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.
You will serve as the principal governance advisor and strategic partner to the Boards, local management and executive committees of Wise’s Belgian and Dutch entities and their branches, which operate under the supervision of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) and the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) respectively.
You will help ensure our corporate governance and operational resilience continue to meet the highest standards of governance discipline. In this high-impact role, you will be responsible for sustaining and enhancing our subsidiary governance framework, supporting operational resilience, and navigating complex regulatory environments.
Responsibilities:
- Provide a full governance and company secretarial service to the relevant Wise entities, including regulatory and legal advisory, corporate governance ownership, entity governance and regulatory compliance, stakeholder management, and governance maturity.
- Regulatory and legal advisory: Act as trusted legal advisor to the Boards and local management on regulations affecting Wise’s European entities - including NBB and DNB supervisory expectations, and fit-and-proper and governance requirements.
- Corporate governance ownership: Act as the primary governance advisor for multiple complex and regulated subsidiaries, leading the end-to-end lifecycle of board and executive committee management.
- Entity governance and regulatory compliance: Managing the annual board calendars to secure timely approvals, renewals, compliance attestations, statutory filings, and mandatory regulatory evaluations.
- Stakeholder management: Build and maintain strong, credible working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including executives, non-executive directors and external service providers.
- Governance maturity: Drive the maturity of our subsidiary governance as we expand through continuous process improvement and enhancing governance frameworks that adapt to a rapidly growing, global subsidiary group.
Qualifications:
- Belgian or Dutch-qualified lawyer with at least 7 years’ post-qualification experience or Corporate Secretary equivalent with comparable legal and governance experience.
- Knowledge of either Belgian company law (including the Companies and Associations Code) and/or Dutch company law (including Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code), as well as the relevant corporate governance codes.
- Experience advising regulated financial-services entities on regulatory matters, whether in-house or in private practice.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate complex regulatory frameworks.
- Proven ability to influence, and constructively challenge, senior stakeholders, building credibility quickly at the most senior levels, advising the business on key risks and developing solutions.
Benefits:
- Meal vouchers (Edenred): €8.00 per working day.
- Eco-cheques: €250 a year, pro-rated and paid in June.
- Sports and culture cheques: €100 a year.
- Home office and communications allowance: €159.48 net per month.
- Representation allowance: €50 net per month.
- Phone bill reimbursement: Up to €40 per month.
- Public transport allowance: €34 per month for commuting within Brussels.
- Train subscription: A half-time train card for employees who commute from outside Brussels.
- Bicycle allowance: €0.10 per kilometre cycled to work.
- Company car scheme: Eligible employees can join a car benefit programme run through the Ayvens platform.