Group & FinCrime Compliance Monitoring & Testing Senior Manager

Wise
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeGBP 89,000 - 127,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical skills","Organisational skills","Communication skills","Stakeholder management"]

Lead Wise’s global and UK-focused financial crime monitoring and testing programs in partnership with the Group & FinCrime CMT Lead. Oversee annual review planning, governance and board-level reporting, and supervise end-to-end control testing and issue validation. Execute monitoring across key FinCrime risks, maintain methodologies aligned to global regulatory requirements, and build dashboards for actionable insights. Coach 1st line teams and junior CMT members on remediation and best practices.

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Group & FinCrime Compliance Monitoring & Testing Senior Manager

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Job Summary

Lead Wise’s global and UK-focused financial crime monitoring and testing programs in partnership with the Group & FinCrime CMT Lead. Oversee annual review planning, governance and board-level reporting, and supervise end-to-end control testing and issue validation. Execute monitoring across key FinCrime risks, maintain methodologies aligned to global regulatory requirements, and build dashboards for actionable insights. Coach 1st line teams and junior CMT members on remediation and best practices.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Collaborate with the Group & FinCrime CMT Lead to define annual review plans and ensure timely execution.
  • •Support governance through regular management and board-level reporting on key findings, trends, and risk levels.
  • •Supervise control reviews end-to-end (scoping to reporting) and issue validation work, ensuring adherence to methodologies and high-quality deliverables.
  • •Lead the execution and roll-out of monitoring activities across key FinCrime risks, working with subject matter experts and data analysts to build dashboards and insights.
  • •Assist in creating and maintaining repeatable test scripts and documentation, streamline monitoring/testing, and train 1st line teams and junior CMT members.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 89,000 - 127,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Demonstrable experience (>8 years) leading assurance reviews and issue validation within Compliance, Financial Crime, Risk, or Audit functions.
  • •Strong knowledge of financial crime regulations, testing methodologies, and risk assessment frameworks, including UK rules and global compliance requirements.
  • •Track record leading compliance monitoring and testing reviews across multiple jurisdictions and collaborating effectively with local and global teams.
  • •Experience coaching more junior team members to deliver high-quality monitoring and testing work.
  • •Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills to translate complex regulatory requirements into effective monitoring and testing activities.
Experience:8+ yearsFintechPayments
Education:Bachelor's in law, finance, or related fields
Skills:Analytical skillsOrganisational skillsCommunication skillsStakeholder management
Certifications:ACAMSICA
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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