Jun 2024 – Present · 2 yrs

• Currently leading the Wise Platform Verification team — responsible for building verification solutions that enable partners to seamlessly onboard and verify their customers when integrating with Wise’s infrastructure (B2B2B & B2B2C).
• Scaling the team and scope, defining its mission, hiring strategy, and long-term technical direction.
• Partnering with product, compliance, and platform teams to design secure, low-friction verification APIs that enable seamless onboarding and global compliance at scale.
• Previously led the Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) verification team consisting of 5 engineers, responsible for high-risk customer verification (Personal and Business customers) across multiple markets.
• Drove improvements in accuracy, automation, and customer experience through data-driven iteration and close product–engineering alignment.
• Set up quarterly planning rhythms, defined OKRs, and built strong delivery culture through coaching and structured 1:1s.

Aug 2021 – May 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Worked on the Enhanced Due Diligence Verification process, unlocking £200M in cross-currency volume by improving acceptance rates by 10% through smarter automation and cross-team collaboration.
• Contributed heavily to product direction and presented the team's plans on quarterly basis to higher leadership.
• Mentored junior engineers, increasing productivity, ownership, and engineering quality across the team.
• Bootstrapped microservices for the high-amount transfers pipeline (>£150k) — integrating internal systems to manage risk and regulatory compliance. This reduced customer suspensions by 25% and made high-value transfers nearly instant.
• Worked closely with Product, Risk, and Compliance teams to ship reliable, auditable, and customer-friendly verification flows.