# Financial Crime Product Compliance & Risk Senior Manager

**Company**: Wise
**Location**: Sydney
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## 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.

The Product Compliance & Risk (PC&R) team sits at the centre of Wise's product development function, supporting cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional compliant-by-design products for customers.

We're seeking a highly motivated, customer-centric individual to join our team in Sydney, to help take our Australia and New Zealand (AU/NZ) financial crime risk management program to the next level.

Your mission: Enable product teams to launch new products, grow presence and manage compliance risks in AU/NZ through a deep understanding of financial crime risks and regulator expectations.

Responsibilities:

- Design and continuously improve products and controls: Leverage deep understanding of Wise product, regulatory requirements and financial crime risks to support new product launches.

- Financial crime risk management: Stay ahead of financial crime trends and regulatory agenda in AU/NZ, assess and present risks quantitatively and qualitatively.

- Regulatory change and remediation: Conduct regulatory gap analyses, define and scope actions to remediate gaps, and ensure implementation plans are executed.

- External engagements: Represent Wise through external engagements such as audits and regulatory inspections.

Qualifications:

- Expert in financial crime compliance and risk management in AU/NZ, with 8+ years experience in financial services.

- High levels of ownership and autonomy, with ability to proactively identify improvement opportunities.

- Problem-solving attitude, with ability to analyse and interpret complex regulatory and risk management frameworks.

- Strong communication skills, with ability to effectively interact with different audiences.

- Strong collaboration skills, to work effectively with different stakeholders globally.

Nice to have:

- Previous experience in working in a fintech or similar fast-paced environment.

- Experience working in cross-border teams.

- Willingness to travel.

## Skills

### Required
- financial crime compliance
- risk management
- regulatory requirements
- AML/CTF
- sanctions
- fraud

### Nice to have
- fintech experience
- cross-border teams
- travel willingness

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