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Nu Holdings · Zurich

# Deputy MLRO (AML Compliance)

Zurich Full-time Legal & Compliance 

Listed on Nu Holdings’s official careers site. Posted October 30, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
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## Job description

ABOUT NU Nu serves more than 140 million customers, guided by a mission to fight complexity and empower people. The company has been leading an industry transformation through innovative products and human-centered services. Proprietary technology and data at scale power Nu’s digital platform, built to promote financial access, advancement, and transparency. Its business model thrives on customer love and lower costs, feeding a flywheel of growth and profitability.

Visit our Institutional Page [https://www.nu.com/2026-en](https://www.nu.com/2026-en) Deputy MLRO (AML Compliance)

### 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 [https://international.nubank.com.br/careers/](https://international.nubank.com.br/careers/) ABOUT THE ROLE Nu Global AG is Nu's Swiss entity, based in Zug. It went live in October 2026 with its AML/CFT and sanctions framework already in place: entity risk analysis, internal directives, customer risk classification, monitoring and screening standards, and MROS reporting.

The same team also drives the next steps of Nu's expansion in Europe. We are looking for a senior AML professional to act as deputy to the Head of AML/CFTP & Sanctions. In 2027 you will take over the day to day MLRO duties of the Swiss entity, so the Head of AML can focus on strategy, and you will help take the framework built in Switzerland to new markets in Europe, adapting it to the new EU AML package (AMLR and AMLD6).

You will join a small, senior team where everyone owns their decisions and does the work themselves. You will work directly with senior management, the first line, our auditors and our regulators. YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR - Act as deputy to the AML Compliance Officer (MLRO) and stand in whenever needed

### Run the day to day MLRO activities
- escalated cases, decisions on reports to MROS under Art. 9 AMLA through goAML, and sanctions duties towards SECO, including asset freezes

### Review and challenge the first line
- sample based quality assurance of alert handling and case files, and sign off on changes to transaction monitoring rules and screening thresholds

### Keep the framework current
- entity risk analysis, internal directives and procedures, and the annual AML/CFT report to the Board
- Issue the financial crime opinion on new products, features and material changes at the Product Risk Committee
- Be the point of contact for our SRO, MROS, SECO and the external AML auditor, and for due diligence requests from partner and correspondent institutions
- Own the AML/CFT training plan and the training duty under Art. 8 AMLA - As Nu expands in Europe, adapt the Swiss framework to the new EU AML package (AMLR and AMLD6) and turn it into binding control requirements for product, engineering and operations WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS - Served as MLRO, AML Compliance Officer or formal deputy at a regulated financial intermediary in Switzerland, supervised by FINMA or an SRO, or in the EU (mandatory)
- Lives in Switzerland today (mandatory)
- Meets the fit and proper requirements that regulators apply to AML officers (mandatory)
- Holds the CAMS certification (mandatory)
- Speaks fluent English, our working language, and fluent German (mandatory)
- Has practical experience with the Swiss AML framework (AMLA, AMLO, FINMA AMLO and SRO rules, MROS and SECO reporting), the EU AML framework, or both, and a working knowledge of the new EU AML package (AMLR and AMLD6)
- Has built or set up an AML function or framework
- Has taken and defended reporting and freezing decisions, and has dealt directly with FINMA, SROs, other regulators and external auditors
- Has reviewed and challenged first line controls at a senior level: transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, KYC and customer risk classification
- Writes clearly and precisely in policies, opinions and regulatory correspondence Nice to have

### Sanctions expertise
- screening, list management, asset freezes and reporting under Swiss and EU sanctions regimes
- Experience with international remittances and cross border payments
- Travel Rule compliance, including for digital assets
- Experience in a fintech or in a newly authorised financial institution
- Comfort using data and AI tools to review alerts, test controls and draft documentation
- Other certifications such as CGSS, CCAS, Chainalysis Reactor or Chainalysis KYT (recommended) LOCATION FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY - Zug, Switzerland (you must live in Switzerland today) OUR BENEFITS - Chance of earning equity at Nubank
- Health Insurance Allowance for you and your dependents
- Pension Plan
- Accident Insurance
- Daily Sickness Benefits
- Life Insurance & Death Benefits
- NuCare
- Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 for you and your dependents
- NuLanguage
- Language Course Program
- Extended Parental Leave
- International Travel Insurance for business trips
- Work-from-home Allowance and office equipment for working from home
- Parking space at the Zug office WORK MODEL FOR THIS ROLE - 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.

For more details, visit [https://building.nubank.com/nu-hybrid-work-model/](https://building.nubank.com/nu-hybrid-work-model/) Our recruitment process may involve the use of artificial intelligence–enabled tools, such as automated interview transcription and analysis, to support the evaluation process. Artificial intelligence is not used to make final hiring decisions; all decisions are made by human reviewers. To maintain a consistent and fair process for every candidate, Nu does not provide individualized technical feedback.

See how our policy works here [https://script.google.com/a/macros/nubank.com.br/s/AKfycbwvrewE58oGSbRWIVv8CyCWN68GLxpPVsfYYXv-ZHg94QFsTJmi82rF1x0yt-OTs2W0DQ/exec](https://script.google.com/a/macros/nubank.com.br/s/AKfycbwvrewE58oGSbRWIVv8CyCWN68GLxpPVsfYYXv-ZHg94QFsTJmi82rF1x0yt-OTs2W0DQ/exec)

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 30, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Nov 3, 2026
- Last checked: Nov 10, 2026
- Listed for: 11 days
- Location: Zurich
- Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Nu Holdings’s careers site →](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/nubank/0c9eb4e0-aa11-427a-97e4-160a98bb24d3)

## Hiring at Nu Holdings
- Open jobs: 107
- New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections
- Tracked since: Oct 13, 2026

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