Regional Head of AML Investigations

Wise
Austin
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 193,000 - 277,000 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Strategic thinking","Data-driven decision making","Stakeholder management","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Lead the strategic direction and operational excellence of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) investigations for a regional organization. Partner with regional product, compliance, and business operations teams to manage risk profiles, drive investigative performance, and protect Wise’s platform. Manage an AML organization of ~200 people through senior and team leads, set regional KPIs, ensure timely SAR/STR filings, and govern readiness for internal audits and regulatory exams while collaborating on AML risk tooling roadmap and automation.

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Regional Head of AML Investigations

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Job Summary

Lead the strategic direction and operational excellence of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) investigations for a regional organization. Partner with regional product, compliance, and business operations teams to manage risk profiles, drive investigative performance, and protect Wise’s platform. Manage an AML organization of ~200 people through senior and team leads, set regional KPIs, ensure timely SAR/STR filings, and govern readiness for internal audits and regulatory exams while collaborating on AML risk tooling roadmap and automation.
Location: Austin
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as a trusted advisor to regional product, regional compliance officers, and business operations with data-driven insights into regional risk profiles and investigative performance.
  • •Lead a multi-layered AML organization (~200 people) by managing 5 Senior Team Leads and 20 Team Leads to optimize high-volume efficiency and deep-dive quality.
  • •Drive KPI delivery aligned to regional business objectives, ensuring AML operations support seamless service delivery and customer experience.
  • •Build and maintain scalable, high-performance investigative teams, ensuring timely, high-quality filing of SARs/STRs and continuous evolution of the team structure.
  • •Partner with Product, Engineering, and Global Compliance to govern standards, roadmap risk tooling, automate investigative solutions, and act as the primary regional lead for internal audits and regulatory exams.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 193,000 - 277,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum 5+ years in a leadership role within AML, Financial Crime, or Risk Operations, preferably in a fast-growing fintech or global financial institution.
  • •Extensive experience, typically 10+ years, in Operations (preferably KYC/AML, financial crime, compliance, or related fields) within the financial services industry.
  • •Demonstrated ability to spot improvement opportunities, drive delivery, and provide data-backed evidence of successful deployments.
  • •Operate beyond a compliance checklist by understanding regulatory intent and owning the build of a regional investigative function that mitigates risk while enabling safe scaling.
  • •Data-fluent decision making to use data to drive investigations, set regional KPIs, and identify emerging financial crime patterns before they become systemic risks.
Experience:5+ yearsFintechFinancial servicesKYC/AMLFinancial crimeRisk operations
Skills:LeadershipStrategic thinkingData-driven decision makingStakeholder managementCross-functional collaboration
Certifications:CAMS
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SQL

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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