Lead Product Analyst - KYC Controls

Wise; London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise is seeking a Lead Product Analyst for KYC Controls within the Fincrime squad in London. This role focuses on building a robust KYC program to mitigate financial crime while ensuring a seamless customer experience. Ideal candidates should have strong analytical skills, experience with SQL and Python, and a passion for the mission of 'Money Without Borders'.

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative skills and relevant educational background.
• 4+ years of experience in data analysis.
• Ability to communicate complex analyses effectively.

Responsibilities

• Own the monitoring of unclear origin of funds risk.
• Review and improve KYC controls' efficiency.
• Collaborate with analytics engineers to enhance data sources.

Skills

Quantitative skills

SQL

Python

Communication

Data visualisation

Education

Background in statistics, maths, physics, or engineering

Tools

Looker

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

Lead Product Analyst - KYC Controls, London

Client:

Wise

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

0457853b0070

Job Views:

35

Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

Job Description:

Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

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.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.

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Job Description

About this role:

Lead Product Analyst - KYC Controls

We are seeking a passionate Lead Product Analyst to join our KYC Controls team within the Fincrime squad. The team is responsible for building a robust KYC program that effectively mitigates financial crime while enabling sustainable growth through a risk based approach.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about our mission of “Money Without Borders” and eager to take ownership of a large analytics domain within a dynamic product area. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with one of our largest squads, responsible for keeping bad actors off our platform while ensuring a seamless experience for our customers. The Fincrime Squad consists of the following Teams: AML, Screening, Fraud fighting, and KYC controls.

In this role, you will have full ownership of your analytical space, contribute to strategic planning by collaborating with product managers, engineers, and fellow analysts, and drive data-based decision-making.

Your responsibilities will includemeasuring the impact of our initiatives, providing insights for planning, and ultimately enhancing the customer experience in line with our mission. You will delve into extensive datasets, generate impactful analyses, formulate recommendations, and ensure their implementation. We seek candidates who are passionate about uncovering insights through deep analysis and independently driving impactful outcomes.

How you will contribute to the team:

Own the end-to-end monitoring of unclear origin of funds risk - quantify the risk, define the risk appetite and identify the target population

Review KYC controls targeted at mitigating this risk and assessing the efficiency of these controls

Review of existing data sources regarding these controls, collaborating with other analysts and analytics engineers to improve them

Run experiments to improve efficiency of KYC controls, refining triggers and requirements

Qualifications

Skill Requirements:

You have strong quantitative skills. Ideally a background in statistics, maths, physics, engineering, or other scientific area

You have strong experience with SQL and Python/R

You have strong communication skills and an ability to translate business problems into analytical solutions

You have an ability to structure business problems with minimal supervision and an ability to prioritise problems independently, as well as condense complex systems/ideas into simple-to-understand models

Hustler-mentality. You can take work beyond the analysis and get things done

You have experience with data visualisation tools (Looker, PowerBI, Tableau etc.) and demonstrate storytelling ability with data

You have 4+ YOE analysing data in a professional setting

Nice to haves:

Machine learning and advanced Python skills

Experience with DBT/ building data pipelines/ ETL Processes

Experience in KYC, Risk management domain

Additional Information

• Base salary: 75,000 -100,000 GBP gross annually (based on experience & interview outcomes)

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) & numerous amount of other benefits:

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.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on and.

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.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on and.

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Created on 22/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom