Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.
Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.
More about our mission and what we offer.
Job DescriptionWise has already pioneered new ways for people to transfer money across borders and currencies. Your mission is to shape the Product Compliance & Risk Safeguarding Program, for Wise to offer its services better and faster to many more Customers.
This is a first line of defence hands-on role, embedded in the Treasury Product Squad.
You will be leading and growing the Safeguarding Product Compliance and Risk program, owning projects and making decisions as follow:
Interpret and translate regulatory requirements, for Product and Engineering teams to seamlessly build safeguarding controls when launching new products
Take a lead in coordinate all the Regional PC&R Teams globally to identify regulatory opportunities when interpretation and guidance can allow for controls improvement
Take the lead in project manage safeguarding and clients assets regulatory changes, clearly translating regulatory requirements for product managers and engineers to execute on, while ensuring timely delivery
Stay ahead of the safeguarding and client custody global regulatory compliance trends and the Regulators’ agendas, as they impact the expectations on our payments and investment frameworks
Identify when local regulatory requirements can be executed by leveraging existing global controls and when unique requirements need prioritisation, optimising for utilisation of existing controls where possible
Define safeguarding global risk metrics and collaborate with regional colleagues to formulate market specific ones where needed, collaborate on reporting in committees and governance forums (incl. by managing internal risk tooling)
Take part in industry associations initiatives where regulatory changes and best practices are discussed, and actively represent Wise in engaging with legislative and regulatory consultations
This role will give you the opportunity to:
Grow your hands-on FinTech knowledge at full speed
Develop and grow Wise’s global safeguarding regulatory framework and controls
Keep Compliance right at the heart of the product and engineering development cycle, in a fast-moving environment
Be empowered to identify regulatory and compliance problems or opportunities and take a lead in execution
Additional Information
For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
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