Antonio Occhiuto
Wesley Chapel
Summary
Established financial crime manager with 8+ years in compliance and 10 years in the finance space. Highly experienced in building financial crime compliance operational teams from the ground-up and implementing robust risk mitigation strategies, policies, and processes across KYC, EDD, and Correspondent Banking. Strong leader in achieving high standards of compliance integrity while building healthy relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as directors, compliance officers, general counsel, and c-suite executives to accomplish strategic goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
FinCrime Area Manager
Wise
01.2021 - Current
- Oversaw creation and implementation of correspondent and partner bank KYC onboarding processes;
- Founded global KYC onboarding and ongoing oversight teams dedicated to review of prospective API integrated financial institutions;
- Developed strong relationships with global 2nd Line of Defense teams to strengthen governance;
- Foster collaboration with business development teams and prospective partners to accomplish strategic sales goals in a compliant manner;
- Developed comprehensive training programs that equipped employees with the skills necessary to onboard large partner banks;
- Increased team productivity by 25% through implementing a knowledge-base, case management system, and performance dashboards.
Enhanced Due Diligence Team Lead
Wise
09.2018 - 01.2021
- Grew team from 1 to 5 Specialists over 1 year;
- Implemented QA tool increasing QA efficiency by 30%;
- Increased average specialist efficiency by 64%;
- Implemented training and on-boarding program;
- Carried out educational sessions for onboarding high-risk charities, non-profits, and marketplaces;
- Carried out adverse media screening training to adjacent KYC teams
KYC Team Lead
Wise
10.2016 - 09.2018
- Published CDD Policies for US and Canada;
- On-boarded Wise's consumers and low to medium risk businesses;
- Managed administrative, training, and people-related tasks;
- Developed relationships with adjacent Compliance and Product teams;
- Implemented Canadian verification vendor, increasing business locate rate by 50%;
- Decreased business verification handle time by 5+ hours on average;
- Represented Wise's KYC teams in banking partner and state audits
Customer Support Team Lead
Wise
01.2015 - 10.2016
Customer Support Agent
Wise
09.2014 - 01.2015
Education
BBA - International Relations
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia2016
Skills
- Team Building and Leadership
- AML
- KYC and EDD
- Product and Regulatory Compliance
- Screening and Reputation Management
- Risk-Based Approach
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Correspondent Banking
- Cross-Team Communication
- Business Development
- Relationship Management
Certification
International Compliance Association: AML Specialist Certificate in Correspondent Banking - 2024
Affiliations
- TransferWise Business Liaison, American Chamber of Commerce Estonia, 2016 to 2017
Timeline
FinCrime Area Manager
Wise
01.2021 - Current
Enhanced Due Diligence Team Lead
Wise
09.2018 - 01.2021
KYC Team Lead
Wise
10.2016 - 09.2018
Customer Support Team Lead
Wise
01.2015 - 10.2016
Customer Support Agent
Wise
09.2014 - 01.2015
BBA - International Relations
Tallinn University of Technology