Internal Audit Manager, Safeguarding / Operations

Location: Global

Team: General

About the Role

Wise, a global technology company revolutionizing money movement with min fees, max ease, and full speed, seeks an Internal Audit Manager for the Safeguarding / Operations risk portfolio. Join our fast-growing Internal Audit team in London (Global role) to coordinate and execute audits, manage teams, and collaborate with partnering firms. Focus on data-driven techniques, continuous monitoring, and delivering recommendations to enhance governance, risk management, and internal controls across business areas like HR, marketing, payment operations, and more. Salary: £70,000 - £90,000 annual. Your mission is to support the internal audit assurance framework, develop annual audit plans, deliver timely audits, build a self-sufficient team, monitor recommendation implementation, and foster strong stakeholder relationships. Travel may be required to meet objectives in our global offices. Ideal for professionals with assurance experience in fintech, who thrive independently, leverage technology, and drive impactful change in a dynamic, regulated environment. Be part of a diverse, inclusive team building money without borders. Enjoy flexible working, RSUs, health insurance, sabbaticals, and more while contributing to Wise's mission for everyone, everywhere.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and operation of the internal audit assurance framework, including development of continuous monitoring and automated audit routines
• Support development of the annual audit plan for the operations and/or safeguarding domain, including the audit universe, risk assessment processes and budgeting processes
• Deliver audits per the audit plan to ensure timely and relevant audit outcomes
• Build and support a strong and self-sufficient internal audit team
• Monitor the implementation of Internal Audit recommendations by the teams and measure the effectiveness of the improvements
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders, internally and externally
• Coordinate and execute internal audits at Wise, managing teams and collaborating internally and externally with partnering firms
• Make recommendations to improve governance, risk management and internal controls

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in assurance, risk or control roles, ideally in Safeguarding and/or Operational areas
• Managed collaboration projects involving internal and external teams
• Worked in a multinational environment across different cultures and countries
• Professional qualification: CPA/ACA/ACCA/CIA/CISA
• Worked in regulated environments, Fintech or Financial Services

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in technology, fintech or broader financial services industries
• Relevant experience working in assurance, risk or control roles and deploying technology enabled assurance
• Experience auditing safeguarding and/or operational processes (e.g., HR, marketing, people, payment operations)

Required Skills

• Clear working knowledge of safeguarding and/or operational processes
• Proven experience working in risk, control or assurance
• Ability to work independently and take ownership over complex new areas
• Very strong coordination skills and ability to hold teams accountable
• Agile and adaptable to change
• Seek to use data analytics and technology in work and decision making
• Attention to detail but can summarise key messages succinctly
• Curious - great at asking insightful questions
• Passionate about driving change and helping stakeholders
• Strong relationship builder and stakeholder manager

Benefits

• RSUs (stock options)
• Flexible working
• Parental leave
• Learning budget
• Paid sabbatical after 4 years
• Health insurance
• Company retreat
• Wise card

Wise is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse workforce.