Wise

Financial Services

WorkforceManagementSeniorManager

Hyderabad, India FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Workforce Management Senior Manager at Wise. Skills: Workforce Management, Team Leadership, Operational Control. Lead and develop Scheduling and Intraday WFM Specialists. Define clear accountability boundaries”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure approved capacity strategies are translated into structurally sound, compliant schedules; proactively adjusted through weekly tactical steering; actively protected through disciplined intraday performance management; workforce decisions are data-informed, risk-quantified, and aligned to service, productivity, and cost objectives; embedding standardised workforce governance, decision frameworks, incident protocols, and execution discipline; drives the transition from reactive workforce administration to structured, analytics-driven workforce control at scale; closes the loop between Forecast → Capacity → Schedule → Intraday → Continuous Improvement; ensuring execution learnings systematically improve tactical and structural planning quality

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Structured, calm decision-maker in volatile situations; Ability to interpret real-time data under pressure; scenario modelling and risk quantification capability

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Deep expertise in service level modelling, interval staffing logic, shrinkage dynamics, occupancy and productivity economics, experience across both Scheduling and Intraday functions, Proven exposure to high-volume, multi-site, or complex environments, WFM system and configuration knowledge, Demonstrated people leadership experience, Experience leading tactical and operational control functions, governance and process standardisation capability, Ability to build structure in high-pressure environments, Clear escalation and stakeholder alignment skills, Advanced Excel proficiency, scenario modelling and risk quantification capability, Ability to interpret real-time data under pressure, Structured, calm decision-maker in volatile situations, analytical leadership

Nice to Have

Experience with BI tools, SQL

What You'll Do.

Lead and develop Scheduling and Intraday WFM Specialists

Define clear accountability boundaries

Elevate analytical maturity

Build succession strength

Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making

Own end-to-end schedule publication governance

Ensure schedules reflect approved capacity plans

Oversee scenario testing and trade-off validation

Balance service protection with cost efficiency

Approve short-term workforce interventions

Identify systemic schedule weaknesses

Lead weekly tactical workforce performance reviews

Identify structural and emerging risks

Drive proactive adjustments to reduce intraday volatility

Align closely with Forecasting and Capacity Planning

Ensure continuous feedback loop from execution

Oversee real-time service level monitoring

Ensure structured and rapid deviation diagnosis

Guide stabilisation interventions

Maintain disciplined escalation protocols

Safeguard service performance during peak volatility

Act as the Workforce Command Center lead

Own structured workforce response to operational disruption

Quantify operational risk exposure

Coordinate cross-functional workforce interventions

Ensure incidents are managed through defined protocols

Lead post-incident reviews

Enforce WFM execution standards

Drive adoption of workforce governance frameworks

Reduce dependency on ad hoc processes

Strengthen system-based optimisation

and structural integrity

Contribute to maturity uplift of WFM operating model

Identify recurring volatility drivers

Improve shrinkage modelling

Increase automation and reporting maturity

Reduce emergency interventions

Improve alignment between planning accuracy

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate cross-functional workforce interventions; Align closely with Forecasting and Capacity Planning; Maintain disciplined escalation protocols with Operations leadership; Clear stakeholder alignment skills

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). The WFM Team Lead – Scheduling & Intraday leads the end-to-end tactical execution layer of Workforce Management, integrating schedule optimisation, weekly workforce steering, real-time operational control, and incident response under a single, cohesive leadership structure. This role ensures that approved capacity strategies are translated into structurally sound, compliant schedules (0–30 day horizon), proactively adjusted through weekly tactical steering, and actively protected through disciplined intraday performance management. Beyond operational oversight, the role operates as the Workforce Command Center lead — providing governance, decision control, and service protection during both stable and volatile operating conditions. It ensures workforce decisions are data-informed, risk-quantified, and aligned to service, productivity, and cost objectives. As part of the WFM Centre of Excellence (CoE), the role is accountable for embedding standardised workforce governance, decision frameworks, incident protocols, and execution discipline across Scheduling and Intraday functions. It drives the transition from reactive workforce administration to structured, analytics-driven workforce control at scale. This position closes the loop between Forecast → Capacity → Schedule → Intraday → Continuous Improvement, ensuring execution learnings systematically improve tactical and structural planning quality. Key Responsibil

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