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Head of Sanctions Service Delivery

London, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a global Sanctions Operations team to manage service delivery, capacity planning, and process controls for Wise's multi-currency banking platform.

Role type

Senior leadership IC (Head of Sanctions Service Delivery)

Builds

Sanctions operations team capabilities and service delivery for Wise's global payment network

Domain

Fintech / Regulatory Compliance (Sanctions)

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Team leadership, demand and capacity planning, process control monitoring, cross-functional collaboration, project management, metrics analysis, hiring

Preferred skills

CGSS certification, additional jurisdictional languages

Technologies

Sanctions screening tools and process automation systems

Responsibilities

Lead 5 Senior Operations Managers and 500+ Sanctions Agents globally, Coach and develop the team to drive high performance, Own demand and capacity planning, Maintain strong relationships with Compliance, Product, Analytics, and Engineering, Proactively monitor process controls and investigate irregularities, Develop team capabilities and skills mapping over 12+ months

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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