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Job DescriptionThe Regional Risk Lead for EMEA serves as a senior leader within the Partner Risk Management team as part of Wise Platform, with responsibility for Partner Risk Assessment and Monitoring.
This role is responsible for setting the regional approach for risk reviews and assessment standards, maintaining end-to-end procedural ownership across regional operations, and establishing data-driven governance frameworks aligned with business risk tolerance.
The Regional Risk Lead oversees complex risk decision-making at point of onboard and throughout the partner lifecycle, mentors team leads and risk analysts, and directly unblocks partnership challenges.
Domain Expertise & Core Responsibilities
Correspondent Banking & Financial Crime Leadership
Set Strategic Standards: Apply expert-level industry knowledge and financial crime proficiency to establish the risk management approach for regional risk reviews and assessment criteria.
Complex Partnership Leadership: Take a hands-on, active role in evaluating the most complex, newest, or unique partnership agreements. Lead by example and coach team leads and analysts on risk evaluation in high-complexity scenarios.
Data-Driven Governance & Oversight
Governance Frameworks: Establish high-level standards for partner risk reviews to ensure risk assessment and ongoing monitoring remain objective, data-backed, and aligned with organizational risk tolerance.
Executive Oversight: Implement robust oversight systems utilizing operational data to track partner activities and deliver strategic insights for executive decision-making.
Defensible Risk-Taking & Decision Support
Calculated Decision Making: Execute calculated risk decisions supported by defensible logic and structured risk analysis.
Team Unblocking & Escalations: Serve as the senior escalation point to assist and unblock team leads and analysts in resolving complex, edge-case risk evaluations.
Stakeholder Engagement & Compliance Education
Stakeholder Advisory: Educate internal business partners and external partners on intricate compliance and financial crime concerns using logical, evidence-based solutions.
Regulatory Alignment: Translate evolving regional regulatory requirements into clear, actionable governance guidelines.
Operational Excellence & Procedural Ownership
Procedural Ownership: Act as the primary owner for regional risk procedures, processes, and operational standards.
Continuous Optimization: Evaluate and refine regional risk assessment procedures to ensure consistency, scalability, and adherence to global risk standards.
Requirements
Experienced in compliance risk management within Financial Services; a plus if you have previous experience in Correspondent Banking
Proven leader with a track record of building and scaling high-performing compliance or risk teams in fast-paced environments
Demonstrated capability in strong stakeholder management and resilience, with the ability to effectively navigate complex organizational dynamics
Experienced in financial compliance consulting with a knack for presentation and persuasion to align teams and drive decisions
Proficiency with data, able to set KPIs and SLAs for teams and keep them accountable for meeting these goals consistently
Passionate about customer and partner success, with a proactive approach to managing compliance and risk
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Skills Required
- Experience in compliance risk management within financial services
- Previous correspondent banking experience
- Proven leadership experience building and scaling high-performing compliance or risk teams in fast-paced environments
- Strong stakeholder management and resilience when navigating complex organizational dynamics
- Experience in financial compliance consulting
- Strong presentation and persuasion skills to align teams and drive decisions
- Proficiency with data and ability to set and manage team KPIs and SLAs
- Customer- and partner-focused approach to compliance and risk management
Wise Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — U.S. materials describe extensive paid leave (PTO, sick time, holidays, “Me Days,” volunteer and compassionate leave) plus a paid six‑week sabbatical after four years. Feedback suggests the time‑off package is a standout element of the offering.
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Parental & Family Support — Benefits information highlights up to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave in many locations, with clear tenure qualifiers in some markets. Feedback suggests these policies are robust and a notable strength.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Company and job-posting materials indicate RSUs are a regular part of compensation, with a shift toward RSUs since 2022. Feedback suggests the equity component is a relatively substantial part of total rewards.
Wise Insights
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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