UK Regulatory Compliance Assurance Senior Manager

Wise; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company in London is seeking a UK Regulatory Assurance Lead for a maternity cover of up to 24 months. The role involves creating and executing a risk-based compliance monitoring plan, leading a team, and ensuring regulatory adherence across various products. Ideal candidates will possess a solid understanding of regulatory requirements in the UK, alongside strong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment dedicated to financial innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing risk-based controls testing in compliance or audit roles.
• Understanding of FCA/PRA expectations in the UK.
• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Create a risk-based monitoring and testing plan for regulatory compliance.
• Lead the UK Regulatory Compliance Monitoring Team.
• Communicate solutions for control gaps and track them to completion.
• Collaborate with global colleagues to enhance compliance processes.
• Adapt focus based on regulatory agenda and compliance needs.

Skills

Risk and control understanding

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Autonomy and adaptability

Communication skills

Passion for fintech

Job description

Company Description

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.

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

We’re just at the beginning of our story and we’re growing at an incredible pace. We won’t stop until anyone, anywhere can send, spend and receive money wherever they are, whatever they’re doing. There’s still heaps to do and we can’t do it alone.

We’re looking for a UK Regulatory Assurance Lead to cover maternity absence for a period of up to 24 months, who will focus on developing and maintaining our regulatory compliance monitoring and testing plan for the UK and leading the team in executing this plan. You will work with colleagues from a wide variety of teams including Product, Treasury, Operations and Compliance to provide assurance and help strengthen Wise’s approach to managing the regulatory risks throughout a range of current and new products. You will work with global colleagues to share best practice and coordinate approaches.

Your mission:

• Work with key stakeholders to create and deliver a risk based monitoring and testing plan for the UK, including identifying and testing key controls to evaluate compliance with rules and regulations. Work closely with colleagues in the Financial Crime Assurance or other controls testing teams to avoid duplication. Seek out and leverage new methods/approaches to evolve how we test/monitor.

• Lead and develop the UK Reg CMT team, ensuring both the high quality and timely execution of the monitoring and testing plan.

• Proactively communicate solutions to address control gaps or how our processes can be enhanced, as well as tracking these through to completion.

• Support the wider monitoring and testing team strategy by collaborating with global colleagues and developing the UK team.

• Adapt your focus depending on the regulatory agenda, growth plans and compliance needs.

A bit about you:

• Technical skills. You have a thorough understanding of risk and control and have experience in designing and carrying out risk-based controls testing in a compliance, IA, audit or consulting role.

• Fintech focus. Ideally you will have a good understanding of FCA/PRA expectations and the regulatory compliance landscape for payments and investment firms in the UK. If you haven’t worked in a compliance role previously, you’re willing to spend time upskilling yourself and embrace the learning curve in the first months of your role.

• Passion. You’re excited to work at a fast growing scale-up and you’ve considered the challenges and development opportunities that this brings. You get a kick out of improving current practices and processes, and are self-motivated with a can-do attitude.

• Get the job done. You’re comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy and managing evolving priorities to deliver against the team’s strategy.

• Travel. You will be based in London, but you’ll also work with our colleagues in other locations. You’ll be ready to travel to meet your objectives, roughly once every two to three months.

Additional Information

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