About Atomic Vest

We are a fast-growing, mission-driven company powering the expansion of financial services and wealth creation globally. We build critical financial infrastructure that allows consumer-facing companies to offer engaging investing experiences to their customers in a frictionless way. We host advanced investing capabilities ranging from ESG investing to multi-currency trading across 60 global markets. We are a team of financial empowerment enthusiasts that have come together from various industries including tech, banking, finance, and law.

The company closed its Series B and we are positioned to rapidly scale. Come join an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact!

Objectives of the role

AtomicVest is seeking a part-time contractor/consultant to serve as an AML and Counter-Terrorism Officer for its new representative office in Bogota, Colombia. This highly flexible role will be compensated hourly or via a monthly retainer and can be remote.

The AML Officer will help ensure that the representative office complies with applicable anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) laws and regulations in Colombia, by overseeing the implementation of appropriate policies, procedures, and controls in line with local requirements.

Employment type: Part-time (about 40 hours per month)
Reports to: Global Compliance Head / CCO

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain Atomic’s existing AML/ CFT compliance program for the representative office, consistent with local Colombian regulatory expectations

• Act as the primary point of contact with Colombian regulatory or supervisory authorities on AML/CFT issues.

• Update and enforce internal policies and procedures for AML compliance: including client onboarding, customer due diligence (CDD), know-your-customer (KYC) processes, risk classification, ongoing monitoring, record-keeping, and suspicious activity reporting with respect to the Colombian office.

• Where transactions or activities are flagged, assist with the investigation any suspicious or unusual transactions or patterns. Ensure due process of escalation and documentation.

• Assist Atomic’s Global Compliance Department with other projects as needed and as time permits

Qualifications & Skills

• Professional background in the financial services/banking industries preferably in compliance, law, audit, or risk management.

• Prior service as an AML officer or compliance officer with AML responsibilities and/or working knowledge of Colombia’s AML / CFT legal and regulatory framework applicable to financial institutions.

• Experience or familiarity with KYC / CDD, risk assessment, transaction monitoring, and AML reporting processes.

• Strong ethics and integrity; ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment and escalate issues when needed.

• Bilingual with Spanish/English fluency

• Ability to work independently and manage time efficiently

What the role offers

• Opportunity to support the compliance and risk management framework of an international broker-dealer’s presence in Colombia.

• Exposure to cross-border financial operations and coordination with global compliance functions.

• Extremely flexible (part-time), while playing a critical risk-management role.