Regulatory Compliance Manager

About the role

Felix is seeking a Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Manager to lead the company’s licensing, regulatory reporting, and examination support functions across the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead money transmitter license applications, amendments, renewals, and surrender filings across multiple U.S. states.
• Manage regulatory reporting obligations, including periodic filings, financial submissions, and ownership disclosures.
• Serve as the primary coordinator for licensing-related communications with regulators, including information requests, deficiency responses, and examinations.
• Maintain licensing inventories, filing calendars, reporting schedules, and regulatory records.
• Cook up change of control filings, control person filings, and other corporate governance matters impacting licensed entities.
• Support licensing requirements associated with new products, business initiatives, and geographic expansion.
• Manage licensing-related examination requests and remediation activities.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess potential impacts to Felix’s licensing strategy.
• Cook up licensing and regulatory affairs personnel as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Law, Public Policy, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in financial services compliance, licensing, regulatory affairs, or a related function.
• Significant experience managing U.S. Money Transmitter Licensing programs.
• Advanced knowledge of NMLS and state licensing requirements.
• Experience interacting directly with state financial regulators.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple regulatory projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech, payments, banking, remittances, digital assets, or consumer lending.
• Experience managing regulatory examinations or supervisory reviews.
• Experience managing licensing personnel or cross-functional regulatory projects.
• Familiarity with Latin American regulatory frameworks.
• Bilingual English and Spanish.
• CAMS, CRCM, or similar professional certification.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Initial stock options grant
• Annual performance bonus
• Health, dental, and vision plans
• Remote work environment, although we have offices in Miami and México City and would love to work in hybrid model if you are up to it.
• Continuous learning opportunities
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid parental leave
• Empowering opportunities for growth in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, training, compensation, benefits, and termination.