Wise

Financial Services

Sr.SanctionsAdvisoryManager

New York, New York, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Houston, Texas, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Sr. Sanctions Advisory Manager at Wise. Skills: Sanctions advisory, OFAC financial sanctions regimes and regulations. Develop and implement an effective sanctions risk framework. Implement a process to proactively identify thematic issues/ areas for improvement and ensure their remediation is prioritized”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure our sanctions controls are fit for purpose today and as we continue to scale; Give senior management confidence in our sanctions program; Protecting Wise from compliance risks

Industry & Context.

Financial Services

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Proven experience in a sanctions advisory role within the financial services industry with at least 7+ years of experience, An understanding of SWIFT payments, cross border payments, card payments, prepaid access accounts and trade finance, Ability to drive projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities, Previous experience with senior management reporting, subject matter expertise of OFAC financial sanctions regimes and regulations, Organizational awareness including working knowledge or risks, products, processes, and controls, Experience managing a range of different stakeholders internally and externally, Excellent communication abilities, both written and oral, You have proven track record of taking ownership and responsibilities as well as being a great team-player, You are able to persevere in a fast paced environment

Nice to Have

Knowledge of other markets such as UK, EU, and Canada a plus, Data expert that can use data to determine control effectiveness, measure customer impact and articulate risk, Prior experience at a fintech

What You'll Do.

Develop and implement an effective sanctions risk framework

Implement a process to proactively identify thematic issues/ areas for improvement and ensure their remediation is prioritized

Build a means to report issues

risks and opportunities for enhancement to senior management

Identify opportunities to improve the customer experience by improving our controls

operational processes

Create processes to demonstrate our product

compliance and operational effectiveness and structure

Represent Wise on discussions with Regulators

Ensure our sanctions program and controls are fit for purpose such as RFIs

KYC and Payment operations

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with product and compliance teams; Work closely with counterparts across the globe; Collaborate with our in-house Sanctions Product Compliance, Product and Engineering teams; Work with teams across Wise

Communication Scope

Excellent communication abilities, both written and oral

Process & Methodology

Ability to drive projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities

Full Job 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](https://wise.jobs/our-mission) and [what we offer](https://wise.jobs/what-we-offer). Sanctions Advisory Senior Compliance Manager We’re looking for a Sanctions Advisory manager to join our growing FinCrime Oversight team. Sanctions is a key function in our oversight team. This role is hands-on, a unique opportunity to have an impact on [Wise’s mission](https://www.transferwise.jobs/what-we-do/), grow as a sanctions and compliance leader, and help save millions of more people’s money while protecting Wise from compliance risks. Your mission: At Wise we believe that people who are closest to risks are the best placed to identify and address these. We are looking for a Sanctions expert who will work with our product and compliance teams to ensure our sanctions controls are fit for purpose today and as we continue to scale. This is a second line role looking after US sanctions but will work closely with counterparts across the globe. Duties and responsibilities: * Develop and implement an effective sanctions risk framework working closely with the product and compliance officers in the US, UK and EU. * Implement a process to proactively identify thematic issues/ areas for improvement and ensure their remediation is prioritized in line with the risk they pose. * Build a means to report issues, risks and opportunities for enhancement to senior management to give them confidence in our sanctions program * Collaborate with our in-house Sanctions Product Compliance, Product and Engineering teams to stren

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