**AML Investigator**:
We're looking for an **AML Investigator** to join our AML Investigation team in São Paulo.
This role is a unique opportunity to have an impact on Wise's mission, grow as a specialist in anti-money laundering and help save millions more people money!
You'll receive a enticing package including a competitive gross monthly starting salary, Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) in a profitable company, and a wide array of other benefits!
**Your mission**:
Wise has already pioneered new ways for people to transfer money across borders and currencies.
Our customers can also manage their hard-earned money with the world's first platform to offer true multi-currency banking.
Your mission is to protect customers and Wise by investigating and reporting suspicious activity.
**Here's how you'll be contributing to the AML team**:
- Carry out reviews on alerted accounts on the basis of both internal and external information
- Assess actual payment activity and payment patterns
- Obtain further supporting information to mitigate ML/TF concerns
- Request and analyze supporting documents when needed
- Take ownership of an individual investigation and escalating any suspicious activity in accordance with internal procedures
- Participate in an active feedback loop between the AML Investigation team and the developers/product teams to improve our product quality from a compliance perspective
- Other ad hoc duties that need to be done.
**A bit about you**:
- Your verbal and written **Portuguese** skills are excellent - this role requires good written narrative structure and the ability to expose your arguments in a clear and concise manner
- Your verbal and written **English skills are** **excellent - **Any additional languages are always welcome
- **Previous experience in AML or investigating suspicious activity will be beneficial**:
- You have an exceptionally inquisitive mind.
You are always looking out for more information where available, however, you are able to cut through the noise
- You have a great eye for detail.
You are meticulous and can look at information with factual precision
- You have exceptional logical thinking.
You are naturally able to interpret data and draw logical conclusions
- You have great communication skills, both written and verbal.
You are able to express your thoughts concisely and logically
- You're able to articulate and justify your decisions.
You are confident and comfortable making independent judgement calls
- You're able to work under pressure.
You can multitask efficiently and take responsibility in challenging situations
- You're curious, keen to learn and proactive by nature
- You're a true team player but happy working alone on independent projects
- You're open to and value feedback in order to improve
- **You must already be legally authorized to work in Brazil, and you're required to be physically based in São Paulo, Brazil - We're based in Avenida Paulista**
**This role will give you the opportunity to**:
- **Make an Impact -** You're not just another employee at Wise - You'll see your impact everyday as we push towards our mission.
We're all about intellectual curiosity, growth, and a solution-oriented mindset, because whatever the mission, we get it done!
- **Be Yourself - **We're looking for team members who have friendly personalities that are fun to work with!
We're a data driven company and we all have performance metrics to maintain, but we don't believe in dress codes and we embrace everyone for who they are.
We're not interested in drama, only good Karma!
- **Inspire Teams -** You'll fuel the revolution with your ideas, knowledge, self-starter attitude, and compliance insight, which you'll use to work with our teams to help solve our customer's problems, while remaining ever vigilant of risks and regulations, because our customers come first and we make no compromises on this!
- **Work Globally - **Our customers are all over the world and our team members are just as diverse.
We're 3500+ Wisers strong, with over 90 nationalities working in offices from São Paulo to Singapore, and several places in-between.
You'll get to work with and learn from amazing professionals all over the world - After all, this isn't just a job to us!
**To Apply**:
**Key benefits**:
- Competitive gross monthly salary, based on experience
- RSU's in a rapidly growing company
- Health and Dental allowance for you and your dependents
- Life Insurance and Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
- ? Paid time off: 30 days vacation + 3 "Me" days + 1 volunteer day, annually
- ? A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years
- 18-weeks of paid parental leave, after a year with us & child care assistance
- Meal (560 BRL per month) and Food (880 BRL per month) Vouchers
- Transportation vouchers
**We're people without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too.
We want to work with the best people, no matter their background.
So if you're passionate about learning new things a