LATAM Expansion Lead

Nium, the Leader in Real-Time Global Payments 
 
Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders. Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 190+ countries, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 40 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore.

The Role

We’re looking for a driven LATAM Expansion Lead to own Nium’s growth across Latin America. You will lead new market entry across priority countries; from regulatory strategy and licensing to partner onboarding and launch readiness. In addition, you will deepen Nium’s presence in its existing markets – Mexico and Brazil, by evolving our product capabilities through licensing projects and banking partner engagement. 
This is a high-impact role collaborating closely with Legal, Compliance, Product, Treasury, Tech, Ops, and Commercial teams to deliver successful market launches. 

What You’ll Own 

Work with the Head of Global Expansion to define and execute Nium’s LATAM expansion roadmap. For each market in the roadmap you will:  
-Complete cost / benefit analysis and identify the optimal route to market based on regulatory environment, banking ecosystem and Nium’s product requirements.  
-Lead licensing strategy and regulatory engagement in each target market, owning end to end the application and authorisation process.   
-Establish local entities and create a hirin...