AML/CTF Compliance Officer

2 weeks ago

Singapore WISE ASIA-PACIFIC PTE. LTD. Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

Since 2011, Wise has had a clear mission: money without borders. Built by and for people who live global lives, we’re the fairest, easiest way to manage your money across borders.
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.

Job Description

We’re looking for an AML/CTF Compliance Officer - Australia / New Zealand to strengthen our compliance team. Based in Sydney or Singapore, you will work with a growing team of multidisciplinary specialists (Product, Bank Product, Verification, Financial Crime teams) to help build and grow world class products in Australia and New Zealand. You’ll also manage and strengthen the teams’ relationships with regulators by being AUSTRAC and the New Zealand DIA’s primary point of contact, keeping everybody informed and protecting our most valuable asset - our customers.

This role is located in Sydney or Singapore.

Your mission:

  • Ensure compliance with Australia and New Zealand Financial Crime obligations.
  • Report to Head of Compliance Pacific, Asia Pacific (APAC) leadership team, Group teams, and local and Group boards regarding Pacific’s compliance with fincrime obligations.
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for regulatory inquiries related to AML/CTF compliance. Maintain strong relationships with regulatory agencies and stay informed about changes in regulations in Australia and New Zealand.
  • Develop and maintain local AML/CTF policies, and oversee the effectiveness of systems, process and controls to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
  • Conduct comprehensive risk assessments related to money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.
  • Conduct horizon scanning and ensure emerging typologies/ threats and external process changes are effectively implemented and communicated to the relevant stakeholders.
  • Provide expert guidance and support to senior management and other stakeholders on AML/CTF compliance issues, emerging risk, and regulatory developments.
  • Manage financial crime escalations and requests submitted from 1LOD, Product and Partnership teams.
  • Lead various compliance related projects and tasks as required and mentor and supervise junior compliance staff.

This role will give you the opportunity to:

  • Develop an in-depth knowledge of Wise’s business and get to know many teams across the company as you liaise with them to help them understand the regulatory framework and bring together the information that our regulators need.
  • Help keep compliance right at the heart of our product developments and new initiatives by horizon-scanning for new regulatory developments and sharing these with the teams.

Qualifications

A bit about you:

If you have a background in payments or other financial crime regulation, great communication and organisational skills, tons of motivation, then this role could be perfect for you

  • Theory. You are an expert in AML/CTF compliance and may be currently working, have worked, or work directly with AUSTRAC, an FIU or in the area of financial crime.
  • Practice. You have demonstrable experience designing and challenging processes, ideally across multiple products. You have thought deeply about the Wise mission and how it intersects with compliance.
  • Passion. You get a kick out of improving current practices and processes and can apply different compliance strategies to develop multiple compliance frameworks.
  • Get the job done. You have a sense of urgency and an ability to work well under pressure, prioritising, taking responsibility and working to tight deadlines.
  • Detail. You have meticulous attention to detail.
  • Development. You’ve considered the challenges and development opportunities of working at a fast growing scale-up and are looking to get into FinTech or payments compliance. Here’s a taster of what it’s like working at Wise.
  • Location. Singapore or Sydney. You’ll be ready to travel to meet your objectives, as a guideline roughly one to three times a year, subject to regulations.
  • Right to work. Residing in Sydney or Singapore. Please note that we don’t provide visa support for this role.

What we offer in return:

  • Salary range: $150k - $208k SGD per annum + RSUs
  • Generous stock options package
  • Lots of awesome Wise benefits

Key benefits:

  • Paid annual holiday, sick days, parental leave and other leave opportunities
  • 6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years at Wise on top of annual leave

Please note that a cover letter is optional. If you would like to submit one, it should include why you are interested in the role and what you can bring.

‘In the spirit of reconciliation, Wise acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.’

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.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

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