Regulatory Affairs Specialist

What’s the opportunity? As our LATAM Regulatory Affairs Senior Analyst/Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring that dLocal’s operations, products, and market expansions across LATAM align with local regulatory frameworks.
You will drive the company’s strategic regulatory agenda, supporting licensing processes, analyzing new markets, assessing new products and business models, and partnering with internal stakeholders to enable compliant and scalable growth.
This role sits at the intersection of regulation, strategy, product, and operations, providing guidance that directly impacts market entry, merchant enablement, and the sustainability of our business in Latam. Note: This is not a Financial Crime/AML/KYC operational role. FCC activities are handled by our dedicated compliance teams. This position is focused on regulatory strategy, licensing, governance, and assurance. What will you be doing? Regulatory Strategy & Market Expansion: Assess regulatory frameworks for new LATAM markets and support expansion initiatives.
Evaluate operational flows, market models, and product designs to ensure alignment with local regulations.
Support the evaluation, application, and ongoing maintenance of licenses, registrations, and approvals, and also work in licenses applications. Regulatory Advisory: Partner with product, commercial, legal, and operations teams to analyze new opportunities, client models, and use cases from a regulatory perspective.
Translate regulatory requirements into clear guidance for internal stakeholders and business decisions. Regulator Engagement & Governance: Support engagement with regulators, central banks, and supervisory authorities.
Coordinate submissions, inquiries, inspections, and information requests.
Work closely with external counsel to ensure consistency in regulatory positioning and interpretations.
Contribute to governance and oversight of legal entities in the region. Regulatory Assurance Conduct periodic regulatory reviews of existing operations to ensure ongoing compliance.
Monitor regulatory changes across LATAM and assess their impact on dLocal’s operations, reporting obligations, and licensing status.
Partner with internal teams to design remediation plans when regulatory gaps are identified. What skills do you need? Bachelor’s degree in Law, Public Policy, Regulatory Affairs, or related fields (Master’s is a plus).
Experience in regulatory, legal, or public policy roles within fintech, payments, or financial services.
Strong understanding of LATAM regulatory frameworks.
Ability to analyze and interpret regulations, assess new products and markets, and advise cross-functional teams.
Strategic mindset, strong analytical skills, and attention to detail.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Fluent in English and proficient in Spanish.