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 and what we offer.

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 subsidiary’s 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 

• 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 - we’re 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.

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

We're 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.

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