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.
As the Deputy BSA/AML Officer, you will provide operational leadership to the financial crimes team, guide day-to-day operations, allocate resources effectively, and foster a culture of high performance and continuous learning.
Your core responsibilities will include:
- Leading and empowering the financial crimes team
- Acting as a strategic partner to the BSA/AML Officer, connecting compliance domains, streamlining operations, and driving programmatic enhancements
- Coordinating audit and exam readiness, managing stakeholder responses, and executing remediation plans
- Maintaining oversight of financial crime controls, ensuring they are monitored, tested, and optimized
- Supervising measures to account for financial crime risks in day-to-day operations
- Providing advice and guidance on BSA, AML/CTF, and OFAC sanctions regulations
- Challenging first-line teams on control development and approving control changes
- Representing financial crime compliance oversight internally and externally
- Deputising for the BSA/AML Officer as required
- Serving as a member of the US SAR committee and providing feedback to the FinCEN Reporting Team
- Contributing to the company's Financial Crime Risk Assessment
- Horizon scanning of new FinCrime regulatory developments
- Proactively identifying key areas of risk and working with first-line teams to develop mitigation plans
You ideally have 10+ years of experience in financial crime compliance, including direct experience with federal regulators, and possess expertise in US financial crime regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act and OFAC.
Nice to haves include certification as a Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) or Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), experience with conducting risk assessments, and experience filing SARs or OFAC reports electronically.