Wise

Northam Enterprise and Operational Risk Lead

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At a Glance

Location
Austin, United States
Employment
Full-time
Posted
2026-07-24T14:46:49.874Z

Key Requirements

Required Skills

Data AnalysisSQL

Domain Knowledge

  • Banking
  • Finance
  • Regulatory

Requirements

You have worked in the financial services, banking or fintech sector.

You have a keen interest and proven experience in payment services, and operational controls and reporting.

Understanding the mechanics of Federal Reserve Bank payment rails and scheme rules is a definite plus.

You have experience designing and implementing control monitoring, risk appetite statements, and KRIs.

You are comfortable with AI, data analysis and data-driven problem solving and solutionising.

SQL, Looker and Superset experience is a definite plus.

Compensation & Benefits

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.

Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit

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Responsibilities

Another important part of this role is to help our Product Managers launch new products faster and safely by identifying the key risks and helping build scalable controls.

Manage, partner, and  influence senior regional stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Operations, Banking and Compliance to embed the risk function and risk management program.

Conduct in-depth reviews to identify risks and complete control mapping across our most material processes, and help design scalable controls and a control monitoring & testing program.

Lead the development and implementation of risk appetite statements, risk tolerance thresholds, and key risk indicators, and work with data analysts and Product managers to create monitoring dashboards.

Support first line teams in documenting, solutioning, and prioritising control gaps.

Ongoing oversight of issue remediation activities, including regulatory remediation, using our risk management tool (Audit Board) to ensure appropriate risk focused prioritisation, and help validate closure of remediated issues, including advising on the risk acceptance of issues where appropriate.

About the Company

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.

Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.

For everyone, everywhere.

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