Global Regulatory Affairs & Compliance Lead

Wise; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise is building a centralized Regulatory Affairs function to manage global supervisory relationships. Reporting to the Director of Group Core Compliance, you will establish a single source of truth for regulatory status and priorities across markets, coordinating with Legal, Risk, Banking & Expansion, and Product teams.

This role emphasizes turning ambiguity into scalable structure, proactive engagement with regulators, and data-driven MI for leadership and boards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of regulatory affairs and compliance experience in financial institutions or regulatory authorities.
• Deep understanding of how regulators operate, inspect, and communicate.
• Experience building tracking, reporting, and relationship-management frameworks across multi-entity structures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and executive briefing skills.
• Autonomous, able to work with ambiguity and define milestones with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Establish enterprise-wide visibility of Wise’s supervisory footprint across markets.
• Develop and implement a regulatory relationship strategy with regional teams.
• Own governance for regulatory correspondence, RFIs, and notifications.
• Design MI systems for the Director and executive leadership.
• Evaluate inquiries, inspection findings, and enforcement precedents; cascade lessons.
• Drive cross-functional information sharing to align on supervisory developments.
• Serve as advisor during regulatory incidents with coordinated global messaging.

Job description

Wise is building a centralized Regulatory Affairs function to manage global supervisory relationships. Reporting to the Director of Group Core Compliance, you will establish a single source of truth for regulatory status and priorities across markets, coordinating with Legal, Risk, Banking & Expansion, and Product teams.

This role emphasizes turning ambiguity into scalable structure, proactive engagement with regulators, and data-driven MI for leadership and boards.