Quality, Risk & Governance Lead - Compliance Operations

Wise
Tallinn
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeEUR 4,350 - 5,850 monthlyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Problem-solving","Detail orientation","Constructive challenge"]

Own the governance, risk, and quality control foundations for financial crime reporting. Design and implement control/testing standards, documentation, and QC frameworks from scratch, mapped to material risks. Lead internal quality teams, produce control effectiveness insights (KRIs/KPIs), and ensure audit/regulatory readiness through credible remediation planning. Collaborate across Operations, Compliance, Internal Audit, and QA to identify systemic issues and drive sustainable improvements, while leading and coaching your direct reports.

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Quality, Risk & Governance Lead - Compliance Operations

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Job Summary

Own the governance, risk, and quality control foundations for financial crime reporting. Design and implement control/testing standards, documentation, and QC frameworks from scratch, mapped to material risks. Lead internal quality teams, produce control effectiveness insights (KRIs/KPIs), and ensure audit/regulatory readiness through credible remediation planning. Collaborate across Operations, Compliance, Internal Audit, and QA to identify systemic issues and drive sustainable improvements, while leading and coaching your direct reports.
Location: Tallinn
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement governance, risk, and quality control frameworks for financial crime reporting from scratch.
  • •Build a scalable QC function with checks/controls, standards, and reporting that reflects real operational activity.
  • •Develop operational risk and governance inventories, define ownership/accountability, and set standards for control testing.
  • •Design and run risk-based quality checks; oversee internal quality teams and ensure control effectiveness evidence is maintained to a high standard.
  • •Prepare for regulatory reviews, internal audits, and external assurance; coordinate audit activity and translate findings into remediation plans.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 4,350 - 5,850 monthly
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:RelocationPaid SabbaticalRsus

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years across quality, risk, and governance, building frameworks across contexts, ideally in financial crime or compliance.
  • •Hands-on experience with operational risk frameworks and governance structures in regulated environments (financial services/compliance/regulatory reporting).
  • •Leadership experience leading people directly or indirectly, including coaching and performance actions.
  • •Designed and implemented governance/QC frameworks from scratch (frameworks, policies, SOPs, process maps, governance documents) that teams actually use.
  • •Run quality tests and reviews, and have internal/external audit experience, including risk-based QA and quality management frameworks.
Experience:Financial crimeComplianceRegulated environmentFinancial services
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingDetail orientationConstructive challenge
Certifications:ICACAMSSix Sigma
Languages:English

Company Brief

Wise
Wise (formerly TransferWise) is a London-based fintech that provides low-cost international money transfers, multi-currency accounts and payment infrastructure for individuals and businesses worldwide.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2011
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