Senior Product Manager - People Technology at Wise

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Feb, 26

Salary

118000.0

Posted On

24 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Technical Product Management, People Technology, Technical Roadmaps, Architecture Decisions, APIs, Data Model, Vendor Integrations, HR Partnerships, Communication, Problem Structuring, Cloud Architectures, HCM, Payroll, HR Data Privacy, Integration Projects, Mentoring

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Company Description Wise is a global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Whether people and businesses are sending money across borders, spending abroad, or receiving international payments, our mission is to make lives simpler and save people money. Read more about our mission here. Job Description This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the technical foundation that empowers Wise employees to achieve our mission. As a Senior Technical Product Manager in People Technology, you will be instrumental in transforming the People Technology Team by connecting Wise's strategic business requirements to our tech-stack, minimising friction and maximising productivity. To drive tangible impact on the company's mission you’ll be adept at getting to the heart of the problem and taking senior stakeholders on the journey to the solution. How we work 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 You’ll Do (Responsibilities) Own technical strategy & roadmap for People Technology: Create and communicate a multi-quarter roadmap that balances long-term architecture, platform capabilities, and short-term business priorities. Define outcomes & measure impact: Translate problems into clear outcomes and KPIs; ensure teams measure impact and learn from results. Drive cross-team alignment and foster collaboration: Lead stakeholders across People (HR), engineering, platform, analytics, security and compliance to prioritise and deliver work that integrates with wider Wise initiatives. Lead technical trade-offs and architecture decisions: Evaluate build vs buy vs integrate, define integration patterns (APIs/ETL/SSO), and ensure solutions meet scalability, reliability, security and compliance requirements. Uplevel execution: Improve delivery velocity, quality and observability by tightening planning, defining clear interfaces, and fostering product/program best practices. Mentor & influence: Coach engineers, PMs and stakeholders on product thinking, technical trade-offs and measuring value. 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! Qualifications What we’re looking for (Must-have) 6+ years as a technical product manager / senior product manager with hands-on experience in People Technology or similar domains (HCM, ATS, LMS, payroll, or HR integrations). Strong experience owning technical roadmaps and making architecture/integration decisions (APIs, identity/SSO, data model, vendor integrations). Proven ability to define clear outcomes and KPIs and to drive teams to measurable impact. Demonstrated success building partnerships across HR, engineering, analytics and compliance. Excellent communicator who can explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and influence senior leaders. Comfortable in ambiguity and experienced at structuring complex problem spaces into deliverable increments. Nice to have Experience with cloud architectures, knowledge of HCM/payroll vendors and HR data privacy regulations. Experience with platform-as-a-product thinking, internal developer experience, or large-scale integration projects. 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 – https://medium.com/wise-engineering Additional Information Base salary: £88,000 to £118,000 + RSUs Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)/ Benefits: https://www.wise.jobs/what-we-do/our-offer/ 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. If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs. Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Responsibilities

Own the technical strategy and roadmap for People Technology, balancing long-term architecture with short-term business priorities. Drive cross-team alignment and foster collaboration to deliver integrated solutions that meet Wise's strategic goals.