FinCrime Compliance Lead​/AMLCO & MLRO

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
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Wise Europe is looking for a Fin Crime Compliance Lead & AMLCO (MLRO) to join its 2

LOD Compliance team in Brussels. This role will be working alongside Wise Europe’s Head of Compliance and will lead the Financial Crime Oversight team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the effective mitigation of financial crime risks through the maintenance of adequate systems and controls.

• Leading the 2
  
  LOD Financial Crime team responsible for overseeing financial crime compliance for Wise Europe
• Overseeing the implementation of the Belgian AML Law and ancillary regulations across the EEA market
• Supervision of Wise Europe financial crime controls to ensure that financial crime risks are taken into account in our day-to-day operations
• Development and maintenance of the Financial Crime oversight framework
• Overseeing the approval of high-risk customers and Suspicious Activity Reports

• Preparation of the quarterly compliance reports to the Board of Directors of Wise Europe in the area of financial crime
• Preparation of the periodic reporting to the Effective Leaders (daily management of Wise Europe)

• Represent financial crime oversight both internally and externally to regulators, auditors and partners as required showcasing Wise’s oversight compliance framework

• Leading a team of financial crime oversight staff
• Ensuring that the structure of the financial crime oversight team remains adequate
• Supporting team members by mentoring and assisting them in unblocking issues.

• Theory
  . You are an expert in AML/CTF compliance with a minimum of 10 years experience and are currently working or have worked within the area of financial crime compliance preferably in a fast paced environment.
• Practice
  . You have demonstrable experience designing and challenging processes, ideally across multiple products. You have thought deeply about the Transfer Wise mission and how it intersects with compliance.
• Passion
  . You get a kick out of improving current practices and processes and can apply different compliance strategies to develop compliance frameworks.
• Communication
  . You are a comfortable and effective communicator in both your writing and speaking. You can convey complex ideas effectively to both internal and external audiences.
• Get the job done
  . You have a sense of urgency and an ability to work well under pressure, prioritising, taking responsibility and working to tight deadlines.
• Detail
  . You have meticulous attention to detail and if you’ve skimmed through without reading this bullet point, I’m sure a bank would love to have you.
• Team player
  . You have great people skills and can effectively and efficiently collaborate, build relationships with colleagues throughout the business and across the globe
• Languages
  :
  English fluent, French or Dutch fluent
• Travel
  . You must be willing to travel to our other offices as required.

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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