Safeguarding Controller - APAC
Core
Ensure APAC safeguarding control framework compliance for payments, e-money, and investment businesses; coordinate first-line defense assurance and regulatory reporting.
Role type
Senior Safeguarding Controller (APAC)
Builds
End-to-end internal control environment documentation and regulatory compliance for Wise's APAC entities
Domain
Financial Services / Fintech / Regulatory Compliance (MAS)
Deliverable
Dashboards & analysis | Client delivery
Required skills
CASS/CMAP framework expertise, Payments Services Act (PSA) knowledge, regulatory reporting, risk matrix management, incident linkage, audit coordination
Preferred skills
Change management, engineering collaboration, complex issue resolution
Technologies
Internal risk management software
Responsibilities
Ensure new product launches are compliant with safeguarding regulations; coordinate attestations of controls operation; maintain APAC safeguarding risk and controls matrix; act as escalation point for reconciliation discrepancies; link incidents to control failures; prepare MAS and other regulatory reports; coordinate annual safeguarding audits; document and challenge internal control environment
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC