Country Manager Netherlands

Amsterdam - Netherlands

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

People and businesses all over the world use Wise to avoid big bank fees and week-long international wires when they send spend and receive money abroad. We have over 16 million customers who move 10 billion every month with us. We help them save 3 million in bank fees every day.

As part of our continued expansion in Europe Wise is seeking a strategic regulatory and operationally-focused leader. This role will be pivotal in securing relevant licenses deepening our presence in the Netherlands and leading the subsidiarys long-term growth whilst maintaining a strong focus on compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

Regulatory Authorisation & Entity Setup

Licensing application: Drive and manage the end-to-end process for obtaining relevant regulatory authorisations in the Netherlands including writing the regulatory business plan and supporting the localisation of any applicable policies and procedures.
Strategic Architecture: Design and implement a scalable regulatory and operational framework across the subsidiary in accordance with local and European regulatory requirements.
Entity Establishment: Set up the local subsidiary including the incorporation of robust local governance processes
Board Creation: Alongside global teams lead the recruitment and creation of the local Management Board including helping to hire and build the team accordingly.
Regulatory Relations: Act as the primary 1st line of defence (1LOD) point of contact for local Dutch regulators establishing a proactive transparent and collaborative relationship throughout the authorisation process.

Operationalisation & Subsidiary Leadership

Executive Oversight: Lead the authorised subsidiary from a governance perspective cultivating strong relationships with key internal stakeholders and making key decisions for the entity
Risk & Compliance Management: Ensure all local policies and procedures comply with Dutch regulations. Work closely with Risk Compliance and Product teams to maintain a robust and compliant product environment.
Outsourcing & SLA Management: Define and monitor Service Level Agreements (SLAs) across outsourced functions ensuring full compliance with local regulatory requirements regarding outsourcing.
Operational Performance: Oversee service and operational standards ensuring timely escalation of issues to the board and relevant global stakeholders.
Product Partnership: Partner with Global and Regional Product and Engineering teams to ensure efficient launch of new products and features to customers

Qualifications :

Is strong in complex problem solving
Is a hands-on leader who is not afraid to work independently on detailed complex problems
Can understand regulatory requirements and work alongside compliance to think through the most efficient product set up
Strong at understanding how to manage local entity operations

Able to get stuff done. Not afraid to get hands dirty to deliver what is needed - were a fast growing company and you will need an entrepreneurial mindset to thrive.
Familiar with the Dutch National Bank (DNB) and their authorisation and operating procedures
Understand financial payments and FX regulation in a changing regulatory environment and have a good understanding of Financial Crime/AML obligations in the Netherlands
Happy to work independently and flexibly within a fast-moving environment.
Passionate about transforming the financial industry for good.

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

Key Responsibilities:

Regulatory Authorisation & Entity Setup

Licensing application: Drive and manage the end-to-end process for obtaining relevant regulatory authorisations in the Netherlands including writing the regulatory business plan and supporting the localisation of any applicable policies and procedures.
Strategic Architecture: Design and implement a scalable regulatory and operational framework across the subsidiary in accordance with local and European regulatory requirements.
Entity Establishment: Set up the local subsidiary including the incorporation of robust local governance processes
Board Creation: Alongside global teams lead the recruitment and creation of the local Management Board including helping to hire and build the team accordingly.
Regulatory Relations: Act as the primary 1st line of defence (1LOD) point of contact for local Dutch regulators establishing a proactive transparent and collaborative relationship throughout the authorisation process.

Operationalisation & Subsidiary Leadership

Executive Oversight: Lead the authorised subsidiary from a governance perspective cultivating strong relationships with key internal stakeholders and making key decisions for the entity
Risk & Compliance Management: Ensure all local policies and procedures comply with Dutch regulations. Work closely with Risk Compliance and Product teams to maintain a robust and compliant product environment.
Outsourcing & SLA Management: Define and monitor Service Level Agreements (SLAs) across outsourced functions ensuring full compliance with local regulatory requirements regarding outsourcing.
Operational Performance: Oversee service and operational standards ensuring timely escalation of issues to the board and relevant global stakeholders.
Product Partnership: Partner with Global and Regional Product and Engineering teams to ensure efficient launch of new products and features to customers

Qualifications :

Is strong in complex problem solving
Is a hands-on leader who is not afraid to work independently on detailed complex problems
Can understand regulatory requirements and work alongside compliance to think through the most efficient product set up
Strong at understanding how to manage local entity operations

Able to get stuff done. Not afraid to get hands dirty to deliver what is needed - were a fast growing company and you will need an entrepreneurial mindset to thrive.
Familiar with the Dutch National Bank (DNB) and their authorisation and operating procedures
Understand financial payments and FX regulation in a changing regulatory environment and have a good understanding of Financial Crime/AML obligations in the Netherlands
Happy to work independently and flexibly within a fast-moving environment.
Passionate about transforming the financial industry for good.

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

Restaurant Experience
Customer Service
Employee Evaluation
Management Experience
Math
Employment & Labor Law
Sanitation
Leadership Experience
P&L Management
Mentoring
Supervising Experience
Restaurant Management

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