Engineering Lead - Identity and Productivity Management

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.

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.

You’ll contribute to the mission by:

By creating a seamless, secure and efficient internal environment, this leader directly contributes to Wise’s 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 Wise’s 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 fast-paced and high growth environment..  The role will report to and be supported by the Head of User Technology and be based in London.

What you’ll be doing: 

• Strategic & technical leadership 

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

  • Ability to drive technical decision-making, 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.

• Cross-functional 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

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

We're 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.

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