Senior Product Manager - Risk & Control Governance

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
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
Lead the product roadmap and KPIs for a governance platform enabling Fraud, AML, KYC, Screening, and compliance teams to build, monitor, and assure controls. Deliver data governance, control assurance, auditability, governance analytics, and regulatory readiness by translating regulatory and technical requirements into scalable, auditable platform products.
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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

You will help create the governance foundation that allows Fraud, AML, KYC, Screening, Product Compliance, and other risk teams to build and improve controls quickly, while maintaining clear oversight, accountability, and control effectiveness.

Your key areas of ownership will include:

  • Data governance: Clear ownership, lineage, quality, metadata, and monitoring for data and features used in risk assessments.

  • Control assurance: Continuous validation that the right triggers, data, rules, models, and outcomes are operating as intended.

  • Auditability and explainability: Complete change histories, approval records, decision lineage, and audit evidence.

  • Governance analytics: Dashboards for control performance, risk coverage, Key Risk Indicators, and governance health.

  • Regulatory readiness: Consistent reporting, evidence, and governance standards across products, regions, and risk domains.

You will set product KPIs, own the roadmap, and work closely with Engineering, Data Science, Risk, Compliance, Product Compliance, and Internal Audit.

You will translate complex regulatory, operational, and technical requirements into scalable platform products while keeping governance simple and efficient for users.

 

Qualifications

Our Expectations

  • 3+ years of product management experience.

  • Experience building platform, governance, compliance, risk, or B2B SaaS products.

  • Experience managing technical products from strategy through delivery and adoption.

  • Strong analytical, communication, prioritisation, and stakeholder management skills.

  • Understanding of regulated markets, compliance, audit, or risk management.

  • Familiarity with data governance concepts such as quality, lineage, ownership, metadata, and data contracts.

Good to Haves

  • Experience in Fraud, AML, KYC, Screening, Transaction Monitoring, or RegTech.

  • Experience with control assurance, audit tooling, decisioning systems, rules platforms, or machine learning governance.

  • Background in financial services, payments, fintech, or another regulated industry.

  • Experience building products used by multiple teams at scale.

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.

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

  • 3+ years of product management experience
  • Experience building platform, governance, compliance, risk, or B2B SaaS products
  • Experience managing technical products from strategy through delivery and adoption
  • Strong analytical, communication, prioritisation, and stakeholder management skills
  • Understanding of regulated markets, compliance, audit, or risk management
  • Familiarity with data governance concepts such as quality, lineage, ownership, metadata, and data contracts
  • Experience in Fraud, AML, KYC, Screening, Transaction Monitoring, or RegTech
  • Experience with control assurance, audit tooling, decisioning systems, rules platforms, or machine learning governance
  • Background in financial services, payments, fintech, or another regulated industry
  • Experience building products used by multiple teams at scale

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Wise Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Global paid time off is presented as 33–36 days including local public holidays, plus three “Me Days,” with a paid six‑week sabbatical and stipend after four years. Work-from-anywhere for up to 90 days per year after six months further complements time away and flexibility.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility RSUs are granted to all employees, enabling broad ownership in the company. Equity is positioned as a standard, company‑wide component of total rewards.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental leave is described as generous across markets, with U.S. pages listing up to 18 weeks fully paid for birthing parents and 8 weeks for non‑birthing parents. Additional family‑oriented supports such as onsite Mother’s Rooms and abortion travel benefits are noted in certain locations.

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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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