Financial Crime Continuous Improvement Lead

Company Description

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 life 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. More about our mission.

Job Description

The Financial Crime Continuous Improvement Lead plays a crucial role in helping reach Mission 0 by making sure that the company's FinCrime operations are optimised to deliver exceptional value to customers while driving sustainable and scalable growth.

The FC CI Lead is responsible for leading a team of CI Specialists to achieve process excellence by identifying and removing waste from FinCrime processes. The CI Lead plays a crucial role in driving continuous improvement initiatives and ensuring the team's focus on key performance indicators (KPIs), including escalation rate, handling time, resolution time, and resolution rate. This role also involves providing leadership and coordination to achieve strategic objectives and maintain effective cross-functional collaborations.

Responsibilities: 

Leadership 

• Lead and manage a team of 1-3 CI Specialists, providing guidance, coaching, and support to drive their professional growth and achieve team objectives.

• Support the Senior FC Lead in defining the strategic roadmap for continuous improvement initiatives and prioritise projects based on impact and alignment with business goals.

Project management: 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Operational teams (CS, FinCrime, KYC, Payment Ops), and supporting functions (Core Compliance, Knowledge Management, Quality, Workforce Management), to identify operational inefficiencies.

• Design and lead end-to-end process improvement projects, from ideation to implementation, ensuring timely delivery and successful outcomes.

• Develop and maintain roadmaps, milestones, and project plans, anticipating and managing risks and resolving technical and operational challenges.

• Communicate project status, progress, and key insights to stakeholders, managing their expectations effectively.

• Establish and maintain processes, communication forums, reporting formats, and tools to facilitate efficient and scalable operations.

• Act as a trusted and reliable partner to stakeholders, fostering strong relationships, understanding their needs, and providing proactive support and guidance.

Continuous improvement skills: 

• Conduct standups, workshops, and workgroup meetings to drive collaboration, identify action items, and address any blockers that may arise during program or project execution.

• Streamline workflows and project management tools, leveraging best practices and innovative approaches to enhance operational efficiency.

• Apply Six Sigma LEAN methodology, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and providing guidance on process optimization.

• Continuously monitor and analyse KPIs, including escalation rate, handling time, resolution time, and resolution rate, to identify trends, areas for improvement, and opportunities to enhance performance.

Qualifications

Requirements: 

• 4+ years of experience working in program/project management, operations, or a similar cross-functional role in the technology or financial sector.

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to lead and inspire a team of professionals.

• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and a results-driven mindset.

• Experience working with and coordinating operations of interdisciplinary working groups.

• Self-starter mindset with the ability to understand the details of complex, cross-functional projects and translate them into actionable project plans.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills and communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Comfortable working with complex datasets in a Customer Support environment, demonstrating high attention to detail.

• Ability to simplify operational and informational complexity and effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders.

• You are legally authorised to work in Estonia.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of SQL, Excel, Looker, and/or similar data analysis and reporting tools.

• Previous work experience in a high-growth startup, preferably in the fintech industry

• Familiarity with product-led organisations and experience working closely with product and development teams.

• Working knowledge of project and workstream management tools such as Confluence, Asana, Jira, or other project management tools.

• Agile Project Management, PMI - PMP certification, and/or LEAN certifications are a big plus but not required.

Additional Information

If you're interested in the position, please submit your CV in English no later than on the 4th of September (end of the day).

Hiring Process:

• Application review

• Homework (3 calendar days to complete)

• First Interview (including homework presentation)

• Final interview

About the Role:

• Starting salary: 3400 EUR gross/monthly

• Reports to: FinCrime Central Operations lead

• Start date: as soon as possible

• Numerous great benefits in our offices 

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.

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