Summary

The Head of Financial Crime Risk Assessment leads Wise’s first-line financial crime risk assessment framework across its entities. This director-level role covers aml/ctf, sanctions, fraud, governance, remediation, regulatory support, and management reporting, while leading a small team with one direct report.

Responsibilities

• Lead first-line financial crime risk assessments across entities
• Manage risk identification, scoring, and control effectiveness
• Establish governance, tracking, and escalation standards
• Challenge remediation plans for control gaps
• Develop reporting dashboards and quarterly risk metrics
• Support regulatory exams, walkthroughs, and audit requests
• Lead and develop one direct report