Engineering Lead - People Technology (HR Tech)

• Join Wise's growing People Technology team as an Engineering Lead focused on the functional design, configuration, and optimisation of the global talent acquisition tech stack. • Own the functional health of talent acquisition domains, ensuring hiring tools evolve alongside the business — with a seat at the table evaluating new tech, piloting emerging tools, and deciding the future architecture of the recruitment tech stack. • Apply engineering principles and technical rigour to functional configuration, system logic, applicant workflows, and security design. • Work hybrid from Wise's London office.

• Have a strong background in HRIS or ATS configuration and administration, preferably SmartRecruiters and/or Workday Recruiting, with experience in end-to-end talent system implementations or major optimisation projects. • Be analytically minded with the ability to process recruitment datasets with high accuracy and use data to inform system configuration and workflow decisions. • Translate complex applicant workflows or technical logic into simple language for recruitment stakeholders and hiring managers. • Bring an egoless approach to work with a deep focus on candidate data security and confidentiality, and a commitment to high-quality testing and documentation. • Thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage a varied workload against projected hiring timelines.

• Have experience configuring or managing adjacent People tools such as Peakon, Visier, Absorb, or background check integrations. • Hold Workday Core HCM/Recruiting certifications or expertise in secondary modules such as Talent Optimisation or Onboarding. • Have experience managing small to medium-sized system upgrades or tool rollouts using Jira and Confluence for tracking and documentation. • Have an interest in keeping up to date with market trends, AI in recruiting, and new features in the HR Tech ecosystem to apply them internally.

• Lead the hands-on configuration of Applicant Tracking Systems like SmartRecruiters, onboarding modules, automated scheduling tools, and Workday recruitment touchpoints, building complex hiring processes and custom validations. • Take responsibility for the reliability and performance of specific recruitment and talent acquisition tools, ensuring they have appropriate support, documentation, and logic. • Partner with Talent Acquisition leaders and hiring teams to design and implement technology solutions that optimise candidate experience, increase operational efficiency, and maintain compliance. • Manage and resolve complex technical support queries via Jira, identifying root causes in the recruitment pipeline and implementing long-term functional fixes. • Design and build advanced custom reports and talent dashboards to provide the business with critical insights into hiring metrics, pipeline health, and high-quality data. • Lead the evaluation of new recruitment technologies and integrations, collaborating on the long-term vision for the talent ecosystem and deciding which tools to adopt, sunset, or optimise.

We have been Wise customers for years and have always had a great experience. We love their transparent approach in everything they do, from showing the correct exchange rates to disclosing all their fees, and even being honest about how they work. Founded in 2010 in London, Wise is now a publicly traded company operating in over 160 countries, generating 1.2+ billion pounds in revenue (2025) and is highly profitable. What we especially love at Wise is their work from anywhere policy after 6 months: Basically you can remotely work from (almost) anywhere in the world for up to 90 days a year. As they are solving a massive problem and are strongly mission-driven, we are sure that any individual passionate about working on complex, impactful problems in sending money globally efficiently, while continuing to work on the much-loved Wise solutions, will love working there.

• Earn £105,000–£135,000 plus RSUs. • Apply engineering principles to People Tech in a team that values documentation, peer reviews, and scalable architecture. • Have a seat at the table deciding the future architecture of Wise's recruitment tech stack. • Join a global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world's money.

Wise is a global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world's money. 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. The People Technology team applies engineering principles to HR systems, valuing documentation, peer reviews, scalable architecture, and measurable impact.