Senior Regulatory Exams & Audits Manager Salary: $132,000 - $185,000 USD Annual vacancyopjusttionswidget.opt-Team Risk and Compliance vacancyopjusttionswidget.opt-Locations Austin Apply Shortlist
Company Description
Wise is a global technology company building the best way to move and manage the worlds 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 worlds money. For everyone everywhere.
Job Description
Were looking for a Senior Regulatory Exams & Audits Manager to join our growing North America Regulatory Oversight Compliance team. Youll work closely with cross-functional teams and lead our efforts in managing regulatory and financial crime exams, audits, and financial partner compliance reviews, helping ensure Wise remains compliant as we scale. Youll also help shape and evolve our second-line compliance framework, providing critical insights to product operations and leadership teams, and helping embed compliance into everything we do.
If youre passionate about building programs and processes that make compliance smart, scalable, and transparent-and youre excited to work at the intersection of tech and financial services regulation-wed love to hear from you.
Your Mission
As a Senior Regulatory Exams & Audits Manager, youll play a pivotal role in ensuring Wises adherence to regulatory requirements, particularly those supporting our regulatory examinations, audits, and financial partner reviews. Your responsibilities will include:
• Audit & Examination Program Management: Lead the evolution and build of our exam and audit engagement program to support end-to-end management of all regulatory compliance engagements from preparation through management action plans. • Manage all requests for information by liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate response. • Engagement Strategy: Develop methodologies and enhancements for delivering high-quality responses, communications, and deliverables aligned with both regulatory requirements and Wises mission. • Engagement Reporting: Deliver reporting and insights to senior management to support and anticipate auditors and examiners areas of focus, concern, and overall sentiment. • Engagement Representation: Serve as the primary point of contact for North America examinations, audits, and financial partner reviews, and represent Wise and our mission to all key stakeholders. • Compliance Framework Development: Support the development and maintenance of Wises Regulatory Compliance oversight framework by embedding the Audit & Examination program into the regional Compliance Management System, including the development of all policies and procedures and governance required for oversight of all exams and audits.
About You
Previous experience managing complex regulatory examinations, audits, and requests Robust experience working with regulators and financial partners Subject matter expertise in licensing, financial crime, and consumer compliance regulations in the US and Canada (MSBs, Consumer Compliance, etc.) Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration experience working closely with operational, finance, product, and engineering teams Strong ability to effectively communicate with internal stakeholders, providing practical, actionable, and value-added recommendations Strong presentation skills Problem-solving attitude with the ability to use regulations together with data to drive business decisions Familiarity with project management, knowledge management, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tools (Confluence, Jira, gSuite, Office, Slack, etc.) Ability to analyze and interpret complex regulatory frameworks and apply them effectively Experience or interest in working in a fast-growing environment Willingness to travel as Wise offices are located across different countries and Legally authorized to work in the US
Some extra skills that would be great:
• Experience working with international teams and understanding of global regulatory environments • J.D. Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) or similar qualification • Prior experience working with the CFPB, OCC, and/or state regulators (e.g., NYDFS, CA DFPI)
Were people without borders - without judgment or prejudice too. We want to work with the best people, no matter their background. So, if youre passionate about learning new things and keen to join our mission, youll fit right in. Also, qualifications arent that important to us. If youve got great experience and youre great at articulating your thinking, wed like to hear from you.
And because we believe that diverse teams build better products, we especially love to hear from you if youre from an under-represented demographic.
Additional Information
For everyone everywhere, were people building money without borders - without judgment or prejudice too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Were proud to have a truly international team and we celebrate our differences. Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wise feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission, and able to progress in their careers.
If you want to find out more about what its like to work at Wise, visit Wise.Jobs. Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
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