Company Description
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 life 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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Job Description
What you’ll be doing
We are looking for a Senior Enterprise Risk Manager to join our Group Risk function and support Wise's governance requirements. This second-line role will report directly to the Global Head of Enterprise Risk.
You will partner with the Global Head of Enterprise risk and the wider Risk organisation to deliver an effective Enterprise Risk Management program for Wise.
In this role you'll have the opportunity to work on:
Risk Management Policies
Ensuring that there is appropriate review, update and approval of policies owned by Risk Management (2LOD), ensuring these continue to meet business, stakeholder and regulatory expectations.
Helping to draft policies where gaps are identified, socialising as appropriate internally and seeing through to committee approval and implementation..
Engaging with regional Risk teams in respect of new policy development and/or amendments that require their engagement, agreement and execution, also monitoring its adequacy to regional requirements
Own and maintain the Enterprise Risk Methodology and Framework Policies, utilised for risk calculations across the company and determine the governance protocols for risk escalations
Risk Frameworks
Ensuring that there is appropriate review, update, maintenance and approval of risk management frameworks across the organisation
Drafting (and/or supporting drafting of) of frameworks where gaps are identified, ensuring stakeholder input as well as backtesting reviews are incorporated through the development cycle and seeing through to committee approval and implementation
Oversight of the Wise Risk Governance process, including production of appropriate management information for risk governance boards and committees
End-to-end management of the Emerging Risk oversight framework for the Wise Group
Working closely with the risk domain leads to ensuring risk appetite, KRIs, and risk assessments processes are adequately followed and aligned with the enterprise risk management frameworks
Risk Reporting
Oversee the completion and quality of Risk Assessments within the centralised Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tool - Auditboard
Ensuring that the logistics of risk assessments and reporting are fit for purpose and timely, aligning to committee schedules and business requirements
Working with domain risk leads, as well as regional risk leads, in identifying relevant escalations, deep dives and reviews necessary to take to group risk committees, as well as Audit and Risk Committee
Continuously improving the quality of the content shared with the board. Ensuring the content is concise, target and clear to support boards insight of risks at Wise
Risk Engagement
Assisting risk/control owners, product managers, risk leads, regional risk officers and wider parts of the group in correctly utilising the GRC tooling in their risk assessing
Helping to track and deliver progress against our principal Risk Management programme adoption, execution, and remediation milestones
Monitoring the output of internal audit and 2nd LOD oversight functions and coordinating any inputs needed from Group Risk in the matters or issue/incident remediation plans that impact standing risk exposures
Ensuring that the Group Risk is appropriately complying with regulations applicable to 2LOD risk teams and that the function operates suitable systems and controls. This would also include your involvement in driving efficiency where possible through automation, tooling and process improvements
Keeping up to date with industry developments and regulations relating to risk governance
Develop and coordinate the delivery of risk training across wise with the support of the wider risk organisation
Qualifications
What you’ll bring:
7+ years of experience in Risk Management
Experience with GRC Tooling and other technological means to measure risk positions and provide actionable risk analysis reporting to senior leadership
Experience aligning to the other key risks across the risk taxonomy, including operational, financial and strategic risk as well as intersecting risks.
A strong understanding of systems, management information, and reporting systems.
A demonstrated track record of second line of defence independence and challenge/ escalation where concerns are felt.
Effective in change impact, liaison with other functions.
An ability to work independently and flexibly within a fast-moving environment
Additional Information
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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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