Job Description
We are seeking a Compliance, AML & Responsible Gaming Lead to support our growing Brazilian operations. This role combines strategic and hands-on compliance responsibilities with team leadership, overseeing a team of four Junior Analysts.
The Lead will be responsible for maintaining and strengthening our Integrity Program in Brazil, covering AML/CFT, Responsible Gaming, Sports Integrity, Corporate Compliance, and Risk Management, while ensuring alignment with applicable Brazilian regulatory requirements.
The role will report to a Senior Manager, with a dotted-line relationship to one of Foggo’s Statutory Directors, and will act as a key point of contact with regulatory authorities, including SPA/MF and COAF.
What You’ll Do
- Compliance & Integrity Program: Lead the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Brazil Integrity Program, including policies, procedures, controls, workflows, and compliance indicators.
- AML/CFT: Oversee the effectiveness of the KYC/EDD framework, transaction monitoring, PEP and sanctions screening, risk assessments, investigations, and suspicious activity reporting to COAF, in line with Brazilian regulations and FATF/GAFI principles.
- Responsible Gaming: Monitor and continuously improve Responsible Gaming initiatives, including self-exclusion, self-limitation, behavioral monitoring, and protocols for protecting at-risk players, with a focus on customer support and response times.
- Sports Integrity: Oversee processes for identifying potential match-fixing and suspicious betting activity, working with relevant providers such as Sportradar and Betby and coordinating responses to incidents.
- Regulatory Compliance: Represent Foggo in interactions with SPA/MF and other relevant regulatory bodies, ensuring clear, timely, and effective communication.
- Audits & Assessments: Lead and support regulatory checks, internal reviews, audits, and compliance assessments, ensuring appropriate documentation and evidence are maintained.
- Training & Awareness: Develop, update, and deliver compliance and integrity training programs for internal and external stakeholders.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Legal, P&P, Product, Payments, Fraud, Operations, and other teams to ensure regulatory and compliance requirements are effectively embedded across the business.
- Risk Management: Identify compliance and integrity risks, recommend mitigation measures, and monitor the effectiveness of implemented controls.
- Reporting & Metrics: Develop and monitor compliance KPIs and management reports, providing clear insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Automation & Controls: Support and/or oversee the automation of compliance controls and reporting using BI, SQL, or other technology solutions.
- Regulatory Updates: Stay up to date with changes in Brazilian gaming, AML/CFT, Responsible Gaming, and broader regulatory requirements, assessing their potential impact on the business.
Work Setup
Location: São Paulo, near Avenida Paulista.
Team: Leadership responsibility for a team of four Junior Analysts.
Scope: Direct exposure to senior leadership and key Brazilian regulatory stakeholders.
Growth: Opportunity to play a key role in strengthening the company’s Compliance and Integrity framework in Brazil.
Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
Advanced/Business English, both written and verbal, is required. Spanish is a plus.
A postgraduate degree or MBA in Compliance, Risk, or a related field is a plus. Professional certifications such as CCEP, CAMS/ACAMS, or similar credentials are highly valued.
Proven experience in Compliance within the Brazilian gaming/iGaming sector or another highly regulated industry. Strong experience in AML/CFT, KYC, regulatory compliance, or financial crime prevention is required.
Proven experience managing teams and working effectively with senior stakeholders across multiple business functions.
Solid knowledge of Brazilian regulatory frameworks related to AML/CFT, KYC, Corporate Compliance, Integrity, and Regulatory Compliance. Knowledge of Responsible Gaming, Privacy, and/or Sports Integrity is a strong advantage.
Familiarity with Brazilian online gaming licensing processes and regulatory reporting requirements, including interactions with SPA/MF and COAF.
Strong Excel/spreadsheet skills. Familiarity with BI, SQL, compliance monitoring, or case management tools is a plus.
Nice-to-Haves (Advantages)
Previous experience in Brazilian iGaming, online betting, gaming, payments, fintech, banking, or another highly regulated industry.
Experience with Responsible Gaming and player protection frameworks.
Experience with Sports Integrity and suspicious betting/match-fixing monitoring.
Knowledge of Sportradar, Betby, or similar integrity and monitoring providers.
Experience with BI/SQL and automation of compliance controls.
Professional certifications such as CAMS/ACAMS, CCEP, or similar.
Schedule: Hybrid working model — 4 days onsite per week, 1 day remote.
Health Insurance
Meal Voucher
Transportation Allowance
Paid Time-off
