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Job DescriptionIn this role as an India Chief Risk Officer in Wise’s second line Risk Management Team, you will be a key contributor in, and risk partner for the delivery of the risk management framework in India. This role is an exciting opportunity for you if you have significant risk management experience and are looking to do impactful work. The role will be under the APAC Risk team and reports to the Regional Head of Risk for South East Asia and South Asia.
Here’s what will you be doing:
- Act as the primary risk partner for the business in India, developing and executing a global risk management strategy tailored to India.
- Implement the Wise enterprise risk management framework, risk appetite, and other applicable risk policies at the local level to support India in managing risks effectively and meeting local regulatory requirements.
- Manage local regulatory relationships and engagement, representing the management during regulatory reviews around risk;
- Drive/review risk and controls self-assessments and documentation by first-line functions/risk owners, providing risk advisory and second-line review and challenge where relevant;
- Collaborate with product teams to integrate risk insights into product changes, new product launches, and address emerging risks in the region.
- Investigate incidents to determine root cause and impact, specifically regarding incidents, and supporting remediation efforts;
- Report risk updates directly to the local Board of Directors and the Regional Head of Risk;
- Create risk awareness through training and regular communications to first-line teams and supporting them in regulatory or internal audits; and
- Involvement in regional or global projects to ensure local compliance and integration with global risk toolsets.
Qualifications
- Significant experience (8+ years) in the financial services or payments industry, with deep expertise in the local regulatory landscape in India.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing comprehensive risk management frameworks, with a strong command of governance, risk reporting, and risk policy oversight.
- Proven track record of engaging with executive leadership, board members, and external regulators; exceptional ability to influence and lead across cross-functional, global teams.
- Extensive experience in enterprise risk, operational risk, regulatory risk and/or technology risk management.
- Proven track record of successfully leading and project managing risk management initiatives with strong business engagement.
- Strategic mindset and ability to operate independently, bridging local operational needs with global risk standards in a fast-paced environment.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years' experience in financial services or payments with deep knowledge of India's regulatory landscape
- Experience developing and implementing enterprise risk management frameworks, risk appetite, and risk policies
- Proven track record engaging with executive leadership, board members, and external regulators
- Extensive experience in enterprise risk, operational risk, regulatory risk and/or technology risk management
- Experience leading and project managing risk management initiatives with strong business engagement
- Strategic mindset and ability to operate independently, bridging local operations with global risk standards
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is granted to all employees via time‑based RSUs/stock awards, aligning staff with company performance. This broad accessibility makes ownership a core part of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies include a global minimum of 33–36 paid days off and a paid six‑week sabbatical after four years with a cash stipend. The sabbatical is positioned as a standard milestone benefit in addition to annual leave.
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Parental & Family Support — Wise commits to a minimum of 18 weeks’ fully paid parental leave for birth or adoption across many offices. Eligibility rules and tenure may apply by location while maintaining a companywide minimum standard.
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What We Do
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money. With Wise Account and Wise Business, people and businesses can hold 40 currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too; an entirely new network for the world's money. Launched in 2011, Wise is one of the world’s fastest growing, profitable tech companies. In fiscal year 2025, Wise supported around 15.6 million people and businesses, processing over $185 billion in cross-border transactions and saving customers around $2.6 billion.
Why Work With Us
We’re truly global in who we are, how we work, and how we build. Everything we do is centred around creating a world of money that’s fast, easy, fair. And open to all. Everyone who works here owns a piece of Wise, from the work they do, to the stock they hold.
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