Engineering Lead - Identity Productivity Management

As the Identity & Productivity Management Engineering Lead at Wise  you will be one of the leaders in the User Technology team.  Primarily responsible for multiple teams that govern deliver maintain and support the technology and products that enhance employee productivity and securely manage our user identities and access.

Youll contribute to the mission by:

By creating a seamless secure and efficient internal environment this leader directly contributes to Wises ability to deliver on its mission by enabling productivity and supporting the organisation as it grows by scaling efficiently.  Ensuring the strong internal security posture for Wises identity management access control and governance also builds trust with our customers and regulators as well as protects Wise from risks.

This is an exciting opportunity if you want to make an impact and enjoy leading engineering teams in a fastpaced and high growth environment..  The role will report to and be supported by the Head of User Technology and be based in London.

What youll be doing: 

• Strategic & technical leadership 

  • Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for the identity and productivity domains that aligns with Wises overall business objectives focusing on scalability security and the employee experience.

  • Ability to drive technical decisionmaking develop and reinforce best practices

• Team management

  • Lead mentor and coach multiple teams fostering a culture of innovation accountability and continuous improvement

  • Inspire teams to tackle ambitious problems and challenge the status quo to deliver a step change in experience scalability and/or security.

• Crossfunctional collaboration

  • Partner with business stakeholders across various teams and functions including security HR procurement legal etc. to understand their needs and deliver effective solutions

  • Communicate effectively and build strong relationships with vendors and stakeholders

• Driving business value at scale

  • Identify opportunities to leverage technology to solve complex internal challenges to deliver value to the business

  • Drive initiatives that will scale and significantly improve the internal user experience and security posture of Wise

  • Constantly look for ways to improve automation eliminate waste and reduce manual processes

Qualifications :

We are fully aware that it is uncommon for a candidate to have all skills required and we fully support everyone in learning new skills with us. So if you have some of those listed below and are eager to learn more we do want to hear from you!

• Understanding of IAM principals protocols (OAuth SAML OIDC etc. technologies and platforms (e.g. Okta Entra ID Sailpoint)

• Familiarity with various productivity suites (e.g. Google Workspace Microsoft 365 and collaboration tools (e.g. Slack Confluence Jira) with experience of how they can be integrated 

• Experience applying Infrastructure as Code or Configuration as Code principles and an APIdriven approach to script and automate processes in identity and/or productivity platforms

• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies (Agile DevOps)

• You have a proven track record for delivering ambitious productivity collaboration or identity technical initiatives that have delivered significant business value

• Experience managing an engineering team in a fastpaced technologydriven environment

• Stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate effectively to multiple technical and nontechnical groups

• Ability to think strategically to drive value and solve complex problems at scale 

It would be ideal but not essential if you had:

• Experience working in the financial services industry or other regulated firms and environments 

• Experience in helping a team or team members adopt Infrastructure as Code

Additional Information :

• Compensation:Base Salary RSUs
• Numerous great benefits in our London office

Interested Find out more:

 How we work: a practical guide

 The Wise Tech Stack 2025 Edition

 Our Engineering career map

 Our benefits

For everyone everywhere. Were people building money without borders  without judgement or prejudice too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse equitable and inclusive.

Were proud to have a truly international team and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what its like to work at Wise visit .

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

For everyone everywhere. Were people building money without borders  without judgement or prejudice too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse equitable and inclusive.

Were proud to have a truly international team and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what its like to work at Wise visit .

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.