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Senior Product Manager - Risk & Controls Brazil

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  1. Product
  2. São Paulo

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 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.


Job Description

As a Senior Product Manager for Risk and Controls in Brazil, you will define and implement the mechanisms that prevent financial crime. You will collaborate with compliance and risk teams to analyze our current framework, identify key opportunities, and deliver systemic improvements. As you enhance existing controls or develop new ones, you will ensure they scale effectively while maintaining a seamless experience for customers by working closely with the onboarding team. You will also partner with the operations teams to make processes and tools more efficient and scalable. Additionally, you will engage with global due diligence and financial crime prevention teams to integrate global innovations into the Brazilian market.

Your Mission

  • Develop and launch controls that detect and mitigate suspicious activity while meeting regulatory requirements in Brazil.

  • Balance robust protection with an intuitive experience for legitimate customers.

  • Collaborate with KYC Operations to design scalable processes and supportive tooling.

  • Measure outcomes and iterate based on data insights and emerging threats.

  • Monitor and enhance control effectiveness and quality assurance.

This role offers the opportunity to:

  • Drive your own impact. You will have the autonomy to set a vision with your team, gather feedback from colleagues across the organization, make informed decisions, and take ownership of results.

  • Build money without borders. Create products that empower millions of people and businesses to move money into and out of Brazil.

  • Solve complex technical challenges. We manage financial crime controls across multiple markets from a single platform. You will be at the forefront of shaping scalable approaches that set industry standards.


Qualifications

We are looking for:

  • Sector Expertise: Proven experience in fraud prevention, AML, risk management, or related financial crime domains.

  • Analytical Depth: Experience with control effectiveness and assurance is a plus.

  • Technical Fluency: Comfort navigating system architecture and engaging in detailed technical discussions with engineering teams.

  • Structured Problem-Solving: Ability to break down complex, ambiguous challenges and align them with the broader mission.

  • Proactive Mindset: A hands-on approach to diving into analytics, engaging with customers, and moving projects from concept to completion.

  • Collaboration Skills: Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

  • Agile Experience: Experience working within an agile fintech environment.

  • Adaptability: Self-driven and comfortable navigating ambiguity to build new solutions.

  • Language: Fluency in English.


Additional Information

Benefits: 

  • 💰 Salary range for this role is between 32.692BRL and 55.385BRL
  • 🚀 RSU’s in a rapidly growing company
  • 💻 Flexible working model – During the first six months, you’ll be in office most days of the week to become fully immersed in Wise’s culture and ways of working. After the initial period, you’ll be in office at least 3 days per week. 
  • 💪 An annual self-development budget
  • 🩺 Health and dental allowance for you and your dependents
  • 💝 Company-paid: Life Insurance, and an EAP program
  • ☀️ Paid time off: 30 days vacation + 3 “Me” days + 1 volunteer day, annually
  • 🏝️ A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years
  • 👶🏼 18-weeks of paid parental leave, after a year with us and child care assistance
  • 🚌 Transportation vouchers
  • 🍕 Food (708 BRL per month) and Meal (1,166 BRL per month) vouchers
  • 🏋️ TotalPass access to 3,500 gyms and studios throughout Brazil

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.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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