Privacy Counsel, Wise
1-5 days a week in office
Money without borders
Job no longer available
Money without borders
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
We’re on a mission. And it’s money without borders. Instant, convenient, transparent and — eventually — free.
Role
Who you are
- To thrive in this role, you will be a self-starter, a great influencer and communicator, and have a love of learning
- You will be comfortable working in grey areas and making judgement calls at speed
- You will be obsessed with detail and happy handling competing priorities and differences of opinion
- Qualified lawyer with 3-4 years experience in data privacy
- Hands-on privacy compliance experience in a global environment
- Detailed knowledge and experience in Data Protection and Privacy laws and regulations, including in EU/UK GDPR, the DPA 2018 and the UK PECR
- Familiarity with privacy by design methodologies
- Able to use a range of communication and influencing techniques to successfully negotiate, collaborate or effect change, with stakeholders at all levels and across multiple jurisdictions
- Self-starter, confident working in a distributed environment
- A team player with an enthusiastic, positive and proactive mind-set, willing to support teams in achieving their goals and objectives
- Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks
Desirable
- Working knowledge of financial services regulation and experience of privacy in a financial services environment
- Experience of working with high growth companies
- Relevant privacy qualification, such as CIPM, CIPP or equivalent
- Knowledge of the existing and evolving US and Australian laws and regulations
- Demonstrated experience of relevant technologies including data anonymisation, artificial intelligence and familiarity with ethical frameworks, data governance and accountability
- Familiarity with data analytics and computer science
What the job involves
- We are looking for a talented privacy expert to join our growing team
- You will work directly with business and engineering teams to design innovative privacy solutions for products, as well as with legal, compliance and risk teams to support exciting new projects and partnerships
- Reporting to the Global Head of Privacy, you will be a motivated self-starter, ready to take ownership of topics from Day 1 with genuine autonomy - one of the things that makes Wise different and exciting
- You’ll be faced with a huge variety of privacy challenges and have the opportunity to be recognised as an expert on cutting-edge topics in a high growth fast moving Fintech
- Along the way, you’ll benefit from the support of a tight-knit Privacy team, the wider Legal tribe and the other teams at Wise - everyone wants to help you live your best life at Wise and contribute to the Wise Mission
- Support global teams in ensuring compliance with data protection and privacy laws while enabling data driven innovation
- Support all key business areas (including Send, Multi-currency account and Assets) to ensure data privacy issues are considered at the outset of new projects/initiatives (Privacy by Design)
- Advise on the privacy aspects of our arrangements with vendors and partners, including contractual arrangements
- Support expansion activities for launching Wise products and services in new jurisdictions
- Develop, implement and enforce policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulations
- Stay abreast of evolving data protection requirements (including GDPR, UK GDPR, LGPD, CCPA), and translate them into actionable business requirements
- Support implementation of the Wise AI Governance framework, monitor emerging AI regulations and support associated regulatory change initiatives
- Develop and deliver Privacy training
- Support periodic audits of data protection and privacy compliance
- Assist with the investigation, resolution and reporting of data privacy complaints and breaches, liaising as appropriate with data protection regulators globally
- Ensuring appropriate and timely escalation of key risks and issues, advising as appropriate on remediation plans
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Wise started when the two founders realised they would be better off trading Estonian kroons for British pounds (and vice versa) between themselves rather than going through banks. That was back in 2011, and they've since grown Wise into one of Europe's most successful tech businesses, exchanging billions of currency every month.
Wise rapidly grew by solving a significant problem for customers, who lost too much money to banks when exchanging currency. They've attracted investment from some of the best investors in the world, from Andreesen Horowitz to Index Ventures and even Richard Branson.
The challenge for Wise will be maintaining their edge and brand power in a market that's becoming increasingly crowded with new entrants (like Revolut and Monzo) and incumbents (traditional banks) trying to catch up. To do so, the company is ramping up its digital and marketing strategies, as well as pushing for further development of its existing products.
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Insights
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38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Flexible working
"I'm trusted to do my work regardless of whether I'm in the office or working from my spare room. Our mobile wiser scheme gives us the opportunity to..."
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2017
$280m
SERIES E
May 2016
$24.9m
SERIES D
Total funding: $395.3m
Company benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Health and Wellbeing Discounts
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays) + 3 Me Days
- RSUs (Restricted Stock Units)
- 6 Week Paid Sabbatical
- Mobile Wiser - work remote for up to 90 days a year 🛫
- Parental Leave
- Pension and Retirement Plans
- Plus Many More!
Company values
- This isn’t just a job, we’re a revolution
- We get it done
- Customers > team > ego
- No drama. Good karma.
Company HQ
London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Taavet Hinrikus
(Chairman)Previously Director of Strategy for Skype.
Kristo Käärmann
(CEO)Previously a Consultant at PwC and Manager at Deloitte.
People progressing
Joined as Banking Lead, promoted to Head of Banking after 2 years, then again to Global Head of Banking.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Wise
- Communities and safe spaces (Employee Resource Groups) – led by our Wisers so people can share experiences and information, support each other and connect on shared values
- Wise Cultural Calendar – a programme to learn and celebrate the wide range of cultures, traditions, backgrounds, and global experiences we have here at Wise. Example programmes include Pride Summer and Black History Month
- Our teams continue to set and drive their own bespoke objectives, holding themselves accountable and making sure they focus efforts where they can have the most impact
- We’re excited to partner with InChorus to collect ongoing data on our culture and enable teams to track their progress
- DEI development and training — We’re building our capability and getting everyone on the same page about DEI. Our new training programme will help new joiners and all Wisers know what DEI looks like day-to-day and how they can play their part
- Global policy review — We’re working with an external advisor to provide detailed feedback on best practices in policies by end January
- Disability inclusion – We’re building resources and support for Wisers and candidates with disabilities. Our goals is to offer practical information and support to ensure that Wise remains an inclusive environment for those impacted by a disability
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