People Technology Engineering Lead

About the role 

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the technical foundation that empowers Wise employees to achieve our mission.  As a Senior Engineering Lead responsible for the People Technology teams at Wise you will be instrumental in transforming the People Technology Team by connecting Wises strategic business requirements to our tech-stack minimising friction and maximising productivity. To drive tangible impact on the companys mission youll be adept at creating a high performing team that delivers impact with speed and quality.

At Wise this Senior Engineering Lead position is responsible for leading the People Technology domain from roadmap through to operation as well as growing developing and scaling the team.

Why you should join us

• Scale & Impact: Youll be responsible for systems that support thousands of global employees in a fast-growing publicly-traded fintech.

• Autonomy: We dont do micro-management. Youll own your roadmap choosing the best technical paths to solve People Team challenges.

• Complex Problem Solving: From. scaling global payroll across dozens of jurisdictions to building bespoke integrations between Workday and our internal tools the technical challenges are constant.

• Mission-Driven Culture: Join a company that values transparency customer is first (even internal customers) and getting it done.

We empower teams to make decisions and take ownership. We value clear outcomes strong cross-functional partnerships and measurable impact.

Read more about how we work here.

What were looking for (Must-have)

• Leadership Experience: 5 years of experience managing engineering or technical teams with a proven track record of developing talent.

• HR Tech Domain Expertise: Deep experience with Workday (HCM) and a solid understanding of the HR tech ecosystem (ATS LMS Payroll).

• Technical Background: Strong experience delivering technical roadmaps and making architecture/integration decisions (APIs identity/SSO data model vendor integrations).

• Excellent Communicator with Stakeholder Mastery: Demonstrated success building partnerships across HR engineering analytics and compliance with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Analytical Mindset: You use data to prioritise your roadmap and measure the success of your teams output.

• Ability to thrive in Ambiguity: You are comfortable navigating unclear requirements and shifting priorities. You can build structure out of chaos and make pragmatic decisions even when all the facts arent yet available.

Nice to have

• Fintech Experience: Experience working in a regulated financial environment with data privacy and audit requirements (DORA SOX)

• Workday Pro Certifications: Deep under the hood knowledge of Workday Studio or Extend is a huge plus.

• System Migration Experience: Youve led a team through a major system implementation or migration (e.g. migrating an ATS or LMS).

Interested Find out more:

• The Wise Tech Stack 2025 Edition 

• Our Application Security Journey

• Platform Engineering KPIs

• Internal Platform as a Product at Wise

• Wise Engineering do we offer: 

  • Starting salary: 125000 - 153000 RSUs

  • Wise Benefits

   

  
  

  Additional Information :

  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 .

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  Remote Work :

  No

  
  

  Employment Type :

  Full-time