Financial Crime Product Compliance & Risk Senior Manager

the opportunity to:  Play a key role in owning and shaping Wise’s financial crime risk management program in AU/NZ, including building and applying your knowledge and experience across domains - including AML/CTF (CDD, transaction monitoring, reporting), sanctions and fraud. Grow your hands-on fintech experience at full speed, with high levels of ownership and autonomy. Collaborate with our amazing teams both locally and globally to build state-of-the-art products for our customers that are compliant-by-design. Must have: Expert in financial crime compliance and risk management in AU/NZ, with 8+ years experience in financial services (banking, fintech or consulting) translating regulations into actionable business requirements. High levels of ownership and autonomy, with the ability to proactively identify improvement opportunities or areas of elevated risk, prioritise, and drive work from inception to completion at pace with limited oversight. This includes anticipating risks and roadblocks, and demonstrating resilience to work through them. Problem solving attitude, with the ability to not only analyse and interpret complex regulatory and risk management frameworks, but to exercise sound judgement in proposing and implementing customer-centric and scalable solutions, using data to drive decision-making and quantify risks. Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with different audiences (from Product & Engineering teams to external auditors and regulators such as AUSTRAC). Strong collaboration skills, to work effectively with different stakeholders globally (such as Product, Risk and Compliance), and to influence without authority. Challenge the status quo, thinking outside-the-box and questioning how we can achieve an optimal balance of achieving compliance whilst delivering the best outcomes for our customers. Legally authorised to work in Australia.   Nice to have but not essential:  Previous experience in working in a fintech or a similar fast-paced environment. Experience working in cross-border teams. Willingness to travel, as Wise offices are located across different countries. We’re people without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We want to work with the best people, no matter their background. So if you’re passionate about learning new things and keen to join our mission, you’ll fit right in. Also, qualifications aren’t that important to us. If you’ve got great experience, and you’re great at articulating your thinking, we’d like to hear from you. And because we believe that diverse teams build better products, we’d especially love to hear from you if you’re from an under-represented demographic.  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 . 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 .