Compliance Specialist

Wise • Austin, TX

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About The Position

Wise is a global technology company, building a network for moving and managing money internationally with minimal fees and maximum ease. The company aims to make international payments simpler and more affordable for individuals and businesses. This role is for a Compliance Specialist to join the North America Regulatory Oversight Compliance team. The specialist will be a key partner in managing regulatory obligations, particularly concerning ongoing regulatory reporting and compliance. This involves working closely with cross-functional teams to determine regulatory applicability and ensure Wise remains compliant as it expands. The role also contributes to shaping and evolving the second-line compliance framework, providing critical insights to product, operations, and leadership teams, and embedding compliance into all company activities. The ideal candidate is passionate about creating smart, scalable, and transparent compliance systems and is interested in the intersection of technology and financial services regulation.

Requirements

• Very detail-oriented
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Discretion and personal integrity, especially in regards to sensitive financial, personal, and corporate information
• Ability to be both reactive and help solve problems in the moment as well as proactive, building longer term solutions using data-driven decision making
• Experience (or interest) in working at a fast-paced internet, technology, or financial services companies in risk or compliance
• Experience using G-Suite, Office, Confluence, Jira and collaborative tools (e.g. Slack, Teams)
• Willing to travel
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in the Money Services Business (MSB) industry
• Experience working with international teams and understanding of global regulatory environments.
• Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager or similar qualification
• Prior experience working with the CFPB, OCC, and/or state regulator (e.g. NYDFS, DFPI)

Responsibilities

• Maintain a comprehensive database (inventory) of the rules Wise must follow.
• Support the end-to-end management of compliance incidents, issues, and control gaps, from identification and triage through remediation and closure.
• Review and assess compliance incidents, regulatory breaches, audit findings, complaints, and internal control issues to determine impact, materiality, and escalation needs.
• Maintain issue logs and tracking mechanisms, ensuring actions, owners, timelines, dependencies, and supporting evidence are clearly documented.
• Conduct root cause and gap analysis to identify underlying drivers of issues and required corrective or preventive actions.
• Map incidents and issues to relevant regulatory requirements, internal policies, procedures, and controls to support impact assessment and remediation design.
• Partner with first line, product, operations, legal, and other cross-functional teams to coordinate remediation plans and monitor progress to closure.
• Support the preparation of issue updates, incident summaries, and management reporting for governance forums, senior stakeholders, audits, and regulatory engagements.
• Help strengthen issue management processes, governance, and reporting to support a more effective and sustainable compliance management framework.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed