People Operations Specialist in London

On-site in London·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 29 Oct)

Wise

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Our summary

Work mode: On-site, London
Contract: Full-time

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Payments

Wise is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in London.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Additional details:
Location: London - No Visa/Relocation support

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.

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The role

We are looking for a People Operations Specialist to join our People Operations team in London and to support our Wisers across UK and EU markets. This role is a unique opportunity to have an impact on Wise’s mission and assist business leads and teams in delivering a seamless employee experience throughout the entire ‘Wiser’ journey, and in turn growing as a people leader.

This role will report to our People Operations Lead.

Wiser support

Champion the People team’s ticketing desk with a one-team mentality by responding to queries in an efficient and customer-centric way
Provide guidance to Wisers on our leave policies, ensuring a strong end-to-end experience
Manage internal transfers and relocation requests, ensuring all onboarding and offboarding actions are completed
Process all Workday actions in relation to the Wiser lifecycle
Ensure all operational onboarding and offboarding steps are completed, working closely with our Workplace, UT and People Services teams to ensure those processes run smoothly
Oversee our immigration processes to maintain compliant operations
Maintain our team's content on Confluence, ensuring information to Wisers is transparent, convenient, easy to remember and updated, and thinking globally as well as locally for process efficiency, alignment and speed
Support the Payroll team with necessary documentation and/or information needed to process changes (joiners, benefits, leavers, etc)
Produce any required employment documentation (e.g. reference letters, contract changes, etc)
Support the team in resolving complex international remote working requests via our Mobile Wiser initiative, and escalating where required

Qualities

Keen interest in a career focused on supporting people, improving their experience and delivering excellent customer service
Can-do attitude and a positive customer-centric mindset
Advocate for our Wise values and shared services evolution
Strong growth mindset with the resilience and excitement for change in a hyper-growth environment
Adaptable and solution-focused approach
Eagle-eyed attention to detail
Passion for tech and data, with the desire to embrace automation and other tech solutions
Curiosity to learn and grow your operational knowledge and experience
Able to manage time effectively by sequencing your tasks by priority and impact
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
Ability to deal with confidential information in a professional and compliant way
Self-aware and trustworthy, enabling you to collaborate well within your team and across other teams

Experience

Experience working in a fast paced shared services environment and/or a People team.

Hiring process

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Recruiter conversation
With a recruiter · Phone call
Phone conversation about your experience, motivations and knowledge of Wise; the recruiter explains the role and next steps.
Technical test
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Depending on the role: a case study, take-home challenge or technical test; software engineers do a paired coding exercise.
Meet the team
With a team members and your Lead · Video call
Open-ended and scenario-based questions with the team you would join and your Lead, including a values-fit assessment.
Offer

Interviews mostly take place over Zoom; some interviewers ask for in-person interviews.
An AI note-taker (Metaview) may record interviews; participation is optional.

About Wise

Industry: Fintech
Headquarters: London, UK

In their own words

About the company & team

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.

Review and respond to audit requests to ensure operational compliance
Contribute and deliver on local and global cross-team projects and initiatives, maintaining a strong focus on the Wiser experience and embracing tech where possible
Keep informed about local employment laws and working practices, updating our processes, policies and guidance as necessary to remain compliant
Mentor and cross-train junior members of the team, serving as a reviewer in our four-eye check processes to ensure team accuracy, and providing backup support when required
Embrace opportunities for growth by taking on tasks beyond your formal job description, reflecting our commitment to flexibility and professional development

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