
Wise
Head of KYC Operations - APAC
Job · Full-timeIn OfficeHyderabadEntry level / 0-2 years1 opening
About this role
Wise is hiring for Head of KYC Operations - APAC in Hyderabad. This opening was published by Wise on their official smartrecruiters careers board on 11 August 2026 and was verified as still open on 17 September 2026.
About the role
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What you'll do
- For the Customers: Quality of KYC Function processes (false positive and negatives), Resolution of customer-facing cases, Response SLA, KYC-related appeals upheld
- For Wise: False Positives, False Negatives, Customer Attrition during onboarding, Handling Time, Risk Indicators, Cost per Contact
- For Wisers: Engagement Score, Attrition, Rewards
- Lead the design of the vision and strategy for your team, aligned with the overall Servicing Strategy, in making the processes more compliant, faster, better and more scalable, with a clear customer focus
- Build and develop a robust and compliant customer onboarding program
- Build the necessary support systems for the processes: Metrics, Targets, Governance
- Utilize data and user research to optimize our on-boarding experience and transform how we currently fight financial crime and fulfill regulatory obligations 
- Drive improvement initiatives and manage an efficient process while providing continuous effective risk management and control 
Who can apply
- Manage and optimize 3rd party services and outsourced vendors across the KYC operating model
- Work closely with our Risk and Compliance teams to align on risk appetites and capabilities to support the growth of the business
- Ensure that the right KYC Operations Function organization and the right leaders are in place
- Build and develop a people strategy that allows execution upon the vision - cross functions and locations
- Revamp the People management processes together with the People Operations team -  skills, career paths, performance management
- Oversight of team's budgets and high level reporting. 
- Set KPIs and developmental objectives across the current team of 150+ people (regional teams across across the globe)
- Work closely with Product teams to ship and deliver best in market KYC products and experiences to our customers 
About Wise
About Wise
• 150+ countries, 40 currencies, one account. Save when you send, spend and manage your money internationally.
• Wise Account The international account for sending, spending and converting money like a local.
• Wise Business The only account your start-up or scale-up needs to thrive…
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