Legal, Privacy and Compliance Officer

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PayU, a leading payment and Fintech company in 50+ high-growth markets throughout Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, part of Prosus group, one of the largest technology investors in the world is redefining the way people buy and sell online for our 300.000+ merchants and millions of consumers.

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Be part of our PayU team We are looking for our next
**Legal, Privacy and Compliance Officer **in
**Brazil**
**.**

**About the role**

The main function of the Legal, Privacy and Compliance Officer is to safeguard PayU for non-compliance with (Latam) AML/CTF and Sanctions laws and (internal) regulations and protect the company from being used for unlawful activities. The Compliance officer stays abreast of all applicable regulatory regimes and other industry requirements that may have an impact on PayU Latam business. This includes payments industry compliance obligations and best practices throughout the company and PayU’s (banking) partners. The Legal, Privacy and Compliance Officer will report directly to the PayU Latam Compliance Manager. The PayU Latam Compliance team is part of the global PayU Compliance department, which consists of compliance officers located in the other main locations of PayU (a.o. The Netherlands (head office), India, Poland, Turkey) who are tasked with mitigating PayU’s regulatory & compliance risks and raising awareness of regulatory & compliance obligations.

What you¨ll do

**Legal**
- Providing legal advice and support across all internal stakeholders and relevant business functions for Brazil
- Prepare, review and negotiate a wide array of contracts or agreements, including commercial contracts, partnership agreements, and other documents for day-to-day business transactions
- Manage the litigation and other legal claims for PayU Brazil
- Key contact person liaising with external counsels, if required

**Privacy**
- Responsible for coordinating privacy matters relevant to processing activities in Brazil according to the needs and priorities discussed with the LATAM and Global privacy teams.
- Support and coordinate local activities related to implementation of and adherence to the PayU Global Privacy Framework and applicable data protection laws in Brazil in agreement with the Privacy strategy set out for the LATAM region and for the Global Privacy Program.
- Register as Data Protection Officer (DPO) in the relevant privacy authority in Brazil

**Compliance**
- Embedding compliance with laws, regulations, business principles, rules of conduct, customer agreements and established good business practices in every aspect of the organization (e.g. governance, strategy, people, processes, policies, culture, communication);
- Establishing and maintaining effective compliance risk management and control systems, including AML/CTF and Sanctions monitoring and reporting;
- Providing timely advice to the organization on relevant changes in the compliance and regulatory environment;
- Embedding and promoting integrity within the organization and with its employees.

**What you’ll need to succeed**
- University degree in law
- At least 4 years of experience in a similar role in a (global) business environment in the financial services industry
- Past privacy experience, including implementation of a privacy program, and knowledge of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, is an advantage
- Preferably CAMS certified
- Strong knowledge of supervision laws applicable to payment service providers around AML, sanctions, anti-bribery and anti-corruption such as OFAC rules, EU, FATF recommendations etc
- Risk management experience
- Knowledge of the payment or financial services industries is a strong plus. Knowledge of card scheme rules is preferred
- Project management skills
- Interest in e-Commerce and/or online transfers or transactions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

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