Wise

Technology

PrincipalProductManagerPeopleExperience

London, United Kingdom FULL TIME
The Brief

“Principal Product Manager - People Experience at Wise. Skills: Product Strategy, Roadmap Development, Stakeholder Management, Systems Thinking, Technical Product Management. Set the product and technical direction for People Technology, including the roadmap, priorities and success measures for the domain.. Build scalable foundations across the systems that support the employee lifecycle, from core HR platforms to integrations, data flows, identity and automation.”

What You'll Achieve.

define clear outcomes; taking senior stakeholders on the journey from ambiguity to practical, high-impact solutions; measurable impact; define KPIs; learning from delivery; continuously improving how the domain operates; shipping scalable solutions that improved productivity, reduced friction or created measurable value for users and the business

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

finding the real problem behind the symptoms; simplifying complex processes; reducing friction; structuring messy problem spaces; identify the real problem to solve

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Deep technical product experience, systems thinking, Experience owning strategy and roadmaps, A track record of delivering impact, Excellent stakeholder leadership, Comfort with ambiguity, partnership skills

Nice to Have

Experience with HCM, ATS, LMS, payroll, workforce planning or HR data platforms, Experience with API-based integrations, SSO, identity and access management, data models or automation, Familiarity with HR data privacy, compliance or regulated environments, Experience applying platform-as-a-product thinking to internal tools or enterprise systems

What You'll Do.

Set the product and technical direction for People Technology

including the roadmap

priorities and success measures for the domain.

Build scalable foundations across the systems that support the employee lifecycle

from core HR platforms to integrations

identity and automation.

Connect strategy to delivery by translating Wise’s people and business priorities into clear product outcomes and practical execution plans.

Make high-quality trade-offs across build

buy and integrate decisions

balancing user experience

security and compliance.

Improve productivity and reduce friction for Wisers by simplifying processes and creating intuitive

reliable technology experiences.

Drive measurable impact by defining KPIs

learning from delivery and continuously improving how the domain operates.

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Lead through influence by aligning senior stakeholders across People, Engineering, Security, Compliance, Analytics and Operations.; Work in partnership with People, Engineering, Security, Compliance, Analytics and Operations — aligning teams around the highest-impact problems and building technology foundations that are reliable, scalable and easy to use.

Communication Scope

explain complex technical topics clearly to non-technical audiences

Process & Methodology

translating strategy into measurable outcomes, breaking work down into practical, deliverable steps

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