People Operations Specialist
At a glance
Mid-level People Operations & HRIS role at Wise. London · full-time · £37,000–£46,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Answer People team requests and guide employees through leave policies with a clear, efficient service
- Handle internal moves and relocations, completing the related onboarding and offboarding steps
- Record employee lifecycle changes in Workday and prepare documents for employment changes
- Keep immigration processes compliant, update Confluence guidance, and supply payroll with change documentation
- Review audit requests, support cross-team initiatives, and coach junior colleagues through checks and backup coverage
What you bring
- Experience in a fast-moving shared services setting or within a People team
- Strong written and spoken English, with care in handling confidential employee information
Who this fits
This mid-level London role suits someone who enjoys employee support, detailed operational work and improving people processes with technology. The position is onsite in London, supports UK and EU employees, and offers no visa or relocation support. It reports to the People Operations Lead and includes mentoring junior team members.
From the employer
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.
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.
Responsibilities:
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
Wider team/business focus areas
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
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.
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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