Head of Product Compliance - Global Account & Growth

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. Wise has already pioneered new ways for people to transfer money across borders and currencies. Your mission is to shape the Product Compliance and Risk Program, for Wise to expand its Account proposition with many more features and in many more countries.

This is a first line of defence hands-on role, embedded in the Global Product Account Squad. You will be owning projects and making decisions in the following areas:

• Build compliance strategies to allow for a seamless global roll-out, including minimising time for regional reviews and identifying 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.
• Support Product Managers in the new products and features life cycle, for them to understand the regulatory and risk requirements quickly, optimising the time at which compliance clarity is obtained, including taking initiative in reviewing different local regulatory requirements.
• Translate and implement regulatory requirements, for Product and Engineering teams to seamlessly execute on.
• During exams and audits, lead Wise response in regard to Account by challenging any assumption that is not a correct reflection of Wise’s Risk and Controls framework, and coordinate evidencing controls as necessary.
• Define the Regulatory and Financial Crime Risk metrics for Global Account product and features, that regional entities can consume and localise.
• Coordinate prioritisation and efforts on issues, ensuring any necessary remediation is executed in a timely manner.

Reporting and external engagement:

• Monitor and report on the health of the Global Account program in front of internal and external stakeholders (Global Committees, Regulators, Internal and External Audit, Banking Partners).
• Lead the Global Account discussions and forums with clear action plans and updates on previously identified issues.
• Take part in industry associations initiatives where markets relevant to Wise are discussed, and actively represent Wise in engaging with legislative and regulatory consultations when relevant to the Account Product.

This role will give you the opportunity to:

• Grow your hands-on Fintech knowledge at full speed.
• 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 issues or opportunities and take a lead in execution.

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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