Product Lead - Group Financials

Job description

The role You’ll join the Finance Tribe at a pivotal stage of Wise’s growth. Wise has listed in the US and continues to expand globally. We are investing significantly in our finance technology, processes and teams so that we can meet the standards expected of a global financial technology company, while continuing to support Wise’s rapid growth. As Product Lead, you’ll lead and grow a team of Product Managers and Implementation Managers, setting a high bar for product strategy, execution and ownership.

You’ll set direction across a large cross-functional organisation, working closely with engineering, finance, controls, operations, analytics, data science and senior business leaders. You’ll work on complex, high-impact problems. You’ll collaborate with teams across Wise on technically challenging problems that sit at the heart of how Wise operates as a global financial technology company.

This will include: ERP selection and implementation Wider finance systems and data product strategy Automation of key finance processes Tooling to support SOX compliance, auditability and strong financial controls Improving the speed, quality and reliability of financial close and reporting This is a Product Lead 1 role. For more information on our Product Career Map and levelling structure, click here .

Qualifications

Strong product ownership

You have significant hands-on Product experience and a track record of building, scaling and improving complex products, platforms or data products. Ideally you have experience working with risk and controls, and solving for auditability and operational resilience.

Finance systems, data and process expertise

You have a strong background in finance systems, data products, financial processes and the demands of building for controlled, audited environments. You have experience with Tier 1 ERPs such as SAP or Oracle.

Analytical strength

You are comfortable with data. You use data to understand problems, measure progress and make better decisions.

Clear communication

You can make financial, technical and organisational problems understandable. You are able to frame problems clearly, align senior stakeholders and help teams prioritise in a noisy domain.

Leadership experience

You have led Product Managers before. You know how to coach, challenge and develop people while creating clarity and momentum.

Strong problem solving

You are comfortable challenging the status quo. You bring structure to ambiguous problems, make pragmatic trade-offs and stay focused on the customer and the Wise mission.

AI Comfortable

using AI and automation to discover, simplify and solve problems