Scheme Compliance Function Lead

the opportunity to: Choose your path to impact. As a Lead, you’ll take ownership from day one, backed by smart, curious people across Wise while enjoying high levels of autonomy. Be extremely hands-on. We don't have far-away leaders at Wise; you’ll be directly leading escalations, shaping controls, and executing solutions yourself. Be part of our mission to make money without borders the new normal. About you: Extensive experience in leading issuer-side scheme compliance and disputes operations (Visa and Mastercard) within fintech, banking, or payments. Proven track record of operationalizing scheme rules, managing threshold monitoring programs, and delivering audit-ready control frameworks. Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with a track record of successfully influencing senior internal leaders and external scheme executives. Deep knowledge of the card issuance supply chain, including processors, tokenization, 3DS authentication, and dispute tooling. Demonstrable ability to evaluate complex scheme rules and incident scenarios, translating them into pragmatic product and operational requirements. Strong leadership and team development skills, with experience coaching specialists to drive cross-functional outcomes under ambiguity. A get-it-done, collaborative approach to problem-solving with a focus on building scalable systems. 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 .