Product Lead - RIsk & Controls

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
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
Company Description

At Wise we’re building money without borders, for people without borders. Our mission is to make moving money around the world instant, transparent, convenient and eventually free. Wise now has millions of customers all over the world who trust us to manage their money and make it easier to live an international life. Sending, receiving, spending and holding - anywhere in the world. 

Job Description

Your Mission:

In this pivotal role, you'll be working as part of  the Europe and UK regional team. As a licensed institution serving millions of customers in Europe and the UK, preventing financial crime and misuse of Wise is of pivotal importance. This role will focus on our regulatory obligations and improving our current controls. As the Product Lead for the financial crime prevention domain, you will also be responsible for measuring and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the controls. You will also be responsible for our Key Risk Indicators for Europe and the UK - ensuring that they stay within our risk appetite. While enhancing new controls or developing new ones, you will also ensure that these controls are scalable and mitigate customer friction by working closely with the onboarding experience team. You will also work closely with our global due diligence and financial crime prevention teams, leveraging improvements being implemented at a global level to enhance Europe and the UK’s control framework.

Your Role:

  • Own compliance with our regulatory obligations in Europe and UK to prevent financial crime by ensuring we have the right controls

  • Own the effectiveness of the entire control framework used by Wise in Europe and the UK to prevent financial crime

  • Identify key opportunities for enhancements, based on audits, internal reviews and market trends to further strengthen Wise’s control framework

  • Own the Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for the region and proactively solve for KRIs that are on a negative trend or out of risk appetite

  • Find opportunities for improving customer experience and operational scalability of our controls (for example, through leveraging AI) 

  • Work closely with other teams within the Europe and UK squad and with global teams - ensuring we have the right controls in place for new products and features

  • Own the customisation of global controls to ensure they adequately address specific regional risks in Europe and the UK

This Role Will Give You the Opportunity to:

  • Have a significant impact on the safety and security of Wise and its customers 

  • Work with a talented, diverse team to develop and implement innovative ways to prevent financial crime 

  • Make data-driven decisions that significantly improve our service and product offerings for businesses and consumers.

  • Influence and motivate a cross-functional team, fostering a culture of innovation, responsiveness, and excellence.

Skills That Might Describe You:

  • Proven experience in complex product development in heavily regulated industries.

  • Strong analytical ability to understand complex financial crime vectors and effectiveness of mitigating controls.

  • Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, influencing roadmap of other teams working on similar problem spaces

  • Ability to zoom out and think about the broader problem and the impact of multiple variables that influence the solution

  • Excellent communication skills, proficient in English, capable of working effectively in a diverse, multinational environment.

We at Wise are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We value applicants from all backgrounds who are passionate about global business and innovation. Your professional experience and skills are what matter most to us.

If you’re passionate about this role and share our mission, we’d love to hear from you.

Additional Information

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.

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The Company
8,000 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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