Site Compliance Officer

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.

Job Description Summary: The Mexico Market Compliance Officer (MCO), within Global Entity Management and Oversight (GEM&O) is responsible for delivering on the compliance and regulatory requirements for Operadora PayPal de México, S. de R.L. de C.V., ensuring it is compliant with local laws and regulations. As such, the MCO roles require a great ability to understand complex regulatory compliance policies and keep abreast of changes, influence leaders internally and regulators externally, communicate clearly and concisely and have strong industry and business acumen. The MCO needs to have a deep understanding of financial services and Fintech products and business models to offer guidance on how to most effectively comply with regulatory requirements while supporting the business strategy and customer experience. In addition, as the MCO is part of the second line of defense and located in market, it is important for the MCO to also understand and champion the broader Risk and Compliance Management Program to be able to offer guidance and ensure appropriate escalation and documentation when needed.

**Job Description**:
**The Mexico Market Compliance Officer (MCO), within Global Entity Management and Oversight (GEM&O) is responsible for delivering on the compliance and regulatory requirements for Operadora PayPal de México, S. de R.L. de C.V., ensuring it is compliant with local laws and regulations. As such, the MCO roles require a great ability to understand complex regulatory compliance policies and keep abreast of changes, influence leaders internally and regulators externally, communicate clearly and concisely and have strong industry and business acumen. The MCO needs to have a deep understanding of financial services and Fintech products and business models to offer guidance on how to most effectively comply with regulatory requirements while supporting the business strategy and customer experience. In addition, as the MCO is part of the second line of defense and located in market, it is important for the MCO to also understand and champion the broader Risk and Compliance Management Program to be able to offer guidance and ensure appropriate escalation and documentation when needed.**:
**Main responsibilities**:

- Delivering on the regulatory requirements for PayPal in Mexico, this position is responsible for support of second line development and oversight of the Risk and Compliance Management Program via a data-driven approach that meets both the PayPal global framework and all local regulatory requirements.
- Providing guidance to business partners relating to the development of controls for critical business processes to mitigate compliance/operational risk.
- Assisting in execution of the compliance risk assessments.
- Supporting ongoing and targeted compliance monitoring and/or testing.
- Providing ongoing support of business unit’s issue management and remediation efforts.
- Assisting with the development of SOPs and applicable policies.
- Providing business with guidance and oversight of new product development initiatives.
- Preparing periodic reports summarizing the business units’ risk and control environment.
- Engaging key Risk and Compliance program stakeholders to help support business unit initiatives.
- Lead local projects and initiatives, and support and provide input into global projects and initiatives.
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships across global, operational, and functional staff supporting Operadora PayPal de México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
- Enhance general risk management and compliance culture within the business.

**Qualifications/ Education/Experience/Skills**:
Industry Acumen
- Deep knowledge of Mexican Fintech regulatory environment, including significant knowledge of anti-money laundering programs, corporate governance, regulatory reporting obligations, consumer protection and privacy.
- 10+ years of experience in demonstrating leadership in building complex Compliance Programs.
- To quickly identify and bring external perspectives, particularly when developing policies, procedures, and best practices for compliance
- To be able to dynamically help evolve the compliance program with changes in industry guidance, norms and expectations
- To effectively analyze regulatory risks in complex business processes, and recommend controls to mitigate those risks.

Compliance Acumen
- To provide compliance leadership for products and jurisdictions
- To provide intel on emerging compliance risks
- To identify new/changing compliance requirements and connecting those requirements to the specifics of PayPal
- To hel