Company DescriptionWise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.Job DescriptionWe’re currently hiring a GlobalPeople Partner (Global HR Business Partner) to join our growing People Partners team and our mission. You’ll be supporting our Payment Operations teams and Global Product Operations teams in 7 locations globally (approx 650 Wisers in your direct stakeholder groups). You will be based in our London office.We are looking for a commercially-minded, driven and goal-oriented HR Business Partner who will actively partner across our Servicing Operations teams and People team at Wise. If you’re a curious, passionate and results-oriented HR professional, with an eye for detail and data, then this role is for you! You’ll thrive in creating great workplaces and working on a complete cycle of HR processes, including establishing trusted partnerships with business leaders and Wisers.What problems are we solvingWe are building the People Partner capability at Wise as a way to empower leaders and ensure the service we offer is able to scale and keep up with growth. We help build our ways of working in a way that helps us grow sustainably and gives a great Wiser experience. Having customer-facing People Partners embedded in their business areas ensures that Wiser’s problems are being solved autonomously and at speed.In your role as a Global People Partner, you will become the trusted partner to your stakeholders and spend time building and executing a people plan within your functions. The HowCreate close, effective relationships with senior leads and their teams, acting as a trusted People Partner to identify and achieve shared objectives, coaching, advising, and supporting them with their people plans and talent needs.Create and drive people strategy, along with metrics and OKRs, for your area of responsibility including performance management, talent identification and succession, org design, employee engagement & communications, skills gaps, workforce planning.Work with the Recruitment team and business leads to prioritise, plan and forecast roles for future growth.Accountability for driving the people strategy through high-quality talent planning, succession, assessment, and other processes, ensuring the seamless execution of approved plans.Drive organisational development, re-design, change & engagement in your areas, including project management & employee communications.Work closely with HR Centres of Expertise (CoE) to resolve complex and challenging problems through innovative and agile thinking.Actively drive our DEI strategy looking at how this can be improved for your business units across all touch points of the Wiser lifecycle. Support Wise initiatives and actively contribute to embed DEI nudges across our processes.Analyse people metrics and risks adding further insight into the overall health of our teams and to share trends or determine opportunities for focus.Lead the WiserPulse (our engagement survey) rollout into functional areas and drive action plans.Provide advice and consultation on complex Employee Relations issues.Help shape the global people team plan and priorities through the collation of global business trends, needs and anticipated future requirements.Champion our values and culture, being a role model for these and supporting the continual embedding of them in everything we do.QualificationsA bit about you Big Thinker - You’re willing to challenge the status quo, speak up and help others see things from other perspectives.Collaboration - Relationships get you out of bed in the morning, building and fostering them over time. Data Driven - You’ll always start with data, facts and insights to help inform your approach to solving problems and analysing needs. You have a high proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint and can use data to provide insights, inform decisions and visualise it to influence others through storytelling.we need you to think creatively and be flexible in your outlook.These should include the ability to manage all elements of organisational transformation, facilitation, and training.Employee Relations - Act as the escalation point for senior or high-risk ER cases, providing strategic guidance to managers. Partner with Local ER Advisors, who drive day-to-day coaching, actions, and conflict resolution/ mediation.What you’ve done before Wise People partnered in a high growth environment - This’ll help you know how to deal with ambiguity and shifting priorities, plus you’ll need to have experience of working closely with a scaling, global team.A true HR senior generalist & strategist: Project management - You’ll be strongly solutions focused, able to identify problems and drive initiatives that have a measurable impact.Regional / multi-site experience - You’re experienced supporting Leads and employees split across geographies and timezones (min. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. 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.Financial Services
Partner (Permanent) in London employer: Wise
Wise is an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of inclusivity and innovation, making it an ideal place for a Lead ML / Data Scientist to thrive. With a hybrid working model, generous personal development budgets, and a commitment to employee growth, you will have the flexibility and resources to excel in your role while contributing to meaningful projects that redefine how money moves globally.
