Regional Compliance Officer, Spain

ES Madrid | Legal & Compliance Ireland | 20 Feb 2025 | R-0003782 **Diversity, equity, and inclusion at Dojo** From local bakeries to well-known eateries, Dojo payments serve over 140,000 places across the UK. And something that’s fundamental to creating relevant, innovative products at Dojo is to build teams to reflect the diversity of the businesses we serve. Our drive to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion is closely linked to helping employees thrive and innovating for better customer experiences. If you care about your work, you’re curious, and you think customer-first, you have a place at Dojo. To make sure you’re the best you can be throughout the recruitment process, let us know if you need any extra adjustments to help you thrive. **The Role** As we start our expansion into Europe, we are looking for a Local Compliance Officer, who will own Dojo’s compliance programme for Spain; establishing and maintaining a robust compliance framework aligned with regulatory requirements and anti-financial crime standards set by the Banco de España. Reporting into the Head of AML for Dojo Europe, you will oversee and manage the daily activities for our Spanish compliance team whilst being a proactive member of the wider European team. - Given the scale of the Spanish operation currently, there might be occasional overlap of work across our Compliance and Risk teams including KYC, Financial Crime, Underwriting, and Transaction Monitoring._ **What you will do** - Develop and implement and embed compliance policies, programmes and procedures, (compliance monitoring programme, AML/CTF compliance control framework etc.) tailored to Spanish regulatory requirements - Monitor regulatory change (i.e. PSD2, Bank of Spain guidance, EU regulations, AML etc.) and provide guidance and solutions to the business on relevant regulatory issues. - Perform and maintain Country risk assessments to identify potential compliance risk and vulnerabilities and implement policies and procedures to mitigate these risks - Provide training and support to other team members on local compliance policies. - Be the Central Contact Point for Spanish regulatory authorities including Law enforcement and Spanish FIU. - Provide support to local Senior Management and the Board as well as to the Group Compliance functions (Continental Europe, & UK); ensuring execution against regulatory requirements and internal policies - Manage the Spanish suspicious activity reporting (SAR) process, internally and externally - Deal with country specific escalations from the Underwriting, KYC and Financial crime teams and ensure they are appropriately reported and governed. - Build relationships with stakeholders conducting outsourced functions with a view of maintaining a secure governance program. - Work with a small dynamic team, supporting your colleagues in other EU countries as we grow as a company. - You will report directly to the Head of AML/CFT in Dublin. **What you will bring** - A bachelor’s degree, with a relevant Master’s Degree preferred or a professional qualification from an internationally recognised body (e.g CFCS, ACAMS or equivalent) - Proven experience in an AML/CTF/Financial Crime Compliance role with both Regulatory knowledge and experience implementing compliance programmes - In-depth knowledge of the industry’s standards, regulations and key financial crime regimes in Spain; knowledge of the regulatory requirements in other EU/EEA jurisdictions is an additional advantage - High sense of responsibility and autonomy - "ready to go" from day one and to get stuck in the details - Experience engaging with local regulators and the Spanish FIU (SEPBLAC) and understanding of the challenges faced for a new Fintech in Spain. - Fluency in Spanish and English; additional languages are advantageous - Detail-oriented with excellent communication and interpersonal skills **Dojo from the get-go** First launch was back in 2009. So with over 15 years in the payments industry, we’ve got a story to tell. Dojo is built to soothe customer and consumer pain points across the world for over 140,000 customers. And today, there’s over 1000 of us in multiple locations across the UK, Ireland, Spain, and Italy. Our mission is to **empower businesses to thrive in the experience economy** by creating the tools and tech that turn transactions into meaningful relationships. We do that through sophisticated EPOS payments integrations, fast transactions, hospitality bookings, and a strong consumer restaurant app. **Question: what’s curious, relentless, and customer obsessed?**: If you’re keen to know the answer, you’re a third of the way to meeting our Dojo values. If the following speak to you, let’s talk: - You’re curious. You have a real desire to learn and create. - You’re relentless. You keep going even when it’s easier not to. - You’re customer-obsessed. You know how important customers are to what you do. **Dojo home and away**: We believe our