AML Team Lead

Wise
São Paulo
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeBRL 17,500 - 23,500 monthlyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Leadership","Coaching","Conflict resolution","Stakeholder communication","Continuous improvement"]

Lead daily operations for a team of FinCrime Operations analysts or specialists, ensuring effective mitigation of financial crime risks while meeting operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and customer-centric standards. Drive operational excellence through process and tooling improvements, quality reviews, KPI management, and escalation support for high-risk cases. Serve as a subject matter expert in KYC/AML, fraud, screening, and money-laundering prevention, coaching and developing the team.

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AML Team Lead

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Job Summary

Lead daily operations for a team of FinCrime Operations analysts or specialists, ensuring effective mitigation of financial crime risks while meeting operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and customer-centric standards. Drive operational excellence through process and tooling improvements, quality reviews, KPI management, and escalation support for high-risk cases. Serve as a subject matter expert in KYC/AML, fraud, screening, and money-laundering prevention, coaching and developing the team.
Location: São Paulo
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and oversee daily operations for FinCrime Operations, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies.
  • •Lead team performance management by measuring KPIs, running quality reviews, and conducting regular 1:1 coaching.
  • •Coach and develop team members, manage performance issues, and support career development decisions (e.g., promotions, salary raises).
  • •Provide guidance on complex, high-risk cases and handle escalations for tooling/processing incidents and control weaknesses.
  • •Identify and propose opportunities for process and tooling improvements, partnering with central functions and other operational teams as needed.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: BRL 17,500 - 23,500 monthly

Key Requirements

  • •Develop and maintain operational processes to mitigate financial crime risks in line with regulations and partner requirements.
  • •Act as a subject matter expert in KYC/AML, fraud, screening, and financial crime prevention using a risk-based approach.
  • •Ensure team performance meets KPIs, quality standards, and decision accuracy while keeping focus on customer experience.
  • •Coach and develop FinCrime Operations analysts or specialists, providing regular actionable feedback and guidance.
  • •Maintain strong understanding of regulatory obligations, internal policies, domain-specific processes, and best practices.
Experience:Financial services
Skills:LeadershipCoachingConflict resolutionStakeholder communicationContinuous improvement
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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