Head of Product, Wise
North America
1-5 days a week in office
Money without borders
Open for applications
Money without borders
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
We’re on a mission. And it’s money without borders. Instant, convenient, transparent and — eventually — free.
Role
Who you are
- You’ve built products at scale – You’ve worked on a product that grew to thousands or even millions of customers. You have experience growing an early stage company into something larger, but you’re also able to navigate the complexity of a product at scale
- You have delivered complex products from end to end, collaborating across functions (or departments) and getting the wider organization excited about what you’re building. If you’ve done this in US fintech before, even better (though this is not a hard requirement!)
- You have led and grown high-performing teams of 5-20 product managers in the past, or similar. You excel at building strong, diverse teams. You level up quality in every team you interact with
- You’re hands on and a strong individual contributor (maybe you have a background as an analyst, engineer, or designer). You thrive as a player-coach. You are able to operate at many levels of detail, flipping between executing as an individual contributor and leading a wider team. Everyone in Wise still executes projects as well, starting from our CEO
- You are able to get the team to dream big. You are able to build consensus around a multi-year vision for Wise in North America and do whatever it takes to get there
- You’re always learning and doing whatever it takes to make your product team successful. Whether it’s interviewing customers, designing UIs, writing code or modelling growth, you’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves and learn the skills you don’t have today to unblock your team
- You have exceptional clarity of thinking and are able to convey this simply. You bring structure to complex and fuzzy problems
- You have fresh ideas - You don’t accept the status quo, but are interested in solving problems in novel ways. You are able to communicate the impact of those ideas and formulate plans to implement them
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Head of Product, North America, based out of our new and growing hub in Austin, TX
- In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the strategy and lead teams driving our product development highest potential growing markets
- You’ll lead (hire, develop, grow, guide) all of our North America focused product teams, based largely in our product development hub in Austin but with connections to New York, London, and Europe
- Your remit will be; building, maintaining, and growing all of our products in North America. This includes consumer, business, and platform products, both for customers in North America and global customers moving money in North America
- You'll lead our product management teams directly, but indirectly you'll be responsible for Wise in North America - everything from problems in risk, operations and pricing, to research and financial crime prevention
- You’ll be empowered to make decisions on how and where we invest in Wise in North America. You’ll walk in the shoes of our customers and define what a seamless, localized, product looks like - something 10x better than anything else
- You will be directly responsible for hiring, developing, and supporting the product team. You’ll also guide the wider organisation across other functions (operations, analytics, risk, and everything in-between) to build great products for North America
- You’ll be one of the key drivers of our global expansion strategy. You’ll work with our wider expansion tribe to raise the bar for our expansion, growth, and payments globally
- Redefine the standards for how global people move money around the world - this is a chance to do something that matters and will set a new high water mark for global finance
- Choose your own path to success - you’ll be empowered to define the vision, required to inspire the team around this, and have the responsibility for making it happen
- Grow and build the team that can make this happen
- Travel to work with our teams globally, as well as meet various partners and organisations when needed
- Inspire teams with your ideas, knowledge and self-starting attitude
Our take
Wise started when the two founders realised they would be better off trading Estonian kroons for British pounds (and vice versa) between themselves rather than going through banks. That was back in 2011, and they've since grown Wise into one of Europe's most successful tech businesses, exchanging billions of currency every month.
Wise rapidly grew by solving a significant problem for customers, who lost too much money to banks when exchanging currency. They've attracted investment from some of the best investors in the world, from Andreesen Horowitz to Index Ventures and even Richard Branson.
The challenge for Wise will be maintaining their edge and brand power in a market that's becoming increasingly crowded with new entrants (like Revolut and Monzo) and incumbents (traditional banks) trying to catch up. To do so, the company is ramping up its digital and marketing strategies, as well as pushing for further development of its existing products.
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Employee endorsements
Flexible working
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Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2017
$280m
SERIES E
May 2016
$26m
SERIES D
Total funding: $396.4m
Company benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Health and Wellbeing Discounts
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays) + 3 Me Days
- RSUs (Restricted Stock Units)
- 6 Week Paid Sabbatical
- Mobile Wiser - work remote for up to 90 days a year 🛫
- Parental Leave
- Pension and Retirement Plans
- Plus Many More!
Company values
- This isn’t just a job, we’re a revolution
- We get it done
- Customers > team > ego
- No drama. Good karma.
Company HQ
London, UK
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Leadership
Taavet Hinrikus
(Chairman)Previously Director of Strategy for Skype.
Kristo Käärmann
(CEO)Previously a Consultant at PwC and Manager at Deloitte.
People progressing
Joined as Banking Lead, promoted to Head of Banking after 2 years, then again to Global Head of Banking.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Wise
- Communities and safe spaces (Employee Resource Groups) – led by our Wisers so people can share experiences and information, support each other and connect on shared values
- Wise Cultural Calendar – a programme to learn and celebrate the wide range of cultures, traditions, backgrounds, and global experiences we have here at Wise. Example programmes include Pride Summer and Black History Month
- Our teams continue to set and drive their own bespoke objectives, holding themselves accountable and making sure they focus efforts where they can have the most impact
- We’re excited to partner with InChorus to collect ongoing data on our culture and enable teams to track their progress
- DEI development and training — We’re building our capability and getting everyone on the same page about DEI. Our new training programme will help new joiners and all Wisers know what DEI looks like day-to-day and how they can play their part
- Global policy review — We’re working with an external advisor to provide detailed feedback on best practices in policies by end January
- Disability inclusion – We’re building resources and support for Wisers and candidates with disabilities. Our goals is to offer practical information and support to ensure that Wise remains an inclusive environment for those impacted by a disability
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