Wise
Financial Services
WorkforceManagementOperationsPartnerLead
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“Workforce Management Operations Partner Lead at Wise. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement, WFM disciplines, WFM insights, workforce plans, intraday, scheduling, capacity principles. ensuring that WFM disciplines are consistently understood, adopted, and applied in operational decision-making. acts as a business partner and discipline guardian, translating WFM insights into clear o”
What You'll Achieve.
protect service, cost, and scalability outcomes
Industry & Context.
Analytical Reasoning; Ability to interpret data trends and identify leading vs. lagging indicators rather than just reading metrics; proactive risk identification and prevention rather than reactive firefighting
Flexible to work weekends/Public Holidays
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2–4 Years WFM/Ops Experience, Proven track record in high-volume, scaled environments (Contact Centers or Shared Services), Specific understanding of KYC, FinCrime, or regulated operational environments, Capable of turning complex WFM jargon (Erlang, Shrinkage, Occupancy) into clear, actionable business advice, The backbone to constructively challenge senior leaders and say "no" when decisions undermine WFM plans, Ability to interpret data trends and identify leading vs. lagging indicators rather than just reading metrics, Experience acting as a partner rather than just a reporting comfortable operating with Heads of Departments, A bias toward proactive risk identification and prevention rather than reactive firefighting, Experience driving the adoption of new playbooks or frameworks across different operational units, stakeholder management, Welcome challenges with a positive attitude, Easily adapt to changes, Extremely guided towards teamwork/collaboration, Flexible to work weekends/Public Holidays, Schedule optimization experience / knowledge on how is it done
What You'll Do.
ensuring that WFM disciplines are consistently understood
and applied in operational decision-making
acts as a business partner and discipline guardian
translating WFM insights into clear operational trade-offs and constructively challenging decisions that undermine workforce plans
shift Operations from reactive
short-term workforce decisions toward planned
data-driven execution
and capacity principles are applied consistently to protect service
and scalability outcomes
serves as a mentor and capability multiplier for Intraday and Scheduling Specialists
supporting their professional development and decision quality through guidance
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
primary interface between Workforce Management and Operations; acts as a business partner; mentor and capability multiplier for Intraday and Scheduling Specialists; stakeholder management; teamwork/collaboration
Communication Scope
The "Translator" Ability; Strategic Assertiveness
Full Job Description
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](https://wise.jobs/our-mission) and [what we offer](https://wise.jobs/what-we-offer). We’re looking for a Workforce Management Operations Partner Lead to join our Operational team in our Hyderabad office! The WFM Operations Partner Lead is the primary interface between Workforce Management and Operations, responsible for ensuring that WFM disciplines are consistently understood, adopted, and applied in operational decision-making. This role does not execute tactical WFM activities such as intraday moves, schedule creation, or capacity modelling. Instead, it acts as a business partner and discipline guardian, translating WFM insights into clear operational trade-offs and constructively challenging decisions that undermine workforce plans. Your Mission * Your mission is to shift Operations from reactive, short-term workforce decisions toward planned, data-driven execution, ensuring intraday, scheduling, and capacity principles are applied consistently to protect service, cost, and scalability outcomes. * This role is not accountable for forecast accuracy, schedule creation, or intraday execution, which remain the responsibility of WFM execution teams. * In addition, the WFM Operations Partner serves as a mentor and capability multiplier for Intraday and Scheduling Specialists, supporting their professional development and decision quality through guidance, coaching, and feedback, while maintaining a dotted-line connection rather than direct people management accountability. ## Qualifications * 2–4
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