Lead Product Analyst - Risk & Controls

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
75K-115K Annually
Senior level
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 product analytics for risk controls and regulatory compliance across Wise products. Build risk data infrastructure, monitoring metrics, control-efficiency frameworks, and testing support. Partner with product, engineering, risk, compliance, and FinCrime teams to identify regional risk drivers, improve controls, and influence decisions through data. The role requires advanced analytical, technical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills in a complex financial technology environment.
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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

We’re looking for a Lead Product Analyst who is passionate about our mission of Money Without Borders to partner with our product, engineering, risk and compliance teams to help drive data-driven decisions that would support building and scaling risk controls and assurance across our products.

The focus of this team is to ensure continuous regulatory compliance across all our product streams. We’re the team that builds guardrails that ensure that our customers can transact on the platform with a peace of mind, knowing that their accounts and funds are kept safe, and products adhere to global regulatory standards. 

How you’ll contribute:

  • Scale and improve our risk data infrastructure to enable our regional teams to dissect metrics at granular levels to proactively identify and mitigate against drivers of risk. 

  • Building out the metrics to monitor our controls and ensure that they are performing as required, as well as supporting control testing processes.

  • Establish control efficiency frameworks by analysing whether controls are effectively reducing risk while not adversely impacting growth.

  • Partner with product, engineering, product risk and compliance and other cross-functional stakeholders to influence decisions with data around regional controls and risk.

  • Partner closely with FinCrime to add a regional lens on global risk engines to ensure local risk typologies are monitored and appropriately managed. 

This role will give you the opportunity to:

  • Choose your path to impact – we believe people are most empowered when they can act independently. So rather than telling you what to do, you’ll work with your team to create a vision of your own. Of course, you can always gather feedback from smart, curious people across Wise but you’ll have the freedom to make your own calls

  • Grow as a Product Analyst – Grow and inspire your team and others across Wise

  • Get amazing exposure to the full breadth and depth of our product while working with a group of multi disciplinary teams of amazing, smart and dedicated product analysts, engineers, product managers, researchers, designers and many more

  • The freedom to have real impact – The opportunities you’ll identify are key to Wise reaching future millions of customers and redefining how payments work internationally at scale

Qualifications

Ideal candidate would have:

  • At least 6+ years of experience 

  • Strong analytical mind and product intuition, centered around the banking and financial industry. 

  • Technical skill-set in Python, advanced SQL, BI tools

  • Experience working with technical teams (PMs, engineers, analysts) 

  • Relevant experience in a data driven and complex environment with limited guidance

  • Understanding of events data - Mixpanel / Google Analytics / Amplitude or similar

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to translate data into compelling narratives

  • Hustler-mentality. You can take work beyond the analysis and get things done.

 

Good to have:

  • Experience in Financial Crime and/or Customer Onboarding domain 

  • Knowledge of the fintech ecosystem 

  • Knowledge of utilities like Airflow/Github/DBT

  • Experience with user-facing products and data

Additional Information

What do we offer: 

  • Salary: £75,000 - £115,000

  • Company Restricted Stock Units

  • Numerous great benefits in our London office 

Key benefits:

  • Hybrid working 

  • Paid annual holiday, sick days, parental leave and other leave opportunities

  • 6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years at Wise on top of annual leave

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

  • At least 6 years of experience
  • Strong analytical thinking and product intuition in banking and financial services
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Advanced SQL skills
  • Experience with business intelligence tools
  • Experience working with product managers, engineers, and analysts
  • Experience in data-driven, complex environments with limited guidance
  • Understanding of event data and analytics tools such as Mixpanel, Google Analytics, or Amplitude
  • Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
  • Ability to translate data into compelling narratives
  • Experience in financial crime or customer onboarding
  • Knowledge of the fintech ecosystem
  • Knowledge of Airflow, GitHub, or dbt
  • Experience with user-facing products and data

What the Team is Saying

Wise Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity is broadly accessible through RSUs granted to all employees in addition to salary, aligning rewards with company performance. This company‑wide ownership stance is consistently highlighted in the benefits descriptions.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off is notably generous, with a global minimum of 33 days and 36 days listed for U.S. locations. After four years, a six‑week paid sabbatical plus a £1,000 stipend further strengthens time‑away benefits.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Lifestyle support includes work‑from‑anywhere for up to 90 days per year after six months, flexible working principles, and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program. Extras like three annual “Me Days” and a professional‑development allowance add quality‑of‑life value.

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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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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

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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