Compliance Senior Manager- KYC

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Wise is looking for a Senior Manager to join its growing financial crime compliance oversight team in North America. This role will be working alongside the board-appointed AML/BSA Officer and a highly effective team in second line compliance.

In this role you will be responsible for the effective mitigation of financial crime risks for our onboarding and ongoing customer due diligence program. This position requires close partnership with our financial crime compliance operational and product teams with opportunities to present to senior stakeholders and shape the strategic direction of the financial crime compliance program.

Your Mission:

Supervision of our appropriate measures to ensure that Financial crime risks are taken into account in our day-to-day operations with a focus on KYC and onboarding risks
Provide advice and guidance to other teams and key stakeholders both regionally and globally on BSA and AML/CTF regulations as well as related Wise policies and procedures for Wise US Inc and Wise Canada
Support in the development and maintenance of the compliance FinCrime oversight framework specifically on the KYC onboarding and ongoing CDD and EDD programs
Challenge first line teams on the development of controls and provide approvals on any control changes new products or features
Represent fincrime compliance oversight both internally and externally to regulators auditors and partners as required showcasing Wises strong oversight compliance framework
Ensuring that there is strong oversight of all compliance operations including AML Fraud Sanctions KYC/CDD and EDD
Serve as a member of the US SAR committee providing feedback to our FinCEN Reporting Team
Contribute to the companys annual Financial Crime Risk Assessment for Wise US Inc.
Horizon scanning of new FinCrime regulatory developments and maintaining oversight of implementation of such development which impact business activities
Proactively identifying key areas of risk and work with first line teams in the development of mitigation plans as needed

A Bit About You:

Theory. You are an expert in US financial crime regulations including the Bank Secrecy Act OFAC NY DFS Part 504 and may be currently working or have worked within the area of financial crime compliance preferably in a fast paced environment either at financial institution fintech money service business or as a consultant. You have extensive experience working on KYC EDD and/or other customer due diligence processes.
Practice. You have demonstrable experience designing and challenging processes ideally across multiple products. You have thought deeply about the Wise mission and how it intersects with compliance.
Passion. You are solution oriented and 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 prioritizing taking responsibility and working to tight deadlines with the capability to handle multiple projects at one time.
Detail. You have meticulous attention to detail and if youve skimmed through without reading this bullet point we are 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.
Travel. You must be willing to travel to our other offices as required.
Must already be legally authorized to work in the US we cannot provide Visas for this role
This is NOT a remote position this is a full-time position that will be located in Austin TX

Nice to haves:

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) or similar.
Experience with conducting risk assessments
Experience conducting QA/QC on SARs
Experience with FinCrime risk associated with onboarding/KYC.
Experience with training/mentoring junior team members.

Additional Information :

For everyone everywhere. Were people building money without borders without judgement or prejudice too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse equitable and inclusive.

Were 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.

If you want to find out more about what its like to work at Wise visit .

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Your Mission:

Supervision of our appropriate measures to ensure that Financial crime risks are taken into account in our day-to-day operations with a focus on KYC and onboarding risks
Provide advice and guidance to other teams and key stakeholders both regionally and globally on BSA and AML/CTF regulations as well as related Wise policies and procedures for Wise US Inc and Wise Canada
Support in the development and maintenance of the compliance FinCrime oversight framework specifically on the KYC onboarding and ongoing CDD and EDD programs
Challenge first line teams on the development of controls and provide approvals on any control changes new products or features
Represent fincrime compliance oversight both internally and externally to regulators auditors and partners as required showcasing Wises strong oversight compliance framework
Ensuring that there is strong oversight of all compliance operations including AML Fraud Sanctions KYC/CDD and EDD
Serve as a member of the US SAR committee providing feedback to our FinCEN Reporting Team
Contribute to the companys annual Financial Crime Risk Assessment for Wise US Inc.
Horizon scanning of new FinCrime regulatory developments and maintaining oversight of implementation of such development which impact business activities
Proactively identifying key areas of risk and work with first line teams in the development of mitigation plans as needed

A Bit About You:

Theory. You are an expert in US financial crime regulations including the Bank Secrecy Act OFAC NY DFS Part 504 and may be currently working or have worked within the area of financial crime compliance preferably in a fast paced environment either at financial institution fintech money service business or as a consultant. You have extensive experience working on KYC EDD and/or other customer due diligence processes.
Practice. You have demonstrable experience designing and challenging processes ideally across multiple products. You have thought deeply about the Wise mission and how it intersects with compliance.
Passion. You are solution oriented and 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 prioritizing taking responsibility and working to tight deadlines with the capability to handle multiple projects at one time.
Detail. You have meticulous attention to detail and if youve skimmed through without reading this bullet point we are 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.
Travel. You must be willing to travel to our other offices as required.
Must already be legally authorized to work in the US we cannot provide Visas for this role
This is NOT a remote position this is a full-time position that will be located in Austin TX

Nice to haves:

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) or similar.
Experience with conducting risk assessments
Experience conducting QA/QC on SARs
Experience with FinCrime risk associated with onboarding/KYC.
Experience with training/mentoring junior team members.

Additional Information :

For everyone everywhere. Were people building money without borders without judgement or prejudice too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse equitable and inclusive.

If you want to find out more about what its like to work at Wise visit .

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills

Compliance Management
Risk Management
Financial Services
PCI
Banking
Cost Accounting Standards
Quality Systems
Research Experience
NIST Standards
Securities Law
SOX
ISO 27000

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