High Risk Assessment Senior Lead

Responsibilities

• Area Leadership
• Lead by example and drive a customer focused mindset across your team as well as the wider organization. Promote a culture of ownership and accountability. Enable your teams to become high-performing through coaching, continuous development, and succession plans for senior leads.
• People management
• Operational management
• Performance management
• Expertise Sharing
• Planning and execution
• Stakeholder management and communication
• Excellent verbal and written English skills (additional language skills are a plus) with the ability to clearly articulate your thoughts.
• A minimum of 2-3 years of experience in KYC/AML, financial crime, compliance, or a related field within the financial services industry.
• At least 3 years of leading small to medium sized teams .
• Advanced understanding of the regulatory framework surrounding KYC/AML.
• You are familiar with money laundering methods and other financial crime trends.
• You can build an environment where your team is incentivised to make decisions and apply a risk-based approach to their work.
• You are punctual, independent, proactive and willing to get things done.
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong organisational skills, great time management, and ability to work in a fast paced and high pressure environment.
• Ability to multi-task and take responsibility in challenging situations.
• You are capable of identifying gaps in policies and processes and providing detailed feedback, including examples when possible, through the established communication channels.
• Proven track record of taking individual ownership and responsibilities as well as being a great team-player.
• Ability to independently analyze and move the team's metrics without external support

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Law, or related field.
• Certifications: ICA, CAMS, or equivalent certification (EDD/AML focused).
• Experience in using Business Intelligence tools such as Looker, Superset, Redash or Micr

Benefits

Additional Information

The High Risk Assessment Senior Lead is responsible for overseeing multiple High Risk Assessment Team Leads and their respective specialist teams. The High Risk Assessment team is responsible for mitigating risks associated with high risk customers. This area has a strong focus on maintaining compliance with AML/CFT regulations, and internal policies according to Wise's risk appetite. You will need to ensure that your team is consistently delivering high-quality investigations and promote high quality compliance standards across the organization.

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