Thailand Country Manager

Wise
Bangkok
Workplace: HybridFull timeTHB 400,000 - 520,000 monthlyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Bias for action","Data-driven decision-making","Team leadership","Influence without authority"]

Lead Wise’s business in Thailand from Bangkok, driving overall country success through go-to-market strategy, product expansion, and customer experience improvements. Own risk, compliance, and governance for Wise’s Thailand entities, manage regulator relationships (including the Bank of Thailand), and serve as chief spokesperson in local media. Partner across global product, engineering, compliance, risk, marketing, and operations teams while overseeing partner negotiations, licensing, and day-to-day operations.

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Thailand Country Manager

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Job Summary

Lead Wise’s business in Thailand from Bangkok, driving overall country success through go-to-market strategy, product expansion, and customer experience improvements. Own risk, compliance, and governance for Wise’s Thailand entities, manage regulator relationships (including the Bank of Thailand), and serve as chief spokesperson in local media. Partner across global product, engineering, compliance, risk, marketing, and operations teams while overseeing partner negotiations, licensing, and day-to-day operations.
Location: Bangkok
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as resident Board Director for Wise’s licensed Thailand subsidiaries and ensure entity governance meets regulatory and Wise global standards.
  • •Own risk, compliance, and governance for Thailand entities, partnering with Product, Risk, Compliance, and Legal to ensure compliance through robust controls and oversight.
  • •Manage relationships with the Bank of Thailand and other regulatory/government bodies, advocating for progressive regulatory changes.
  • •Lead commercial growth via partner and national payment network negotiations, ensuring external and internal service providers meet strict SLAs.
  • •Drive licensing strategy, partner GTM and product prioritisation with global squads, optimize customer experience, and represent Wise publicly as spokesperson in Thailand media and forums.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: THB 400,000 - 520,000 monthly
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Remote WorkPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Experience in Thailand payments, fintech or related industries with direct experience in customer/revenue growth and market/product ownership.
  • •Direct experience liaising with the Bank of Thailand (BoT) or other regulatory bodies, including navigating license applications, feature approvals, regulatory reporting, or audit remediations in Thailand.
  • •Deep understanding of the Thai payment landscape, including PromptPay, clearing rails, card networks, and payments & FX regulations; an industry network is preferred.
  • •Native fluency in written and spoken Thai, with excellent professional English communication; comfortable presenting complex concepts to regulators and bank partners.
  • •Experience leading/building a team and influencing without authority, with a self-starter, data-driven mindset.
Experience:FintechPayments
Skills:Strategic thinkingBias for actionData-driven decision-makingTeam leadershipInfluence without authority
Languages:ThaiEnglish
Tech Stack:PromptPayService level agreements (SLAs)Business continuity plans (BCP)FX

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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