Technology Risk Manager

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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
The Technology Risk Manager will oversee and enhance technology risk management processes, collaborating with stakeholders and driving risk assessment activities across various domains.
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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

As a Technology Risk  Manager at Wise,  you will be a key pillar within the Group Technology Risk team.  You will drive the monitoring and oversight of our technology risks and controls across our most critical domains, including platform engineering, information security, and data. Additionally, You will  execute projects to manage, maintain and enhance our risk management processes and drive continuous improvement. On a day to day basis, you will collaborate and work closely with the wider engineering organisation at Wise.

You’ll contribute to the mission by:

Collaborating & partnering with various technology, business and risk stakeholders to make risk simple, measurable and visible to help Wise make faster, bolder decisions critical for our mission without compromising safety, customer experience and scalability.

This is an exciting opportunity if you have technology risk management, IT audit and/or information security experience and are looking to have an impact with your work. The role will report to and be supported by the Senior Technology Risk Manager and be based in London.


What you’ll be doing: 

  • Facilitate and execute risk assessment activities for technology risks covering platform, information security, engineering & data domains

  • Partner with 1LoD functions to support them with managing risks, issues and improving the control environment. This includes providing hands-on support and working with engineers

  • Maintain and update our technology risk taxonomy

  • Support with regular technology risk reporting & analysis to risk committees

  • Support the continual enhancement of Key Risk Indicators

  • Drive and execute risk oversight & monitoring activities for technology risks

  • Own the delivery of technology risk initiatives end-to-end, including stakeholder management 

  • Continuously evaluate and improve our technology risk operational processes and reporting frameworks, ensuring they remain efficient, scalable, and fit for purpose

  • Actively manage, maintain and monitor technology risk data in Wise’s GRC tool

  • Participate in and support ongoing compliance initiatives such as Operational Resilience etc

  • Collaborate with the wider risk team to implement new and improve existing group wide processes


What you’ll bring:

  • 5+ years’ experience as a technology risk and/or audit professional, preferably in financial services

  • Experience executing or facilitating audits or engagements based on global best practice frameworks such as CobiT, ITIL, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001/22301, CIS, NIST CSF, etc

  • Experience in cyber security and/or business continuity/resilience audits or implementation projects

  • Hands-on experience executing control identification/testing, technical audits, and risk assessment initiatives over services hosted on public cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP

  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop effective, trustworthy relationships with platform, security, and business stakeholders

  • A pragmatic approach to risk management, with the ability to balance robust control requirements with the need for business agility, speed, and scalability

  • A proactive, self-starter mindset with a proven ability to take ownership of tasks, work independently, and drive initiatives forward in a fast-paced environment

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.

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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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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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