Senior Engineering Manager / Director of Engineering

at  Wagestream

Wagestream is on a mission to bring better financial wellbeing to frontline workers.
We partner with some of the world’s most famous employers, like Bupa, Burger King, Green King and the mighty NHS to give their teams access to fairer financial services - all built around flexible pay. Over three million people can now choose how often they’re paid, track their shifts and earnings, start saving, use budgeting tools, get free financial coaching, and access fairer financial products. All in one financial wellbeing super-app.
Wagestream is unique: VC-backed and growing at scale-up pace, but with a social conscience. Some of the world’s leading financial charities and impact funds were our founding investors, and we operate on a social charter - which means every product we build has to improve financial health and reduce the $5.6bn ‘premium’ lower-income earners pay for financial services each year.
You’d be joining a team of over 150 passionate, ambitious people, across Europe and the USA, building a category-leading fintech product and all united by that same mission.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

We’re looking for an exceptional Senior Engineering Manager / Director of Engineering to lead the fastest-growing engineering team within the regulated side of our business. This crucial role offers the opportunity to fully own the technical vision and success of consume finance products which are central to the companies growth.

WHAT EXPERIENCE MIGHT YOU HAVE?

• Strong Stakeholder Management: Enjoy managing multiple stakeholders effectively - this team uniquely has more stakeholders than engineers!
• Regulated or Consumer Credit Expertise: Solid background in working within consumer credit, financial or regulated environments
• Proven Leadership: Prior experience of leading teams of leaders and/or senior ICs
• Hands-On Approach: A willingness to get involved in the details and drive results, rather than waiting for others.
• Scalability Experience: Demonstrable success in building and scaling platforms and products in a high-growth environment.
• Fast-Paced Decision-Making: Experience making rapid trade-offs between governance, risk, compliance, operations, product, and technology priorities
• Passion for Social Impact: A commitment to leveraging technology for positive change, aligning with our mission-driven focus.
• Technical Expertise: Up-to-date and evolving knowledge in software development, architecture, and modern technologies.
  Working Policy: Hybrid

• Lead with Impact: Oversee the day-to-day operations of your team, cultivating a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and high performance delivery.
• Shape the Future: Define and own a roadmap aligned with our business OKRs, collaborating closely with other functions to prioritize high-impact work.
• Proactive GRC: Ensure your products meet risk, compliance, and regulatory requirements, staying ahead of potential challenges.
• Be a Trusted Voice: Partner closely with your non-technical peers to drive cross-functional success, bringing an engineering lens to problems.
• Own Your Product: Stay on top of the performance of your products, from monitoring and SLAs to incident response and bug fixes, continuously improving processes to mitigate risks.
• Set the Standard: Collaborate with other Engineering leaders to improve Wagestream engineering across people, processes, and technology dimensions.
• Stay Ahead of the Curve: Keep up-to-date with the latest technologies, trends, and industry best practices, and assess their potential to enhance your products