FinCrime Operations Team Lead - AML Investigations

Wise; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

A leading financial operations firm in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced FinCrime Operations Team Lead for AML Investigations. This role entails managing a team focused on identifying suspicious activities and ensuring compliance. Responsibilities include operational management, developing processes, and leading an efficient team while maintaining high standards. Candidates must possess AML investigations knowledge, excellent English communication skills, and a strong team leadership background. This is a unique opportunity to positively impact Wise’s mission of enabling money transfers without borders.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in AML investigations.
• Strong analytical ability to assess team metrics.
• Proven ownership of responsibilities in team management.
• Proven track record of ownership and teamwork.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for internal and external projects and audits.

Responsibilities

• Own operational management and people leading responsibilities.
• Develop operational processes and manage performance.
• Build and lead the AML operational team.
• Measure and improve team KPIs and SLAs.
• Build and develop AML team with a strong sense of community.
• Collaborate with product and compliance teams to improve customer experience and efficiency.

Skills

Team lead experience

AML Investigations knowledge

Excellent written and spoken English

Analytical skills

Communication and presentations skills

Communication

Job description

We’re looking for a FinCrime Operations Team Lead - AML Investigations to join our team in Hyderabad. This role is a unique opportunity to have an impact on Wise’s mission by helping identify suspicious activity and through that keep Wise compliant. You personally can help us get closer to our mission of Money Without Borders! You will help us build a team in Hyderabad and get to join a larger team distributed in 5 different offices around the world.

The AML Investigation Team Lead is a people lead with a mindset that allows them to lead and support team members and build effective operational processes. Our investigators' daily task is to analyse payment patterns and identify suspicious activity. Lead's responsibility is to make sure investigators have all the right tools to do that and we are doing it the most efficient way.

Duties and responsibilities

• Have a strong ownership either over operational management and people leading or specific function within AML investigations domain
• Develop effective operational processes, task allocation, training and performance management to deliver regulatory obligations, risk management, quality assurance and great customer experience with a tightly managed cost base
• Developing and maintaining documentation of processes and projects within their area
• Measure and work towards improving team KPIs and meeting SLA-
• Build, lead and develop AML operational team with a strong sense of community
• Work with other leads, product team and compliance teams to manage operational impact of changes and identify opportunities to improve the customer experience, increase automation or improve operational efficiency

Qualifications

• Team lead experience with AML Investigations knowledge
• Excellent written and spoken English
• You have a good understanding of and ability to analyse and move team’s metrics, while assisting different area specialist
• You have proven track record of taking ownership and responsibilities as well as being a great team player
• You have great communication and presentations skills to assist on internal and external projects and audit