Compliance Officer / MLRO - Cameroon

dLocal
Yaoundé
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 4-6 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical","Problem-solving","Regulatory understanding"]

A compliance professional focusing on KYC onboarding, AML/CFT, and regulatory compliance for Cameroon within a payments/fintech context. You’ll lead risk assessments, remittance compliance, and reporting, while engaging regulators and building compliant processes tailored to Cameroon’s payments landscape.

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3 months ago

Compliance Officer / MLRO - Cameroon

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Job Summary

A compliance professional focusing on KYC onboarding, AML/CFT, and regulatory compliance for Cameroon within a payments/fintech context. You’ll lead risk assessments, remittance compliance, and reporting, while engaging regulators and building compliant processes tailored to Cameroon’s payments landscape.
Location: Yaoundé
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Oversee and manage KYC onboarding for new customers and updates in Cameroon.
  • •Lead and enhance transaction monitoring systems to detect/report suspicious activity and conduct regular reviews.
  • •Serve as primary point of contact for AML/CFT matters in Cameroon and develop tailored AML/CFT policies.
  • •Stay abreast of regulatory changes in Cameroon’s payments sector and communicate them to stakeholders; build regulator relationships.
  • •Develop and implement remittance/compliance procedures for cross-border payments in Cameroon and conduct risk assessments.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; CAMS/ACAMS/ICA or similar certifications are a must.
  • •4-6 years of legal experience in consultancy, AML, Transaction Monitoring, and KYC within banking or fintech.
  • •Proven experience in a compliance role within financial services, with a focus on payments and remittances.
  • •Hands-on experience in building or implementing compliance automations (workflows, alerts, reporting systems).
  • •In-depth knowledge of KYC, transaction monitoring, and AML/CFT regulations in Cameroon; familiarity with Cameroon regulatory frameworks for payments.
Experience:4-6 yearsFintechPaymentsBanking
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:AnalyticalProblem-solvingRegulatory understanding
Certifications:CAMSACAMSICA

Company Brief

dLocal
Provides cross-border payments and financial infrastructure enabling global merchants to collect payments, manage payouts, and reconcile transactions across emerging markets through a unified payments platform.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montevideo, Uruguay
Founded: 2016
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