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We’re looking for a Financial Crime Manager to join our growing Compliance team in Brussels. This role is a unique opportunity to have a direct impact on Wise’s mission, help us save millions for our customers by keeping our platform safe and compliant, and scale your expertise as a compliance advisory expert.
Your mission:
Wise has already pioneered new ways for people to transfer money across borders and currencies. Our customers can also manage their hard-earned money with the world’s first platform to offer true multi-currency banking.
As part of the Wise Europe Financial Crime Compliance Team, you will report directly to the AMLCO. Working side-by-side with specialists across KYC, AML/CTF and Sanctions, you will be the bridge between policy and practice. Your mission is to support the AMLCO in overseeing our compliance framework and providing expert advisory to our first-line teams, ensuring Wise Europe’s controls remain both efficient and robust.
What you'll be doing:
Ensure that the AML/CTF Policy, Customer Acceptance Policy and related KYC procedures are understood and accurately implemented in Wise Europe’s control framework
Review and advise on all operational procedures related to Financial Crime prevention
Plan and execute on training content for KYC to ensure first line operational teams understand and execute their tasks in line with expectations
Ensure KYC requirements are incorporated appropriately into Wise’s FinCrime risk management strategy, in line with Belgian and European standards and regulatory expectations
Provide advisory to first line teams on control changes and operational procedures as well as new product launches
Support first line teams in managing incidents or developing controls to detect emerging risks
Prepare reports to the AMLCO and senior management of Wise Europe on any material changes within your domain
Where required, represent and explain Wise’s compliance framework to external stakeholders (i.e., local regulators, law enforcement etc)
What you'll bring:
You have at least 5 years in financial crime compliance (specifically KYC or AML/CTF), ideally within a fast-paced global organisation. You know how to champion risk-based decision-making
You possess sharp analytical skills and the confidence to challenge the status quo, scope the solution to complex issues, and influence senior stakeholders across functional lines
You can multitask with ease and take full ownership of outcomes during challenging or high-pressure situations
You are proactive and you call out any challenges on the horizon
Fluency in English is a must. Proficiency in French or Dutch is highly recommended to review guidance that is relevant to the Belgian legislative landscape effectively
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