FinCrime Operations Team Lead - Sanctions

About the Position

FinCrime Operations Team Lead - Sanctions

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. 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.

Compensation: up to MYR 10600 - monthly

Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Foster a high-performance, results-driven culture defined by strong ownership and accountability.
• People Management: Coach and develop a strong team of FinCrime Operations Analysts or Specialists.
• Operational Management: Oversee the daily operations of the team, ensuring adherence to relevant regulations and internal policies and processes.
• Performance Management: Measure team and individual KPIs and ensure performance targets and quality standards are consistently met.
• Expertise Sharing: Be a subject matter expert in financial crime areas and maintain a comprehensive understanding of regulatory obligations and domain-specific processes.
• Issue Management and Escalation: Escalate tooling or processing incidents, high-risk customer issues, control weaknesses, or other material problems to direct leadership.
• Planning and Execution: Drive your direct team's performance outcomes, ensuring key performance indicators (KPIs) are consistently met and enhanced.
• Stakeholder Management and Communication: Collaborate closely with stakeholders ensuring clear communication and coordination of actions.

Requirements

• Financial Crime: Excellent understanding of financial crime areas and regulatory framework.
• Team Leadership: At least 1-2 years of leading small to medium sized teams.
• Operational Management: Strong operational management and tactical decision-making skills.
• Performance Management: Ability to deliver constructive, well-evidenced feedback that drives tangible behavioral change and performance improvement.
• Expertise Sharing: Ability to analyze and move of team’s metrics.
• Issue Management and Escalation: Ability to escalate issues and manage high-risk cases.
• Planning and Execution: Strong knowledge of team processes and tooling, leveraging data to support initiative execution.
• Stakeholder Management and Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice to Have

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Law, or related field.
• Certifications: ICA, CAMS, or equivalent certification (KYC/EDD/AML/Fraud/Screening/Risk focused).
• Analytical Tools: Ability to use analytics tools like Looker, Superset, or similar platforms.

We Offer

• Flexible working: Whether it’s working from home, school plays, or life admin, we trust you to do the right thing and be responsible.
• Paid annual holiday, sick days, parental leave, and other leave opportunities.
• 6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years at Wise on top of annual leave.

About the Company

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. 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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Job Location

Kyiv, Ukraine (Remote work available)

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