Head of Compliance & MLRO - Netherlands

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Wise are looking for an experienced Head of Compliance & MLRO to join our Compliance team, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We’re looking for a customer minded and goal-oriented leader to help us on our way to achieving our mission.

We’re looking for a Head of Compliance & MLRO in the Netherlands to work with a growing team of multidisciplinary specialists to help build world class products

Your mission: 

You’ll help manage and strengthen the team’s relationships with regulators by having a clear overview of our regulatory requirements and how we meet them through our products, processes and controls. You’ll have ultimate responsibility for maintaining our Dutch regulatory authorisations and ensuring that these remain appropriate for our product offerings and features.

What you'll be doing:

• As senior officer responsible for AML/CTF and effective leader responsible for compliance of Wise, be accountable, for the build and execution of an effective and scalable Compliance oversight programme for Wise in the Netherlands

• Build trust with our regulators: as a senior leader you are responsible for overseeing the relationship with our regulator in the Netherlands and developing an effective regulatory engagement plan that considers both the routine as well as the proactive engagement strategy that you design

• Comfortably engage in the details of projects and be able to provide technical compliance support across your immediate team and the region, being able to step in and do the job if needed

• Manage the relationship with the Board with regards to Compliance matters, by being able to speak to the detail of projects and cases

• Collaborate with our Internal Audit function, to ensure that our assurance processes are aligned and appropriate

• Own, maintain and update existing compliance frameworks, policies and documentation and build these out to support new products or existing product feature changes

• Monitor our regulatory and financial crime risk, and be able to develop response plans where needed

• Build out and strengthen our existing control framework through implementing clear and auditable processes that are consistent with regional requirements

• Take on and own new challenges that arise in any area of the compliance programme on a project basis. Take a problem-solving approach, whether designing a new process to be implemented or driving an effort for multiple teams to work together to meet new regulatory requirements

• Represent the regional team in Group-level committees

This role will give you the opportunity to:

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of Wise’s business and get to know many teams across the company as you liaise with them to help them understand the regulatory framework and bring together the information that our regulators need

• Help keep compliance right at the heart of our product developments by managing our  compliance obligations, regulatory change, driving second line monitoring and oversight, and providing assurance to relevant governance boards and committees; but also by ensuring new initiatives are compliantly launched

What you'll bring:

Our ideal candidate will have a background in managing compliance with financial regulation, great communication and organisational skills, tons of motivation and positivity. More specifically, we’re looking for someone who can demonstrate they have these attributes:

• Theory. You are an expert in regulatory and fincrime compliance having a background in Financial Regulation and a thorough knowledge of regulations in the Netherlands

• Practice. You have worked in a Financial Regulation advisory role or in a Compliance team for at least 7 to 10 years, and have dealt with regulators on a regular basis. You have demonstrable experience designing and challenging processes, ideally across multiple products. You have experience in dealing with regulatory audits, FIU reporting, suspicious transaction monitoring etc. You understand how to build and maintain a good working relationship with regulators, policymakers etc

• Passion. You get a kick out of improving current practices and processes and have the drive to apply different compliance strategies to develop multiple compliance frameworks.  You have thought deeply about the Wise mission and how it intersects with compliance

• Get the job done.  You are a problem-solver.  You have a sense of urgency and an ability to work well under pressure, prioritising, taking responsibility and working to tight deadlines

• Communication.  You’re a strong relationship builder across all levels of the business and externally.  You lead by example and can demonstrate the Wise values in all your actions

• Development. You’ve considered the challenges and development opportunities of working at a fast growing scale-up and are looking to get into FinTech or payments compliance

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.

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