Senior People Partner (9 month FTC)

IVP; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company is looking for a Senior People Partner to join their London office on a 9-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the Finance change programme during a significant transformation. This position requires collaboration with finance leadership, driving effective communication and people strategies to ensure engagement across teams. Ideal candidates should have experience in change management and possess strong stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in people partnering within a high growth or transforming environment.
• Ability to support complex change and navigate ambiguity.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to build trusted relationships.

Responsibilities

• Build effective relationships with Finance leads as a trusted advisor.
• Plan and deliver people change aligned to the Finance transformation.
• Support leaders to communicate changes clearly to Finance teams.
• Drive people strategy with a focus on organizational development.
• Analyze people metrics and risks to provide insights.

Skills

Effective communication

Stakeholder management

Data driven decision making

Change management

Collaboration

Resilience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We're currently hiring a Senior People Partner on a 9 month fixed term basis to join our Partner team and support a critical phase of change within Wise. You'll be based in our London Office. We're looking for a commercially minded, driven and goal‑oriented Senior People Partner to join us at a pivotal moment for Wise.

This role will play a key part in supporting the Finance change programme as we progress on our dual‑listing journey. You will work closely with finance leadership during a period of significant transformation, while continuing to build a highly engaged, high‑performing finance organisation. You will work alongside the People Partner Lead for Finance and the Core Functions, partnering closely with Finance work‑stream leads to plan, deliver and land the people elements of the change effectively. The role offers real scope and impact, supporting leaders to navigate change while ensuring clarity, engagement and momentum across Finance teams.

What problems are we solving

We are continuing to build the People Partner capability at Wise to empower leaders and ensure our people practices scale. Within Finance we are supporting leaders through a period of significant change linked to our dual‑listing journey and broader Finance transformation. This includes ensuring teams are well informed and engaged, building clarity on critical roles and future capabilities and supporting organisation design and leadership effectiveness through change.

What you’ll do

• Build close, effective relationships with Finance leads and their teams, acting as a trusted people advisor to support shared objectives, coach leaders through change and support delivery of people plans.
• Partner with Finance leadership to plan and deliver people change aligned to Finance transformation and dual‑listing readiness, including organisation design, role clarity and leadership capability.
• Support leaders to communicate change clearly and confidentially, ensuring Finance teams are well informed, engaged and understand what change means for them.
• Create and drive the people strategy, along with metrics and OKRs, for your area of responsibility with a strong focus on supporting Finance through periods of transformation and growth.
• Build a clear view of critical roles, succession and future capabilities required within Finance, supporting talent and workforce planning decisions.
• Work with the Recruitment team and finance leaders to prioritise, plan and forecast roles for future growth and capability needs.
• Drive organisational development, organisation design, change and engagement within Finance.
• Partner with leaders to develop our leadership capability and skills needed to deliver successfully through change.
• Work closely with HR Centres of Expertise (CoE) to resolve complex and challenging problems through innovative and agile thinking.
• Analyse people metrics and risks adding further insight into the overall health of our teams and share trends or determine opportunities for focus.
• Work closely with the People Partner Lead for Finance, collaborating on the design and delivery of Finance.
• Big Thinker – you're willing to challenge the status quo, speak up and help others see things from other perspectives.
• Collaboration – relationships get you out of bed in the morning, building and fostering them over time. Also not afraid to challenge and say no, without creating damage.
• Data Driven – you'll always start with data, facts and insights to help inform your approach to solving problems and analysing needs. You have a high proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint and can use data to provide insights, inform decisions and visualise it to influence others through storytelling.
• Initiative – we're not a 'one size fits all' kind of business and we're not looking for off‑the‑shelf solutions; we need you to think creatively and be flexible in your outlook.
• Resilience – you need to be comfortable being challenged and keeping cool and calm through times of adversity.
• Change agent – the skills and desire to change the status quo for the better. These should include the ability to manage all elements of organisational transformation, facilitation, and training.
• Communication – You are an effective and thoughtful communicator who is able to understand diverse perspectives and vary your communication style based on the circumstance.

What you’ve done

• People partnered in a high growth or transforming environment – this will help you know how to deal with ambiguity and shifting priorities, and you'll have experience working closely with a scaling, global team.
• Supported complex change or transformation – including organisation change, role clarity or capability shifts and helping leaders and teams navigate periods of uncertainty.
• Strong stakeholder management – you've built trusted relationships with senior leaders and can influence challenges and support them through change.
• Strong Judgement – you use sound judgement to assess problems and drive initiatives that have a measurable impact.
• Experience working in or alongside a US‑listed or US‑regulated environment – Supporting leaders through reporting or change requirements.
• Regional / multi‑site experience – you're experienced supporting Leads and employees split across geographies and timezones. One of your super powers is being able to adapt to many different cultures and backgrounds.

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move money around the world. 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.