• Theory. You are an expert in US financial crime regulations including the Bank Secrecy Act, OFAC, NY DFS Part 504, and may be currently working or have worked within the area of financial crime compliance preferably in a fast paced environment either in-house or as a consultant
• Practice. You have demonstrable experience designing and challenging processes, ideally across multiple products. You have thought deeply about the Wise mission and how it intersects with compliance
• Passion. You are solution oriented and get a kick out of improving current practices and processes and can apply different compliance strategies to develop compliance frameworks
• Communication. You are a comfortable and effective communicator in both your writing and speaking. You can convey complex ideas effectively to both internal and external audiences
• Get the job done. You have a sense of urgency and an ability to work well under pressure, prioritizing, taking responsibility and working to tight deadlines with the capability to handle multiple projects at one time
• Detail. You have meticulous attention to detail and if you’ve skimmed through without reading this bullet point, we are sure a bank would love to have you
• Team player. You have great people skills and can effectively and efficiently collaborate, build relationships with colleagues throughout the business and across the globe
• Travel. You must be willing to travel to our other offices as required
• This is NOT a remote position, this is a full-time position that will be located in New York City

Desirable

• Wise is looking for a Senior Compliance Advisory Manager to join its growing financial crime compliance oversight team in North America
• This role will be working alongside the board-appointed BSA Officer in a highly effective team in second line compliance
• In this role, you will be responsible for assisting in the effective mitigation of financial crime risks through the oversight and maintenance of adequate systems and controls
• This position requires close partnership with our financial crime compliance operational and product teams, with opportunities to present to senior stakeholders and shape the strategic direction of the financial crime compliance program
• Supervision of our 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
• Support in the development and maintenance of the compliance FinCrime oversight framework and our North America AML and Sanctions policies
• Provide adequate challenge to first line teams on the development of controls and provide approvals on any control changes , new products or features
• Represent fincrime compliance oversight both internally and externally to regulators, auditors and partners as required showcasing Wise’s strong oversight compliance framework
• Maintain up to date fincrime policy framework in collaboration with other team members
• Able to provide strong oversight over all FinCrime compliance related matters including AML, Fraud, Sanctions, KYC/CDD and EDD
• Collaborate with product compliance control teams to ensure that there is strong oversight of all compliance operations including AML, Fraud, Sanctions, KYC/CDD and EDD
• Contribute to the company’s Financial Crime Risk Assessment
• Horizon scanning of new FinCrime regulatory developments and maintaining oversight of implementation of such development which impact business activities
• Proactively identifying key areas of risk and work with first line teams to in the development of mitigation plans