Internal Audit- Latam

As the Senior Internal Auditor - LATAM Lead at Binance, you own the regional audit plan and risk assessment for one of the world's fastest-evolving regulatory environments in cryptocurrency. You lead end-to-end audit engagements across financial crime compliance and regulatory matters, serving as the primary Internal Audit point of contact for regional stakeholders, regulators, and external assurance providers. This role requires strong technical grounding in AML/CFT, sanctions, and virtual asset regulatory frameworks.

What you'll do

• Act as Internal Audit's regional lead for LATAM, owning the regional audit plan, risk assessment, and coverage of regulatory and financial crime risks
• Lead end-to-end audit engagements across financial crime compliance, including AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, screening, and suspicious activity reporting
• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls against local AML and virtual asset requirements, group standards, and applicable international expectations
• Maintain a current view of the LATAM regulatory landscape, including licensing requirements, virtual asset rules, and AML/CFT expectations, and translate it into audit coverage and actionable risk assessments
• Prepare clear, well-structured audit documentation, including process narratives, risk and control matrices, testing workpapers, and issue summaries
• Identify control gaps, root causes, and improvement opportunities, and formulate practical audit observations and recommendations
• Track, validate, and follow up on remediation actions, including actions arising from regulatory inspections and external reviews
• Build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders across compliance, legal, risk, and the business in the region, and represent Internal Audit in regulatory and governance forums
• Support global thematic audits and regulatory mapping exercises, and contribute to Internal Audit automation and data analytics initiatives

What you bring

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in internal audit, compliance monitoring and testing, regulatory compliance, or risk assurance, preferably within financial services, fintech, or another regulated industry
• A track record of leading audit or review engagements end-to-end
• Strong technical knowledge of financial crime compliance, including AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, screening, and suspicious activity reporting
• Experience assessing control design and operating effectiveness, and testing against regulatory requirements
• Ability to conduct structured stakeholder interviews and analyse processes with a risk and control mindset
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate credibly with senior management and regulators in the region
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prepare high-quality audit documentation, including written descriptions, flowcharts, and supporting evidence
• Ability to work effectively under time constraints, manage multiple priorities, and operate with limited information in a fast-changing environment
• Flexibility to adjust working hours to accommodate different time zones

Nice to have

• Practical knowledge of the local AML and virtual asset regulatory framework in Brazil and/or other LATAM jurisdictions
• Professional certification such as CIA, CAMS, or CRMA
• Experience with digital assets, crypto exchanges, or virtual asset service providers

What we offer

• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Remote-first, work-from-home arrangement (may vary depending on the nature of the role and team)
• Opportunities for career growth and continuous learning

About Binance

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. Trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries, Binance is known for industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and a broad portfolio of digital-asset products spanning trading, finance, education, research, payments, and institutional services.