Senior Privacy Counsel (UK & EMEA Lead) in London

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 life 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.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Localise and implement the global privacy program in Wise licensed entities.
• Advise on the privacy aspects of Wise platform partnerships and arrangements with partner banks and financial institutions, including contractual arrangements.
• Support expansion activities for launching Wise products and services in new jurisdictions.
• Manage teams responding to data subject requests and data protection-related queries.
• Manage teams reviewing and assessing third party vendors, partnerships and the proposed data integrations from a privacy perspective.
• Draft and review privacy-related disclosures for financial products, including fair processing notices and cookie disclosures.
• Manage the creation and review data processing records and compliance assessments, including data protection impact assessments.
• Support the development and implementation of privacy governance frameworks with key stakeholders in engineering, security and risk.
• Maintain data privacy policies, procedures and best practice documents.
• Develop and deliver privacy and data protection training.
• Support periodic global and regional audits of privacy compliance within Wise.
• Keep up with evolving regulatory requirements globally and translating them into actionable business requirements.
• Assist the Global Head of Privacy in responding to regulatory enquiries and investigations.
• Draft reports for the C-Suite and Oversight Committees.

To thrive in this role, you will be a self-starter and a great influencer and communicator. You will be comfortable working in grey areas and making judgement calls at speed. You will be obsessed with detail and happy handling competing priorities and differences of opinion. You will have strong project management skills and be able to break through walls to get things done, collaborating with cross-functional teams to find practical solutions. You will have:

• Excellent academic credentials. Minimum of 8 years privacy experience at a top-tier law firm or in-house.
• Significant exposure to data protection and privacy issues in the UK and Europe with an emphasis on use of EU/UK data in sophisticated market scenarios.
• Experienced in handling privacy inquiries, complaints and incidents.
• Admitted to practice law in the UK or equivalent jurisdiction.
• Experience in privacy by design and data protection impact assessments.
• Experience in dealing with data protection regulators on privacy matters.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating privacy related contracts and developing compliance and auditing frameworks.
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English.
• A problem solving attitude, with the ability to use regulation together with data to drive business decisions.
• Strong relationship management skills with ability to deepen relationships and build partnerships across the business, including in operations, engineering, and risk.
• Comfortable taking the initiative and working across multiple business lines and jurisdictions.
• An understanding of digital and consumer focused businesses, including new and developing businesses is also advantageous.
• Ability to drive and deliver projects from inception to completion, timely and with attention to detail.
• Experience (or interest) in working in a fast-growing environment.

Desirable:

• Relevant privacy qualification, such as CIPM, CIPP or equivalent.
• Financial services experience is a plus.
• Experience managing a team.
• Experience of relevant technologies including data anonymisation, PETS, artificial intelligence and familiarity with ethical frameworks, data governance and accountability.

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.