Hire Legal Compliance Specialists in Latin America

Fill out the form, then book an intake call where you describe the regulations the role covers, the review queues or audits it owns, case volume, seniority and budget. NBS screens each candidate in four stages, including an English assessment and a role-specific work sample. You interview your first candidates within 3 business days of the intake call and choose your hire.

Compliance specialist salaries in Latin America run 40 to 60 percent below US rates for senior roles and 50 to 70 percent below for mid-level roles. A direct hire placement carries a one-time fee, and nearshore staff augmentation runs on a fixed monthly fee that covers employment, payroll, benefits, compliance and monthly invoicing. NBS quotes its fee on the intake call.

Nearshore compliance specialists work during your US business day because all 12 NBS countries sit within 2 hours of US Eastern time, while India is about 9.5 to 10.5 hours ahead, the Philippines is about 12 to 13 hours ahead and Eastern Europe is about 7 hours ahead. A nearshore specialist can pull the SOX test evidence your auditor requests at 2 p.m. Eastern and deliver it that afternoon. NBS provides a free replacement within 90 days if a hire does not work out.

You get a compliance specialist in Latin America who works your US business hours as part of your team. They can clear the morning KYC alert queue and join live SOX walkthroughs with your controllers. All 12 countries NBS hires from sit within 2 hours of US Eastern time.

You can hire from 12 LatAm countries: Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua in North and Central America, and Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay in South America. NBS has local recruiters in each, and each country has a hiring guide on this site.

Yes, NBS offers nearshore staff augmentation for a fixed monthly fee and Employer of Record coverage in all 12 markets. It also offers direct hire placements with a one-time fee and Recruitment as a Service for high-volume hiring teams.

NBS fills compliance analyst, KYC and AML reviewer, controls tester, privacy analyst and internal auditor roles. Tell us on the intake call if the role requires CAMS certification or audit experience.

Interview your first candidates within 3 business days of the intake call.

Yes, compliance specialists work US hours. All 12 countries sit within 2 hours of US Eastern time all year.

Mexico City and Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua) run 2 hours behind US Eastern during US daylight time and 1 hour behind the rest of the year. Colombia, Peru and Ecuador run 1 hour behind during US daylight time and level with US Eastern the rest of the year.

Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil (Brasília time) run 1 hour ahead during US daylight time and 2 hours ahead the rest of the year. Mainland Chile also changes its clocks: it runs level with US Eastern from early April to early September, 1 hour ahead in the weeks around that, and 2 hours ahead from early November to mid-March.

Every compliance candidate completes four stages: a resume and portfolio screen, a B2-or-higher CEFR English assessment, a role-specific work sample, and a behavioral interview with reference and background checks. The English assessment matters for this role because the specialist writes audit findings, policy updates and suspicious activity report narratives that your US team and regulators read.

NBS acts as Employer of Record for nearshore staff augmentation and covers employment, payroll, benefits, compliance and monthly invoicing at a fixed monthly fee. The compliance specialist works under your policies and uses the system access that your company assigns.

You can outsource compliance work to a specialist in Latin America through a direct hire or nearshore staff augmentation. The specialist joins your team and handles KYC reviews, control testing, privacy requests or audit follow-up under your direction, while NBS recruits the specialist and provides Employer of Record coverage for staff augmentation. NBS does not run your compliance program.

NBS helps you handle local labor law compliance and payroll. As Employer of Record for nearshore staff augmentation, NBS covers employment, payroll, benefits, compliance and monthly invoicing. Employer of Record coverage spans all 12 markets.

NBS replaces your hire free within 90 days if the hire does not work out, and the replacement rate is under 2 percent. A dedicated account manager manages the relationship, and NBS checks in at 30, 60, and 90 days.