FinCrime Operations Team Lead - Fraud

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São Paulo, BRA
Hybrid
210K-210K Annually
Junior
Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Wise is one of the fastest growing fintechs in the world and we’re on a mission to make money without borders a new norm
The Role
Lead and grow a team of fraud investigators, manage operational processes, metrics and reporting, partner with product/engineering and third parties, drive fraud prevention product improvements, and ensure service quality and SLAs.
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Company Description

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.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Job Description

Fraud team is a passionate team of crime fighters, who do the best to keep our good customers happy and unbothered, whilst kicking the bad actors out the door. We take great pride in balancing Wise mission, our values and fraud mitigation and still having lots of laughs along the way. By now, we have an awesome 100+ people operational team, who work very closely with engineering and product, collaborating with machine learning data scientists and partnering with other relevant teams to get things done.

As a Team Lead, you get to empower your own team, drive large-scale initiatives and help us solve problems that have a long-lasting impact.

 

Here’s how you’ll be contributing to Fraud team: 

  • Lead a team of Fraud Investigators, looking after their wellbeing, performance and growth

  • Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that team’s objectives are being met and fraud risk areas are taken into account with different projects and products

  • Plan and build vision for Fraud operations and the whole domain overall

  • Help us in partnering with 3rd parties like partner banks, vendors and law enforcement

  • Ensure that team’s reporting responsibilities, quality, procedures and other service level agreements are upheld

  • Handle and monitor operational processes, ensuring effective workload and implement new processes to address problematic areas

  • Develop and maintain fraud prevention and ops effectiveness measurement metrics

  • Grow, mentor and hire Fraud team members

  • Also, communicating the value and quality to the business and identifying:

  • Any improvements that could be made to the product itself – its features or functionality – to bring it more in line with quality and value

  • Participate directly in fraud product design process, to identify gaps between ops expectations and product functionality as early as possible

  • Build up new expertise and functions to have even greater impact in our team

 

Qualifications

  • You have a strong understanding and proven history working with the PIX payment network

  • You have worked in financial crime prevention in a banking or fintech setting

  • You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to produce clear, concise, accurate, and professional reports and summaries

  • You have at least 1-2 years of experience in leading small to medium sized teams, preferably in operations

  • You have good analytical skills, including ability to work with Looker and other business intelligence tools

  • You focused on the outcome for the customers, the team and the company

  • You are strong in operational management and tactical decision-making. You are able to manage projects independently.

  • You have a proven track record of taking individual ownership and responsibilities as well as being a great team-player. You are able to deliver constructive, well-evidenced feedback that drives tangible behavioral change and performance improvement

  • You are punctual, independent, proactive and willing to get things done

  • You like to drive collaboration and supporting people around you with ability to emphasize people's strengths for high outcomes

  • You’re passionate on risk management and a willingness to stand up for the customer within the organization

  • You are legally eligible to work in Brazil - we don't offer visa or relocation support for this role!

 

Additional Information

PS Please apply with your English CV!

Salary: 17,500 BRL monthly 

🚀  RSU’s in a rapidly growing company after a year with us

💻  Flexible working model – During the first six months, you’ll be in office most days of the week to become fully immersed in Wise’s culture and ways of working. After the initial period, you’ll be in office at least 3 days per week. 

✈️  Wisers can work remotely for 90 days a year. By ‘remote’ we don’t just mean from home, but from wherever in the world you choose to

💪  An annual self-development budget

🩺  Health and dental allowance for you and your dependents

💝  Company-paid: Life Insurance, and an EAP program

☀️  Paid time off: 30 days vacation + 3 “Me” days + 1 volunteer day, annually

🏝️  A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years

👶🏼  8-weeks of paid parental leave, after a 6 months with us and child care assistance

🚌 Transportation vouchers

🍕 Meal (730 BRL per month) and food (1,188 BRL per month) vouchers

🏋️ (BRL): TotalPass access to 3,500 gyms and studios throughout Brazil

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.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Skills Required

  • Strong understanding and proven history working with the PIX payment network
  • Experience in financial crime prevention in a banking or fintech setting
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, able to produce clear professional reports
  • At least 1-2 years experience leading small to medium sized teams, preferably in operations
  • Good analytical skills, including ability to work with Looker and other business intelligence tools
  • Strong operational management and tactical decision-making; able to manage projects independently
  • Proven track record of individual ownership, teamwork, and delivering constructive, evidence-based feedback
  • Punctual, independent, proactive, and willing to get things done
  • Ability to drive collaboration and support team members, emphasizing strengths for high outcomes
  • Passion for risk management and willingness to advocate for the customer within the organization
  • Legally eligible to work in Brazil (no visa or relocation support offered)
  • Submit an English CV when applying

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Wise Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Global minimum of 33 paid days off (36 in U.S. hubs) plus a 6‑week paid sabbatical every four years and extras like volunteer or “Me” days indicate substantial time‑off depth.
  • Parental & Family Support A global minimum of 18 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth or adoption after one year, along with adoption and fertility support, underscores robust family support.
  • Flexible Benefits Work‑from‑anywhere up to 90 days per year after six months and flexible working principles provide notable geographic mobility and scheduling latitude.

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The Company
9,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

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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We expect new joiners in the office most days to build connections and learn from colleagues for their first six months. After that, most Wisers split their working week between the office and home, typically coming in at least 12 times a month.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
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