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About the Role
As the Deputy covering the broader financial crime needs of our function, your core responsibilities will include leading and empowering the financial crimes team, acting as a central, strategic partner to the BSA/AML Officer, and maintaining rigorous oversight of financial crime controls.
Responsibilities
- Lead and empower the financial crimes team, guiding day-to-day operations, allocating resources effectively, and fostering a culture of high performance and continuous learning.
- Act as a central, strategic partner to the BSA/AML Officer, connecting the dots across various compliance domains, streamlining department operations, and driving the delivery of programmatic enhancements cross-functionally.
- Serve as the primary focal point for all financial crime-related internal audits and regulatory exams, proactively managing readiness, coordinating stakeholder responses, and ensuring the execution of remediation plans.
- Maintain rigorous oversight of our financial crime controls, ensuring they are continuously monitored, tested, and optimized so our defensive framework remains robust and scalable.
- Supervise appropriate measures to ensure that financial crime risks are taken into account in our day-to-day operations.
- Provide advice and guidance to other teams and key stakeholders—regionally and globally—on BSA, AML/CTF, and OFAC sanctions regulations, as well as related Wise policies and procedures.
- Challenge first-line teams on the development of controls and provide approvals on any control changes, new products, or features.
- Represent financial crime compliance oversight both internally and externally to regulators, auditors, and partners as required, showcasing Wise's strong compliance framework.
- Deputize for the BSA/AML Officer as required, ensuring strong oversight of all compliance operations including AML, Fraud, Sanctions, KYC/CDD, and EDD.
- Serve as a member of the US SAR committee and provide feedback to the FinCEN Reporting Team.
- Contribute to the company's Financial Crime Risk Assessment.
- Horizon scan new FinCrime regulatory developments and maintain oversight of the implementation of developments that impact business activities.
- Proactively identify key areas of risk and work with first-line teams in the development of mitigation plans.
Requirements
- Ideally have experience working in leadership positions within financial crimes at other fintech companies.
- Possess 10+ years of experience in financial crime compliance, including direct experience with federal regulators.
- Demonstrable experience designing and challenging processes, ideally across multiple products.
- Must be willing to travel to other offices as required.
Skills
- Expert in US financial crime regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act and OFAC.
- Solution-oriented.
- Effective communicator in both writing and speaking.
- Ability to work well under pressure, prioritizing, taking responsibility, and working to tight deadlines while handling multiple projects at one time.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Great people skills and can effectively and efficiently collaborate and build relationships with colleagues globally.
- Certification as a Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), or similar.
- Experience with conducting risk assessments.
- Experience conducting QA/QC on SARs.
- Experience filing SARs or OFAC reports electronically.
- Experience with training/mentoring junior team members.
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10+ years of experience in financial crime compliance
- Leadership experience
Salary/Compensations
- USD 193000 - USD 277000 - yearly
About the Company
- Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money.
- Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.
- Wise is on a mission to make people's and businesses' lives easier and save them money when sending money internationally, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments.
- We are 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.