Clara is the leading spend management platform in Latin America. More than 40,000 businesses run on our corporate cards, bill pay, financing and B2B payments, and in 2025 the Financial Times named Clara the fastest-growing company in Latin America. We're ~400 people, backed by Kaszek, monashees, Coatue, DST General, ICONIQ, General Catalyst and Goldman Sachs, among others.

What you'll do

We’re looking for a Compliance Lawyer to join our Compliance team and act as a strategic advisor for our rapidly expanding business in Latin America. This role moves beyond operational queues to focus on regulatory analysis, legal risk management, and compliance advisory. You will serve as a dual Legal and Compliance expert, supporting the business across our current operations and strategic roadmap, including SOFOM, Fleetcard, stablecoins, and our upcoming SOFIPO process.

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Act as a dual Legal and Compliance expert, providing actionable regulatory guidance to Product, Commercial, and Operations teams to ensure compliance without slowing down business momentum.

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Navigate and advise on Mexican financial regulations, overseeing complex AML/CFT (Prevención de Lavado de Dinero) matters, corporate structures, UBOs, and powers of attorney.

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Support Clara's regulatory transition and expansion in Mexico, actively contributing to the legal and compliance structuring for our SOFIPO process, stablecoin initiatives, and Fleetcard offerings.

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Draft, review, and advise on compliance-related provisions in commercial contracts, product terms, and partnerships as needed.

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Serve as an escalation point for complex KYC/KYB and due diligence cases, providing clear, evidence-based legal recommendations and drafting objective case notes.

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Collaborate cross-functionally using Slack and Google Drive to embed compliance into product design and operational workflows from day one.

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Identify opportunities to use AI and workflow automation (such as N8N) to streamline legal research, regulatory moni

📌 Compliance Lawyer (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Clara
📍 Ciudad de México