Sr. Compliance Manager- Sanctions WNT

Wise•New York, NY

About The Position

We’re looking for a Sanctions Advisory manager to join our growing FinCrime Oversight team for the Wise National Trust (“WNT”). 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. 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.

Requirements

Proven experience in a sanctions advisory role within the financial services industry with at least 7+ years of experience
Prior experience with the OCC and its regulatory expectations for a sanctions program
An understanding of SWIFT payments, cross border payments, card payments, prepaid access accounts and trade finance
Ability to drive projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
Previous experience with senior management reporting
Strong 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 controls
Experience managing a range of different stakeholders internally and externally
Excellent communication abilities, both written and oral
You have proven track record of taking ownership and responsibilities as well as being a great team-player
You are able to persevere in a fast paced environment

Nice To Haves

Data expert that can use data to determine control effectiveness, measure customer impact and articulate risk
Prior experience at a fintech

Responsibilities

Uplifting the Wise US Inc. sanctions program to meet OCC expectations for WNT
Overseeing OCC-specific issues related to sanctions
Work closely with the sanctions senior compliance manager for Wise US Inc. to understand potentially competing regulatory environments
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.
Collaborate with our in-house Sanctions Product Compliance, Product and Engineering teams to strengthen controls
Identify 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 structure
Represent 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.