GRC Jobs in Rio de Janeiro: Regulators, Banks and Open Roles

What is GRC in banking, and why does Rio matter?

In banking, GRC is the work of keeping a bank or investment firm inside financial regulation and its own risk limits, anti-money-laundering duties included. Rio de Janeiro matters because Brazil's securities regulator, the CVM, and the national development bank, BNDES, both have their headquarters in the city.

• IBGE, 2022 Census (SIDRA table 4709): Rio de Janeiro has 6,211,223 people, the second-largest city in Brazil.
• Senado Notícias: Rio was the capital until April 21, 1960, when the powers of the Republic moved to Brasília.
• CVM, address page: the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, Brazil's securities regulator, has its headquarters at Rua Sete de Setembro, 111, in central Rio.
• CVM, about the CVM: the CVM was created on December 7, 1976, by Lei 6.385/76, to supervise, regulate, discipline and develop Brazil's securities market. It is linked to the Ministry of Finance.
• BNDES, who's who: the office of the president of BNDES is at Avenida República do Chile, 100, in Rio.

Who hires GRC people in Rio?

Regulators hire compliance and audit staff, and so do the banks, asset managers and listed companies they oversee. Public bodies such as the CVM fill permanent posts through a concurso público, a public exam (Constitution of Brazil, Art. 37, II); private firms hire the usual way. Search for the parts of the job: compliance, riscos, auditoria interna and prevenção à lavagem de dinheiro (anti-money laundering).

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Are there open GRC roles in Rio de Janeiro?

To me, Rio is the most stunning city, and I spent about six weeks there in 2016, around Carnival and the Olympics. The city's stadium ties it to another market we cover: the Maracanã is where Germany beat Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final, on Mario Götze's goal in extra time (The FA match report). Our guide to GRC jobs in Germany covers the German side. Argentina has its own guide: GRC jobs in Argentina.

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