Senior Product Compliance and Risk Manager - FinCrime

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Brussels
Hybrid
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
The role involves implementing financial crime requirements, advising product teams on compliance, and supporting product launches. The candidate will work with partners and regulators to manage financial crime risks in product offerings.
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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

The new role sits within our European Product Risk and Compliance team, which is part of the 1st Line of Defense (1LOD). This strategic addition comes in response to the rapid growth of our product offerings and the increasing regulatory pressure and expectation we face in Europe.

We’re looking for a Fincrime Product Compliance Manager to join our growing Product Compliance team in Europe. This role is hands-on, a unique opportunity to have an impact on Wise’s mission, grow as a product and compliance manager, and help save millions more people money.

Your Mission

Wise has already pioneered new ways for people to transfer money across borders and currencies. Your mission is to enable our product team in Europe to launch new products and grow our presence in the markets through a deep understanding of the financial crime regulatory requirements and Regulators’ expectations around them.

This is a first line Product Compliance role, embedded in the Product team.

You, together with the Wise Europe product team and Wise Financial Crime Product team, will be responsible for:

Control Design

  • Support the launch of new products and services by implementing financial crime requirements in a customer-oriented way while fully adhering to regulatory requirements;

  • Ensure that controls scale with the product by developing ongoing review and monitoring processes. Keeping Wise and its customers compliant while mitigating the risk of financial crime.

  • Develop smart and scalable ways to support new partnerships while managing associated financial crime risks
     

Financial Crime Risk And Remediation

  • Advise Product and operational teams on how to interpret financial crime regulatory requirements or improve processes to avoid regulatory breaches and/or incidents.
     

Third Parties Relationships

  • Represent Wise in external meetings with Banking Partners and Regulators, being able to clearly and effectively articulate Wise Controls.
     

This Role Will Give You The Opportunity To

  • Grow your hands-on Fintech knowledge at full speed;

  • Build world-class products: The role is a unique opportunity to build innovative state-of-the-art products that are compliant for our customers and regulators

  • Work together with all our amazing teams globally

 

Qualifications

  • Min 5 years of relevant experience working in financial crime controls in a financial institution, fintech or consulting firm.

  • Fluent in English (French and/or Dutch is a plus)

  • Familiar with EU financial crime regulation and regulatory expectations

  • Ability to define, present and defend approaches when challenged.

  • Ability to prioritise effectively and call-out what are the key areas of improvement and implementation required from a regulatory point of view;

  • Ability to effectively communicate with Product Managers and Engineers and provide practical, actionable, and value added recommendations;

  • Problem solving attitude, with the ability to use regulation together with data to drive business decisions;

  • A natural owner, that drives and delivers project from inception to completion, timely and with attention to the details;

  • Ability to interpret data and create actionable insights / proposals

  • Proven ability to translate regulatory requirements into actionable Business Requirements actionable

  • Willingness to travel; and legally authorised to work in Belgium

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
6,500 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.

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