The Legal & Compliance Officer is the institutional Compliance Officer of Bank of China, Agencia en Chile, responsible for the integrity of the legal and compliance framework and for ensuring all operations comply with Chilean law, regulatory standards, and BoC Group policies. The role acts as designated Compliance Officer before the Comisión para el Mercado Financiero (CMF) and the Unidad de Análisis Financiero (UAF), and exercises strategic oversight of the AML/CFT and Economic Crimes Prevention Programme, the Crime Prevention Model under Laws No. 20.393 and 21.595, and the Branch's broader compliance and ethics framework.

BoC Level 7 (Assistant Manager). Reports hierarchically to the General Manager and functionally to the Compliance Committee. Personal de confianza (Art. 22, Código del Trabajo).

Key responsibilities:

• Legal management: legal opinions on corporate, contractual, labor, and regulatory matters; review of key banking transaction documents; coordination of external counsel; corporate legal records; monitoring of regulatory developments.
• Compliance & regulatory function: design and maintain the Branch's Compliance Management System; manage communications, periodic reports, and inquiries from CMF and UAF; draft and update Code of Conduct, AML/CFT Manual, and governance directives.
• AML/CFT strategic oversight: oversee the AML/CFT and Economic Crimes Prevention Program; act as operational back-up of the AML Compliance Officer during absences.
• Investigations & whistleblower channel: lead investigations on compliance breaches and economic crime; manage the whistleblower channel under strict confidentiality.
• Training & culture: design and deliver compliance and ethics training across the Branch.
• Governance: act as Secretary of the Compliance Committee; ensure alignment with Head Office Legal & Compliance.

Education:

• University degree in Law (Abogado/a habilitado/a en Chile).
• Postgraduate studies in Banking Law, Financial Regulation, or Compliance are desirable.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience, with at least 2 years in compliance, legal, or regulatory roles within a banking or financial institution.
• Prior experience interacting with Chilean regulators (CMF, UAF) is required.
• Experience in international banking will be valued.

Technical knowledge:

• Solid knowledge of Chilean banking and financial regulation: CMF RAN, UAF AML/CFT framework, Law No. 20.393, Law No. 21.595 (Economic and Environmental Crimes), and the General Banking Law.
• Working knowledge of international AML/CFT standards (FATF) and sanctions frameworks (OFAC, UN, EU), sufficient to exercise strategic oversight of the AML/CFT program and act before the UAF.
• Familiarity with corporate governance, internal controls, and risk management frameworks for financial institutions.
• Familiarity with BoC Group compliance policies is an advantage.

Languages:

• Advanced English, written and spoken (mandatory), for Head Office interaction and regulatory correspondence.

Skills and competencies:

• High ethical standards and sound independent professional judgment.
• Strong analytical and legal interpretation skills, with ability to assess regulatory risk and provide actionable guidance to Senior Management.
• Capacity to work autonomously under regulatory mandate and strict confidentiality.
• Effective communication across all organizational levels, including governance bodies and regulatory authorities.
• Structured approach to documentation, evidence management, and record-keeping.

Other:

• High confidentiality given access to legal disputes, regulatory correspondence, AML/CFT investigations, and whistleblower reports.
• Occasional extended hours during regulatory examinations or compliance incidents.
• 100% on-site work modality in Santiago, Chile.