Senior Product Compliance Manager - Sanctions Risk

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

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a Senior Sanctions Risk Manager to drive sanctions compliance within its payment products. You'll work closely with product teams and engineers to develop effective screening solutions and ensure adherence to UK, EU, and US sanctions regulations. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in sanctions compliance, strong communication skills, and a problem-solving mindset. The role offers a dynamic environment in London promoting diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in sanctions compliance within fintech or payments.
• Strong understanding of UK, EU, and US sanctions regulations.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex regulatory frameworks.
• Experience collaborating with product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Integrate sanctions compliance into payment products and screening tools.
• Develop and execute the sanctions compliance roadmap.
• Collaborate with internal teams to embed sanctions requirements.
• Provide timely guidance and risk assessments.

Skills

Sanctions compliance expertise

Regulatory analysis

Communication skills

Analytical problem-solving

Risk management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

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.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Job Description

Ready to be a key driver in our global sanctions program within our cutting-edge payment products and ensure our screening solutions are best-in-class?

We're seeking a passionate Senior Sanctions Risk Manager to join our Product Compliance team in the UK. You'll leverage your deep sanctions expertise (OFSI, EU, OFAC, etc.) to embed robust controls into our products and optimize our screening capabilities, working directly with product managers, analysts, and engineers as a primary stakeholder to facilitate growth, minimize user friction, and maintain top-tier compliance across all our markets.

Your mission:

You'll be a central primary stakeholder in integrating sanctions compliance into our payment products and enhancing our screening tools. Your goal is to ensure our controls are effective, efficient, explainable, and support our global expansion while meeting regulatory expectations (including US sanctions) and providing a seamless user experience for our customers. You will focus on driving forward the vision to address sanctions risk by reviewing and uplifting our controls to best support customers and our ever-growing suite of products.

Here's how you'll be contributing to the Global Product, Compliance and Risk team, in the first line:

• Contribute as a primary stakeholder to the development and execution of the sanctions compliance roadmap within our payment products and screening solutions.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to embed sanctions requirements into the design and development of our diverse suite of products and screening tools.
• Interpret complex sanctions rules and translate them into clear product requirements, screening logic, and actionable guidance for relevant teams.
• Serve as a sanctions SME for product, engineering, and operations teams, providing timely and effective guidance and risk assessments.
• Proactively engage in strategic product discussions and initiatives to identify and mitigate potential sanctions risks in new features and markets.
• Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders (Compliance, Legal, Risk) and external partners to address sanctions-related issues and ensure consistent application of standards.
• Design and implement appropriate control monitoring frameworks to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of sanctions measures within our products and screening processes.
• Utilize data and KPIs to measure the performance of sanctions controls, identify areas for improvement, and support a culture of continuous enhancement.
• Contribute to the periodic review and assessment of sanctions controls to ensure alignment with evolving regulations and industry best practices.
• Contribute to the mapping and assessment of sanctions risks within our products and screening processes as part of the broader financial crime risk assessment.

This role will give you the opportunity to:

• Grow your hands-on Fintech knowledge at full speed;
• Keep compliance right at the heart of the product development cycle, in a fast-moving environment;
• Be empowered to identify 'regulatory problems' and take a lead in the solution design and implementation;

About you:

• Significant experience (5+ years) in sanctions compliance, with a focus on screening and implementation of controls aligned to OFAC expectations within fintech or payments.
• Strong understanding of UK (OFSI), EU, and US (OFAC) sanctions regulations, with experience scaling financial crime controls across these markets.
• Proven ability to analyze and interpret complex regulatory frameworks and explain them clearly to stakeholders, translating them into product requirements and screening logic.
• Experience collaborating with product and engineering teams to develop financial crime controls and working directly with product teams in a fast-growing environment.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to use data to inform decisions and drive business decisions.
• Experience in supporting a maturing anti-financial crime program.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience with product management methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence) and risk and controls software.
• Experience working with global teams.
• Willingness to travel as required.

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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