Financial Crime Quality Specialist (Sanctions/AML)

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Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Wise is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in the world and we’re on a mission to make money without borders a new norm
The Role
The Financial Crime Quality Specialist focuses on ensuring compliance and improving customer experience through quality monitoring, feedback, and process improvement within the Sanctions and AML teams.
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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 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.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Job Description

We’re looking for FinCrime Quality Specialists to join our growing Sanctions and AML teams.

The main purpose of the Quality Specialist role is to improve customer experience and ensure compliance with business and legal expectations. This involves maintaining high and consistent quality among agents, vendors, and products, as well as identifying improvement opportunities related to customer, business, and compliance critical quality parameters. The role promotes a quality culture, setting standards, and providing feedback on what great servicing looks like. Your mission is to help implement and enforce our quality management strategy and framework. As a Quality Specialist, you’ll report directly to the Quality Team Lead and promote quality culture in your region, while cooperating with our operational teams, as well as the various support functions like Training, Knowledge Management (KM), Continuous Improvement (CI) and more. Activities performed on the job including the following:

Evaluates and monitors operational agents' performance in terms of quality

  • Conduct regular quality checks on agents, vendors, and products.
  • Listen to call recordings, read emails, and monitor performance using QA evaluation forms.
  • Conduct quality assessments with constructive feedback to help improve quality performance.

Liaison and Feedback

  • Partner with Operational Managers and other stakeholders to discuss agent QA performance.
  • Provide feedback on sensitive cases and escalate cases requiring immediate attention.
  • Participate in scheduled meetings with Operations for insights sharing.

Process Improvement and Compliance

  • Stay updated on changes affecting Service Quality.
  • Suggest and occasionally assist in process improvements to enhance customer experience.
  • Provide feedback and identify root causes of errors to enhance processes, tooling, or product and report findings to relevant teams.
  • Provide feedback / suggestions to SE (Service Experience) teams regarding procedures that can benefit our customers.

Peer Assist

  • Assist in onboarding new joiners and support specialists needing extra support.

Interdepartmental Calibration

  • Actively engage in calibration sessions, applying action items derived from the results.
  • Ensure alignment with standards and provide valuable inputs in the meetings to enhance team performance.

Maintain operational knowledge and Quality knowledge 

  • Knowledge of Wise processes and procedures, including but not limited to tooling, communication procedures, compliance and privacy procedures.
  • Actively participate in case handling and operational activities according to the effective expectations to maintain up-to-date product and process knowledge.
  • Complete required internal and external Quality Assurance related trainings.
  • Monitor changes through internal channels, readings, trainings, and implement the learnings effectively.

Qualifications

  • You’re experienced — with at least 1 year in a FinCrime or Quality Assurance role.
  • You’re knowledgeable — good depth of knowledge in AML, CTF guidelines, and procedures. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and the FinCEN regulations.
  • You proactively solve problems — identifying and addressing issues to implement improvements that benefit customers and the team.
  • You’re customer-centric — always prioritising customer satisfaction and advocating for their needs within the organisation.
  • You embrace adaptability — readily accepting change and quickly integrating new processes while maintaining quality.
  • You’re a team player — sharing knowledge and resources to ensure team success and actively engaging in discussions.
  • You’re a strong communicator — tailoring your communication to suit diverse audiences with clarity and respect.
  • You make data-driven decisions — leveraging data to inform your actions and enhance your impact.
  • You take ownership — fully committing to your tasks and consistently striving to meet or exceed KPIs.

Additional Information

  • Application deadline: March 23, Sunday, end of day (23:59 CST)
  • Salary: 70,500 USD Annual 
  • Stock: To be reviewed at offer, depends on your current level
  • Effective Expectations
  • Effective KPI’s

Eligibility Requirements:

  • You’re eligible to work in Austin, Texas, we cannot sponsor Visas for this role
  • You have been in your current role for at least 12 months at the time of application.
  • Your last GrowWise rating is "on track" or above.
  • You are not on an active disciplinary action and/or Performance Improvement Plan

Interview Process:

  • Application (resume + cover letter)
  • Homework
  • Final interview
  • Offer

Ready to apply?:

We highly recommend that you speak with your current Lead before applying. If you feel uncomfortable initiating this conversation with your Lead, please feel free to reach out to the Recruiter outlined in the job ad. Then please apply by submitting your resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, please answer the following questions:

  • What is Quality to you?
  • What motivates you to apply and why would you be a good fit?

If you have any questions, please contact Gyongyver Sandor or Sam Meyer, the hiring lead, or Chris Mladenovski, the recruiter for this role.

Read more about the Internal Hiring Guidelines for details on the application process.

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 Wise.Jobs.

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The Company
HQ: Austin, TX
6,000 Employees
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Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

We’re making a positive, irreversible change in the world of finance. Together.

People on every continent around the world are choosing Wise to help them live, travel and work internationally. We’re the fairest, easiest way to send money overseas.

Built by and for people who live global lives, we make sending money abroad up to 8 times cheaper than the bank. This is money without borders - instant, convenient, transparent and eventually free.

For our customers, using Wise is as simple as sending money from A to B, but behind our app and website is a complex engine of currencies and routes, that’s being designed, built and powered by our talented teams in cities around the world.

We’re just at the beginning of our story and we’re growing at an incredible pace. We won’t stop until anyone, anywhere can send, spend and receive money wherever they are, whatever they’re doing. There’s still heaps to do and we can’t do it alone.

Why Work With Us

We are a mission-driven company, looking to change banking for the better. Current banking systems don’t let us send, spend or receive money across borders easily. Or quickly. Or cheaply. So, we’re building a new one. If you're looking for an autonomous work environment, where you'll face cool challenges, learn and grow, you'll like working at Wise

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