Operational Risk Senior Specialist

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.

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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 lives easier and save them money.

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We’re looking for a Operational Risk Senior Specialist to join our growing Payment Operations team in Tallinn.

Your mission is to identify operational risks and controls, working with operational, product and other teams to coordinate assessment, mitigation and monitoring of operational risks. You’ll drive risk awareness culture within Payment Operations and across the company. You’ll be responsible for identifying, assessing, monitoring and risk mitigation initiatives across different Payment Operations teams and you’re expected to drive projects that impact the whole organisation.

Here’s how you’ll add value to the team:

• Help teams analyse new and existing products and operational processes, assessing risks and working with stakeholders to reduce risks to an acceptable level;
• Proactively identify risks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities, and initiate strategic projects to address them;
• Independently execute various risk-related tasks, such as monitoring controls, conduct risk assessments, analyze data, and investigate potential issues;
• Assess and test existing controls, work with stakeholders to improve existing controls and implement new ones;
• Drive risk awareness across Payment Operations and ensure alignment in risk management policies, procedures, and methodologies across the whole organisation;
• Cooperate with various other teams in Wise, including Group Risk, Compliance, Finance, Audit;
• Drive risk mitigation projects and ensure their timely completion. Own issue remediation activities using our risk management tool (Audit Board) to ensure appropriate risk focused prioritisation;
• Perform monitoring routines over various topics, reporting the results.

• You’re placed in Tallinn, Estonia, or willing to relocate here (we’re supporting relocation for this role but you must have a right to work in Estonia, e.g. EU citizen)
• You’ve solid experience in working with operational risk management either in 1st or 2nd Line of Defence teams. Experience in a FinTech is a bonus.
• You’re data-driven, able to prioritise the value add, measure the impact and have a proven track record of moving metrics and reaching your KPI goals.
• You’ve a proven ability to identify, assess, and analyze complex risks.
• You’ve a keen eye for detail and are resilient when facing difficult tasks.
• You’ve a strong understanding of risk management frameworks, methodologies, and tools.
• You’ve strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• You’ve experience as a project manager and are able to drive larger projects.
• You take responsibility for your domain and take initiative.
• You’re a great communicator. You’ll quickly pick up on how best to communicate effectively across different audiences, and when either giving or receiving feedback.
• You explain problems clearly and include others in the team to discuss solutions. You’re able to persuade others and you aren’t afraid to challenge something when you need to.
• You’ve experience in working across different teams, from operational, product development to external partners, and you're comfortable taking responsibility in challenging situations.
• Your intellectual curiosity has no limit and this is your guiding light. You have the self-awareness to understand when you don’t know something and the humility to learn.

If this sounds the next challenge for you apply latest by 13th of February by submitting your CV.

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