Senior Product Compliance Manager - Digital Assets

Wise; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a Senior Product Compliance Manager to develop a Financial Crime control framework for Digital Assets. The role involves designing controls, assessing financial crime risks, and collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance with regulations. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in the field and a strong understanding of blockchain technology. This role supports a diverse, equitable, and inclusive team environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in financial crime compliance in the digital assets/crypto industry.
• Deep understanding of blockchain technology, stablecoins, and virtual assets.
• Familiarity with compliance technologies for on-chain analytics.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a financial crime control framework for digital assets.
• Provide guidance on financial crime risks to product and legal teams.
• Conduct financial crime risk assessments and report to internal committees.

Skills

Experience in financial crime compliance

Understanding of blockchain technology

Knowledge of regulatory frameworks

Analytical skills

Tools

Chainalysis

Elliptic

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.

Further information about our mission and what we offer is available on our site.

Job Description

Your Mission

We are looking for a Senior Product Compliance Manager to develop Wise's Financial Crime control framework for Digital Assets from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity for the first individual at Wise to specialise in financial controls focused on this area.

In this critical first-line role, you will design and implement financial crime controls and work closely with our second-line compliance, product, and engineering teams to ensure our digital assets offerings fully comply with applicable anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and sanctions regulations.

Responsibilities

• Control framework: Design a control framework for blockchain monitoring, on-chain transaction screening, and digital wallet screening. Collaborate with product teams to ensure the control framework and its controls are implemented appropriately.
• Advisory: Serve as the primary subject matter expert on financial crime risks related to digital assets, providing guidance to product, engineering, compliance and legal teams.
• Due diligence: Support with due diligence reviews of Wise’s partners in the digital assets space
• Risk Assessment: Conduct financial crime risk assessments to identify and mitigate emerging financial crime risks within our digital assets offerings and report those to the relevant internal committees.
• Regulatory support: Assist with digital assets license applications and responses to regulatory inquiries and audits.

A bit about you:

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in a financial crime compliance, risk, or legal role within the digital assets/crypto industry
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of blockchain technology, stablecoins, and virtual assets
• Familiarity with compliance technologies for on-chain analytics (e.g., Chainalysis, Elliptic).
• Regulatory Expertise: Strong knowledge of global financial crime regulations, including the AMLD (Anti-Money Laundering Directive), FATF (Financial Action Task Force) guidance, and OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) sanctions.
• Strong knowledge of global regulatory frameworks for digital assets such as MiCA, VARA, or equivalent regime.
• Analytical Skills: Proven ability to analyze complex on-chain data and identify suspicious activity.
• Proven self-starter: this role requires independent decision making and a strong sense of ownership.

Additional Information

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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