Due Diligence Team 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 and what we offer.

Job Description

Strategically guide the Due Diligence Team to achieve operational goals and maximize business impact. The primary focus will be on people development, processes enhancement, and productivity management. Your overall objective is to analyze data, behaviors, maintain morale, and drive for sustainable results that are aligned with the KYC Department’s strategy and goals.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Evaluate your team’s performance, both on an individual and team level ensuring team members adhere to company and department policies while achieving their individual and team goals.
• Develop and maintain team performance metrics consistent with the KYC department goals, and track performance of said goals. 
• Have regular individual performance and morale discussions with all your team members at least twice per month.
• Foster an inclusive and engaging environment to ensure the morale and productivity of your team.
• Contribute to the growth of your team through forecasting, strategizing and hiring.
• Bring a client-focused and holistic approach to decision making to identify the root cause of issues.
• Manage several projects simultaneously with a sense of urgency while working with partners and stakeholders.
• Identify strategies to continually improve the client experience and ensure your team strives for the highest standards of performance
• Liaison with cross teams to ensure procedures are up to date, negotiating where possible to ensure the client experience is prioritized while adhering to regulatory requirements.
• Deliver key measurables in a timely, professional and ethical manner to ensure dependability and sustainability of results.
• Drive continuous improvements to quality of data, productivity reporting and associated metrics to improve and maximize the KYC strategy.
• As needed, represent the Due Diligence team in multiple forums, internally and externally, to provide transparency on initiatives.

Qualifications

• Please apply by submitting your resume and cover letter in English. Applications in Portuguese will not be considered.
• Must have prior leadership experience (minimum of 1 year), preferably in a compliance field 
• Are able to articulate our vision clearly and passionately, ensuring your team understands how their individual efforts contribute to higher level goals.
• Demonstrate the behavior that you want people to follow. Aligning your words and actions will help to build trust and make your team more willing to follow your example.
• Able to communicate clearly, concisely and tactfully will be a crucial skill to inspire and energize your staff.
• Effective leader; Making fast, difficult decisions with limited information in critical situations.
• Drive the due diligence team forward with passion, enthusiasm, inspiration and motivation, investing time in the people to determine their strengths, needs, and priorities.
• Able to find ways to celebrate the achievements of teammates, even if it’s through a simple ‘well done.’ As well as boosting morale, it will also strengthen motivation to continue supporting teammates to deliver their best work.

Additional Information

• Please apply by submitting your resume and cover letter in English. Applications in Portuguese will not be considered.
• This is a hybrid position located in Sao Paulo, and not fully remote. You must be able to commute to the office or open to relocation
• You must already be legally authorized to work in São Paulo, Brazil
• Expected start date is February 11, 2025

Benefits: 

• 💰 Salary for this role is 10,500 BRL gross per month
• 🚀 RSU’s in a rapidly growing company
• 💻 Flexible working model – During the first six months, you’ll be in office most days of the week to become fully immersed in Wise’s culture and ways of working. After the initial period, you’ll be in office at least 3 days per week. 
• 💪 An annual self-development budget
• 🩺 Health and dental allowance for you and your dependents
• 💝 Company-paid: Life Insurance, and an EAP program
• ☀️ Paid time off: 30 days vacation + 3 “Me” days + 1 volunteer day, annually
• 🏝️ A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years
• 👶🏼 18-weeks of paid parental leave, after a year with us and child care assistance
• 🚌 Transportation vouchers
• 🍕 Meal (708 BRL per month) and food (1,166 BRL per month) vouchers
• 🏋️ TotalPass access to 3,500 gyms and studios throughout Brazil
• Click here to learn more about the benefits that we offer at Wise

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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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