Partner Risk Assessment Specialist - APAC

Location: Global

Team: General

About the Role

Wise is a global technology company revolutionizing the way the world moves and manages money with min fees, max ease, and full speed. As a Partner Risk Assessment Specialist - APAC in our Wise Platform team, you will ensure seamless onboarding of banks and online platforms by conducting thorough compliance reviews, producing risk memos, and guiding partners through KYC. This role in our cross-functional, global team (Singapore-based) lets you shape partnerships that power instant, borderless payments for millions. Your mission is to safeguard Wise’s regulatory adherence while driving onboarding excellence. Review policies, assess risks, recommend controls, and collaborate with Legal, Risk, and Business Development to integrate partners efficiently. Stay ahead of regulatory shifts, build partner relationships, and contribute to process improvements in a dynamic startup-within-a-scale-up environment. Join us to proactively seek opportunities, embrace change, take ownership, and put customers first in a revolutionizing financial landscape. With 2+ years in financial compliance and strong risk assessment skills, you’ll thrive in our values-driven culture focused on data, teamwork, and impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough due diligence on banks and online platforms to assess compliance with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and industry standards
• Review partners’ documentation, including KYC information, legal agreements, and other relevant materials
• Document findings in comprehensive compliance memos that summarize potential risks
• Manage the onboarding process for banks and online platforms, ensuring seamless integration with Wise Platform
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate monitoring controls based on identified risks
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders such as Legal, Risk Management, and Business Development
• Assist in developing and improving the compliance onboarding process
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with partners to facilitate smooth onboarding

Required Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written English skills (additional language skills are a plus)
• A minimum of 2+ years of financial services industry compliance experience, preferably at a bank, trading, payments, or fintech institution
• Proven experience onboarding large enterprises to financial platforms, effectively managing complex organisational structures and processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Skilled in investigation and business notation, specializing in evaluating risk assessments and compliance documentation
• Strong capabilities in documenting business processes and compliance measures with clarity and precision
• Understanding of risk-based approaches and assessments as well as control design and implementation in Risk and Compliance

Required Skills

• Excellent verbal and written English skills
• Financial services compliance expertise
• Due diligence and investigation skills
• Risk assessment and evaluation
• KYC process management
• Business process documentation
• Regulatory knowledge
• Cross-team collaboration
• Problem-solving and critical thinking
• Adaptability to regulatory changes

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.