Global Compliance Monitoring & Testing Manager

Job Description

We’re looking for a Testing Manager to join our Compliance Monitoring and Testing team. You’ll independently assess whether controls work in practice and whether customers receive the outcomes our obligations require. You’ll lead risk-based reviews across U.S. and Canadian consumer protection, payments, state money-transmission, safeguarding, disclosures, complaints, partner handoffs, and remediation.

This is a hands-on testing role. You’ll take reviews from scoping and population definition through evidence, analysis, findings, reporting, and remediation validation. You’ll work closely with Product, Operations, Legal, Risk, Engineering, and Analytics while bringing clear, credible second-line challenge.

Building trust 

• Manage and perform processes and controls testing - scoping the review, conducting the assessment and collaborating with teams to resolve findings.
• Proactive communication of gaps and risks as well as proposing solutions as to how processes and controls can be strengthened.
• Validate the effectiveness of regulatory controls to build a trusted relationship with key stakeholders. 

Strengthening the regulatory compliance framework

• Execute regulatory and financial crime compliance monitoring and testing projects across Markets .
• Proactively monitor compliance health in the markets using data and visualisation tools.
• Support the development of compliance indicators and contribute to the monitoring of compliance health. 

This role will give you the opportunity to:help Wise build a testing program that is rigorous, practical, data-led, and focused on real customer outcomes. You will provide independent assurance over regulatory risks in North America and turn complex obligations, production evidence, and operational signals into clear conclusions and actions.

Qualifications

A bit about you

• Experience: You have 65 to 86 years of experience in a compliance or internal/ external audit role. 
• Knowledge: Knowledge of compliance obligations/regulations, testing methodologies, and risk assessment frameworks, particularly in relation to US / Canada and global compliance requirements.
• Technical skills: You have a clear understanding of compliance risks and controls and are able to formulate risk based compliance monitoring and testing programs across different markets. Ideally, you have the ability to identify and analyse emerging compliance risks relevant to Wise.
• Project management and communication: You have the ability to write and communicate clearly about our products, processes and controls as well as how they can be improved. You’re able to analyse different viewpoints across stakeholders and tailor your communication to get the message across
• Innovation: You have a passion for compliance operational efficiency and are able to work along with our analysts and engineers to develop a data driven approach to compliance monitoring and testing. Having some experience using analytical tools (ie. SQL, Python) is an advantage.
• Autonomous: You’re a proactive problem solver and able to work independently to contribute to the team’s overall objectives. You’re adaptable to evolving priorities and have a strong ability to project manage such changes effectively.

Additional Information

Why Join Wise

• Make an Impact: Directly influence Wise’s assurance strategy, protecting our customers globally and shaping the evolution of our compliance framework.
• Career Growth: Immerse yourself in a fast-paced environment with opportunities to learn, develop, and grow alongside some of the brightest in the industry.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a diverse team that thrives on innovation, passionate about driving lasting change in international finance.
• Great Perks: From stock options to private medical insurance, and from flexible working to generous parental leave, we’ve got you covered.

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.

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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.

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