Junior Safeguarding Controller - APAC

Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox Junior Safeguarding Controller - APACFull-time Compensation: SGD 8250 - SGD 11700 - monthlyCompany DescriptionWise 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 DescriptionJob DescriptionWorking alongside an existing team of Safeguarding specialists and reporting to the Global Safeguarding Accountable Owner, your role is to assist each of the existing controllers and product managers in ensuring the APAC safeguarding control framework runs smoothly. The role will span across both safeguarding for payments and e-money and investment business and offers a fantastic opportunity to learn about the handovers between the regimes. You will also be joining at an exciting time of product growth and expansion..Your MissionYou will play a crucial role in ensuring that new product launches are compliant with safeguarding regulations and controlled in a proportionate mannerYou will be responsible for ensuring completeness of our policies and procedures and coordinate with individual controllers to obtain attestations of the controls operation and alignment to the controls frameworkYou will be responsible for coordinating and implementing a first line of defence assurance for APAC safeguarding controlsYou will be responsible for maintaining the APAC safeguarding risk and controls matrix for the APAC entitiesYou will be the first point of escalation of discrepancies identified by the Reconciliations team for safeguarding reconciliations and provide SME advise on their resolution and treatmentYou will be involved in the incidents management process and link incidents to control failures, which will enable senior management to see themes within the control environmentYou will be responsible for MAS regulatory reporting and other safeguarding regulatory reporting preparationYou will be responsible for the annual safeguarding audit coordinationYou will help document, challenge and build an end-to-end view of our internal control environment to illustrate key risks, controls and processes. This will all be done within our internal risk management softwareOpportunitiesOwn your own path of success - You’ll have a high level of autonomy and responsibility.Grow with the role - You will have the exposure and opportunity to speak to key senior members of the organisation getting into the details of remediation steps. You will be able to develop your technical skills and knowledge by being involved in several change management programmes relating to regulatory uplifts across different territories as well as related to implementing new products or features working with our engineering team to ensure these are safeguarding compliant.Stepping stone - This role provides an excellent platform for someone looking to step into the safeguarding function of a fast-growing Fintech.Develop an in-depth knowledge of Wise’s business - Get to know many teams across the business as you partner with them as part of day-to-day activities.QualificationsA bit about you:Theory - You are keen to learn more about Fintechs and the inner workings of an organisation dealing with high volume transactions.Technical knowledge - You have a good level of understanding of safeguarding in APAC (Singapore preferred) across investment business and payments  and would like to expand this through hands-on experiencePractice - You have sound writing skills and ability to convey regulation in a clear manner to fellow colleagues who are not SMEs and communicate key risks...