# SME Compliance Lawyer at Plata Card

SME Compliance Lawyer at Plata Card in México. Posted August 11, 2026.

- Company: Plata Card
- Location: México
- Experience: 3+ years
- Posted: 2026-08-11
- Apply: https://plata.careers/vacancy/details?id=5386504008&gh_jid=5386504008
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/sme-compliance-lawyer-plata-card-29sxas

## Description

**Compliance team:**
 
We are looking for a motivated, ambitious and detail-oriented **SMECompliance Lawyer** to join our Legal & Compliance team. If you’re passionate about compliance, risk assessment, and regulatory standards and want to contribute to a strong AML/CFT compliance framework within the fastest growing digital bank in Mexico, this role is for you.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys structured, detail-oriented work and wants to develop a strong foundation in legal and compliance operations within a fast-paced fintech environment.

**Challenges that await you:**

- Own the day-to-day management of incoming legal and compliance requests, ensuring timely, accurate, and well-documented responses. This will be the core responsibility of the role.

- Supervise the decision making process of analysts regarding the onboarding of clients and alerts in the transactional monitoring mechanisms within the bank.

- Review, organize, prioritize, and follow up on requests received from internal stakeholders, maintaining clear communication throughout the process.

- Support the tracking and coordination of regulatory matters, ensuring documentation is complete and deadlines are met.

- Develop and modify internal policies and procedures to cover the financial products and services offered by Banco Plata.

- Conduct legal research and preliminary investigations to support the Legal & Compliance team.

- Help identify applicable regulations and understand what actions are permitted under current legal frameworks.

- Collaborate with different business areas to gather information required for legal and regulatory processes.

**What makes you a great fit:**

- Bachelor's Degree in Law.

- 3+ years of post-qualification experience on financial law & inclusion, AML/CFT, administrative law, or highly regulated markets.

- Identify and assess compliance, AML/CFT, sanctions, reputational, and operational risks related to financial products and services offered to PYMEs.

- Advanced English and Spanish (mandatory).

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with professionalism when interacting with internal and external stakeholders.

- Highly organized with excellent attention to detail.

- Experience with Mexico's KYC/KYB regulation.

- Proactive, reliable, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.

- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for assigned tasks.

**Nice to Have:**

- Exposure to banking and financial regulation.

- Proficiency with transaction monitoring software.

- Official AML/CFT certification issued by CNBV.

- Experience as liaison between corporations and regulatory agencies.

- Knowledge of the applicable regulation to Designated Non-Financial Professions and Businesses (*Actividades Vulnerables*).

 

**Our ways of working:**

- **Innovative Spirit**: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions.

- **Honest Feedback**: valuing open, transparent communication.

- **Supportive Team**: a strong, collaborative community.

- **Celebrating Achievements**: recognizing our wins together.

- **High-Tech Environment:** a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances.