Director of Compliance, AML and Risk 

About SumUp

We believe in the everyday hero — those who have the courage to follow their passion and the strength and determination to realise their dreams.

Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we're creating powerful, easy-to-use financial solutions to help them run their businesses. With a founder’s mentality and a team-first attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, South America and the United States work together to ensure that small business owners can be successful doing what they love.

💼 Team Description

You’ll join our Global Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Tribe, a passionate and highly collaborative group that manages SumUps financial services licenses around the world and enables our growth as a trusted financial services provider. The GRC Tribe works across all regions and business units, ensuring our products and services meet the highest standards of transparency, accountability, and resilience.

In Brazil, you’ll lead our local GRC team, composed of Compliance, AML, and Risk professionals dedicated to protecting both our merchants and SumUp’s reputation in one of our fastest-growing and most strategic markets. You’ll play a central role as we prepare to evolve from a payment institution into a fully licensed financial institution (bank) by 2026 — a transformation that will shape the future of SumUp’s business across the Americas.

As Director of Compliance, AML and Risk Brazil, you will report to both the Brazilian Board of Directors and the Global Head of GRC, acting as the bridge between local regulatory expectations and global governance frameworks. You’ll influence key decisions that affect how SumUp operates, balancing business enablement with risk oversight.

Our São Paulo hub is home to diverse teams across product, legal, finance, and operations — giving you direct access to the key decision-makers driving SumUp’s expansion. It’s a highly visible, cross-functional leadership role that combines regulatory strategy, stakeholder management, and organisational design at the highest level.

You’ll be based in our modern São Paulo office, working closely with teams in Berlin, London, and the Americas, where partnership, curiosity, and courage drive everything we do.

🚀 What You’ll Do

• Establish and oversee SumUp Brazil’s Compliance, AML and Risk framework, ensuring alignment with Brazilian financial-services regulations.


• Act as Statutory GRC Director before the Central Bank (BCB, maintaining regulatory trust and compliance.


• Serve as a strategic partner in SumUp’s Brazilian bank licence application process.


• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing local GRC team, driving collaboration across LATAM and the U.S.


• Conduct maturity assessments of risk and compliance processes; deliver reports and dashboards to the Board.


• Harmonise local frameworks with SumUp’s global GRC standards.


• Oversee AML operations and ensure robust CTF controls.


• Partner with business, product, and tech teams to enable safe innovation while mitigating risk.
  
  

You’ll Be Great for This Role If You

• Bring 8–10 years of senior leadership experience in Compliance, AML, or Risk Management within financial services or fintech.


• Have deep knowledge of Brazilian regulation and a proven track record with the Central Bank of Brazil.


• Have led high-performing teams (5+ people) and reported to Boards or Audit Committees.


• Demonstrate strategic thinking, executive presence, and the ability to influence across cultures and functions.


• Combine analytical rigour with clear, persuasive communication.


• Hold (or are pursuing) relevant certifications such as PRM, FRM, or CRM.


• (Nice to have) Bring international exposure or experience integrating compliance frameworks across jurisdictions.

🌟 Why You Should Join SumUp – São Paulo

🌎 Opportunity to work with a truly global, multicultural team from our dynamic São Paulo hub in the heart of the city. This involves an office-first setup.
🌈 Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: be part of a workplace that values and promotes diversity, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone's perspectives are respected and embraced.
🚀 Enrolment onto our VSOP program — you’ll own a stake in SumUp’s future success.
📚 Invest in your growth: Access an annual budget of R$ 10 000 for education, certifications, and conferences.
🏖 Generous time off: enjoy 22 working days of paid leave, plus public holidays and special leave days.
💪 Stay fit: Wellhub membership included and gym at the office.
💼 Financial wellness: SumUp contributes to your private retirement plan with Santander.
🧠 Mental well-being: access to Zenklub for therapy, coaching, and emotional wellness resources.
🍽 Meal support: benefit from a tax-free food voucher program with Pluxee.
🌴 Break4me: 1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service.
🔗 Referral Bonus: earn additional rewards by referring talented individuals to join the SumUp team.

At SumUp, we’re on a mission to empower small businesses around the world with simple, affordable tools to help them start, run, and grow. More than 4 million merchants across 36 markets trust us as their financial partner — and we’re just getting started.

We’re a global team of 3 000 + people from over 90 nationalities, united by curiosity, collaboration, and care. Our core values and culture shape everything we do, fostering inclusion, learning, and belonging.

SumUp is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, committed to building a safe, respectful, and diverse workplace where everyone can thrive.

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