Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
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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.

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As a KYC Operations Associate Analyst, you will play a critical role in ensuring that Wise adheres to regulatory and compliance requirements. You will be responsible for conducting thorough customer due diligence, analysing customer activities, and ensuring that our KYC records are kept up to date according to our internal standards. This role is a great opportunity for people who are interested in development in the KYC domain.  

Job Responsibilities

• Customer and business onboarding: Conduct initial and ongoing Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reviews. Take risk-based-approach decisions in your reviews ensuring risk mitigation standards are met. Collect, analyse, and verify customer information according to KYC/AML guidelines and understand potential risks associated with each customer type. Assess customer identity documents, online company registries, complex business structures, ultimate beneficial ownership, customer source of wealth documentation, adverse media screening and other sources to make your decisions. 

• Transaction monitoring and periodic reviews: Review customer transaction history and provide insights into customer behaviour patterns that may indicate risks. Conduct periodic reviews and analyse changes in customers history and account usage.

• Documentation and record keeping: Ensure customer records are accurate and updated as required. Maintain organised and detailed records of customers and decisions made during the KYC process. Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and internal data security protocols. 

• Risk assessment and escalation: Perform and document customer risk assessment based on collected information. Escalate to relevant teams when identifying activities exceeding our internal risk tolerance. Identify potential money laundering and fraudulent activities and file Suspicious Activity Reports as needed, ensuring proper documentation and rationale. 

• Customer communication: Effective communication with customers by the relevant communication channels that Wise operates with (e.g. phone, email, and chat).

• KPIs: Perform your tasks and responsibilities within the expected key performance indicators set by the leadership team.

• Other: Tasks that are related to the position and are assigned to you by your lead. Participating in meetings, training, internal and external events. 

• You’re eligible to work in Singapore (please note we cannot support visas for this role)

• Your verbal and written English skills are excellent (additional language skills are a plus)

• You can work autonomously within a limited variety of well-defined procedures and practices (not necessarily standardised).

• You are able to handle more complex activities with moderate variation. You can deal with less straightforward questions, coordinate with as many sources of information necessary within and outside the business to support solutions.

• You are capable of identifying gaps in policies and processes and providing detailed feedback, including examples when possible, through the established communication channels.

• You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong organisational skills, attention to detail, analytical abilities, and ability to adhere to strict deadlines in a fast paced and high pressure environment.

• You're punctual, independent, proactive and willing to get things done.

• You have the ability to work in a diverse work environment which requires collaboration, partnership and transparency.

In your Cover Letter please answer the following questions: 

• Can you describe your experience in operations, preferably in customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD)? How have your skills in these areas prepared you for the KYC Operations Associate Analyst role at Wise?

• Explain your understanding of the term 'Risk-based approach' and why you think it is important.

• The role requires working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment while adhering to strict KPIs. How do you manage your workload to meet performance targets, and can you provide an example of how you have successfully done so in the past?

Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered. You may put your cover letter in the "Message to hiring team" open text box or combine your cover letter with your resume into one file before uploading.

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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