WFM Operations Partner Lead

Wise; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise in Hyderabad is seeking a Workforce Management Operations Partner Lead to join the Operational team. This role interfaces between Workforce Management and Operations to ensure WFM concepts are understood and applied in decision-making.

Key duties include translating WFM insights into actionable trade-offs, mentoring Intraday and Scheduling Specialists, and driving proactive, data-driven scheduling and capacity decisions to safeguard service levels and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years WFM/Ops experience in high-volume environments.
• Financial services knowledge (KYC/FinCrime) helpful.
• Ability to translate technical WFM terms into actionable business advice.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Act as the business partner and guardian of WFM disciplines within Operations, translating insights into clear operational trade-offs.
• Mentor Intraday and Scheduling Specialists and support their professional development.
• Shift Operations from reactive short-term decisions toward planned, data-driven execution to protect service, cost, and scalability.

Job description

Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
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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.
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More about our mission and what we offer.

Job Description

We’re looking for a Workforce Management Operations Partner Lead to join our Operational team in our Hyderabad office!

The WFM Operations Partner Lead is the primary interface between Workforce Management and Operations, responsible for ensuring that WFM disciplines are consistently understood, adopted, and applied in operational decision-making.

This role does not execute tactical WFM activities such as intraday moves, schedule creation, or capacity modelling. Instead, it acts as a business partner and discipline guardian, translating WFM insights into clear operational trade-offs and constructively challenging decisions that undermine workforce plans.

Your Mission

• Your mission is to shift Operations from reactive, short-term workforce decisions toward planned, data-driven execution, ensuring intraday, scheduling, and capacity principles are applied consistently to protect service, cost, and scalability outcomes.
• This role is not accountable for forecast accuracy, schedule creation, or intraday execution, which remain the responsibility of WFM execution teams.
• In addition, the WFM Operations Partner serves as a mentor and capability multiplier for Intraday and Scheduling Specialists, supporting their professional development and decision quality through guidance, coaching, and feedback, while maintaining a dotted-line connection rather than direct people management accountability.

• 2–4 Years WFM/Ops Experience: Proven track record in high-volume, scaled environments (Contact Centers or Shared Services).
• Financial Services Knowledge: Specific understanding of KYC, FinCrime, or regulated operational environments.
• The "Translator" Ability: Capable of turning complex WFM jargon (Erlang, Shrinkage, Occupancy) into clear, actionable business advice.
• Strategic Assertiveness: The backbone to constructively challenge senior leaders and say "no" when decisions undermine WFM plans.
• Analytical Reasoning: Ability to interpret data trends and identify leading vs. lagging indicators rather than just reading metrics.
• Stakeholder Management: Experience acting as a partner rather than just a reporting function; comfortable operating with Heads of Departments.
• Forward-Looking Mindset: A bias toward proactive risk identification and prevention rather than reactive firefighting.
• Change Management: Experience driving the adoption of new playbooks or frameworks across different operational units.
• Strong stakeholder management.
• Welcome challenges with a positive attitude.
• Easily adapt to changes.
• Extremely guided towards teamwork/collaboration.
• Flexible to work weekends/Public Holidays.
• Schedule optimization experience / knowledge on how is it done.

Before applying, please ensure you meet the following requirements.

• You have been in your current role for at least 12 months at the time of application.
• Your last GrowWise rating is "clear impact" and on track or above.
• You are not on an active disciplinary action and/or Performance Improvement Plan.

We highly recommend that you speak with your current Lead before applying.

Additional Information

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• 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.
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