About the Position

Wise is seeking a Senior ML Engineering Team Lead - Financial Crime to join our team. As part of our mission to make international money transfers easier and more affordable, you will lead the development and scaling of machine learning models for fraud detection.

Responsibilities

Architect the declarative pipeline for deploying models
Establish a reusable path from research to production
Build infrastructure for automated retraining and model operations
Recruit, lead, and mentor a team of ML engineers
Define and navigate partnerships with key platform teams

Requirements

Experience leading or building an ML Engineering or model lifecycle automation team
System-level and mathematical depth in ML systems
Experience in high-throughput environments with strict latency constraints
Track record of hiring and developing senior engineers
Ability to navigate ambiguity and make architecture-level decisions
Strong technical background in deep learning, ML systems, and production infrastructure

Nice to Have

Experience at a tier-1 fintech or payments company
Experience with graph-based methods (GNNs, entity resolution) in production
Foundation model fine-tuning or LLM evaluation experience
Experience establishing ML engineering practices in transitioning organizations

We Offer

Starting salary: £135,000 - £175,000 + RSUs
Wise Benefits

About the Company

Wise is a global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. We are on a mission to make international money transfers easier and more affordable. Our team is diverse, equitable, and inclusive, and we celebrate our differences.

Job Location

City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Remote: Available

How to Apply

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Senior ML Engineering Team Lead - Financial Crime

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