Company DescriptionWise 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 life 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.Job DescriptionSanctions Advisory Compliance Manager We’re looking for a Sanctions Advisory manager to join our growing FinCrime Oversight team. Sanctions is a key function in our oversight team. This role is hands-on, a unique opportunity to have an impact on Wise’s mission, grow as a sanctions and compliance leader, and help save millions of more people’s money while protecting Wise from compliance risks. Your mission: At Wise we believe that people who are closest to risks are the best placed to identify and address these. We are looking for a Sanctions expert who will work with our product and compliance teams to ensure our sanctions controls are fit for purpose today and as we continue to scale. This is a second line role looking after US sanctions but will work closely with counterparts across the globe. Duties and responsibilities:Develop and implement an effective sanctions risk framework working closely with the product and compliance officers in the US, UK and EU. Implement a process to proactively identify thematic issues/ areas for improvement and ensure their remediation is prioritized in line with the risk they pose. Build a means to report issues, risks and opportunities for enhancement to senior management to give them confidence in our sanctions programCollaborate with our in-house Sanctions Product and Engineering teams to strengthen controlsIdentify opportunities to improve the customer experience by improving our controls, operational processes, or removing controls in line with regulation and risk requirements. Create processes to demonstrate our product, compliance and operational effectiveness and structureRepresent Wise on discussions with Regulators, Bank Partners, and Auditors. Work with teams across Wise to ensure our sanctions program and controls are fit for purpose such as RFIs, Wise Platform, KYC and Payment operations. Skills/requirements:Proven experience in a sanctions advisory role within the financial services industryAn understanding of SWIFT payments, cross border payments, card payments, prepaid access accounts and trade financeAbility to drive projects with multiple stakeholders and competing prioritiesPrevious experience with senior management reportingStrong subject matter expertise of OFAC financial sanctions regimes and regulations, knowledge of other markets such as UK, EU, and Canada a plus. Organizational awareness including working knowledge or risks, products, processes, and controlsExperience managing a range of different stakeholders internally and externallyExcellent communication abilities, both written and oralYou have proven track record of taking ownership and responsibilities as well as being a great team-playerYou are able to persevere in a fast paced environmentData expert that can use data to determine control effectiveness, measure customer impact and articulate riskKey Benefits: 💵 Competitive salary based on experience🚀 RSU's in a rapidly growing company 💻 Hybrid working – up to 3 days/week working from home, the other 2 days in the office✈️ Wisers can work remotely for 90 days a year. By ‘remote’ we don’t just mean from home, but from wherever in the world you choose to💪 An annual self-development budget🩺 Medical, dental, & vision insurance – including HSA and FSA options💝 Company-paid: Life Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability, and an EAP program🐶 Pet friendly offices☀️ 25 days PTO, 15 sick days, 11 holidays, 5 compassionate leave days, 3 paid “Me” days and a paid volunteer day, annually🏝️ A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years👶🏼 18-weeks of paid parental leave, after a year with us💰 401k with up to a 4% employer matchAdditional InformationFor 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.Every Wiser should feel that they can be themselves at work.Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to share their contributions towards mission zero and able to progress in their careers.Having diverse teams that reflect our diverse customer base helps us build a better product. We can be more creative and empathetic to our customer’s needs and make sure we leave no-one behind on our journey to mission-zero.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.