcomes.
  

5) People & culture

• Hire, lead and develop a high-performing local team; set objectives/OKRs, coaching and performance reviews.
  
• Uphold company values, inclusion and conduct standards.
  

6) Finance, controls & risk

• Own local P&L delivery; forecast and manage budgets; ensure accurate invoicing, collections and cost control.
  
• Maintain risk register; run periodic risk assessments; ensure BCP/DR drills; remediate findings from audits and reviews.
  

Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years in payments/fintech or financial services; 3+ years leading a country/region or running a regulated operations/function.
  
• Proven experience working with regulators/banking partners in Latin America; strong grasp of AML/CFT, KYC/KYB and operational controls.
  
• Track record building teams and scaling operations; comfort with enterprise customers and complex integrations.
  
• Bachelor’s degree required (business, finance, law or related); postgraduate or professional certifications (compliance/AML/risk) are a plus.
  
• Bilingual Spanish/English (professional fluency).
  

Skills & Attributes

• Owner mindset; excellent stakeholder management and negotiation.
  
• Data-driven operator with strong execution discipline and risk awareness.
  
• Clear communicator with board-ready reporting.
  

Eligibility & Checks

• Eligible to serve as Legal Representative in El Salvador.
  
• Satisfactory background checks (criminal/credit/reference) and conflict-of-interest disclosures.
  

What We Offer

• Opportunity to lead the operations of a high-growth international fintech in a pioneering financial services environment.
• Direct engagement with Salvadoran regulators and strategic industry stakeholders.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Strategic leadership role with the local impact and group-wide visibility.