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Job DescriptionWe’re looking for a Senior Technical Programme Manager to lead large-scale engineering programmes and help engineering tribes improve planning, prioritisation and delivery.
You’ll turn broad priorities into clear plans, work through technical dependencies and help teams resolve risks and competing priorities. You’ll also lead technology control improvements, working with engineering and specialists in Risk, Compliance and Audit on requirements including SOX and IT General Controls.
This role suits someone who takes initiative, brings structure to ambiguous problems and follows delivery through to completion. You’ll be comfortable working closely with engineers, challenging incomplete plans and making sure decisions lead to action.
How we work
You’ll join a small Engineering Operations team, working across engineering and business functions. We bring clarity to complex work through practical planning, clear ownership and consistent follow-through.
You’ll partner with tribe leadership on planning and operational improvements, and coordinate delivery with engineering teams and control owners. Engineering teams retain responsibility for technical decisions, while control owners remain accountable for control execution and evidence.
What you’ll achieve:
Lead complex technical programmes. Turn broad priorities into clear outcomes, scope, workstreams and milestones. Drive delivery across engineering teams, from initial planning and technical dependencies through rollout and ongoing operations.
Partner with engineering leaders. Support tribe-level planning, prioritisation and operational reviews, helping teams make realistic commitments and follow through on them.
Resolve risks and dependencies. Identify blockers early, clarify ownership and bring the right people together to resolve competing priorities and make decisions that keep delivery moving.
Make progress and decisions clear. Give stakeholders a dependable view of delivery, risks and trade-offs. Challenge unsupported progress updates and escalate issues with clear impact and practical options.
Deliver technology control improvements. Work with engineering, Risk, Compliance and Audit to translate control requirements, including SOX and IT General Controls, into practical delivery plans. Coordinate remediation, testing readiness and validated closure.
Improve how engineering operates. Use data and automation to reduce manual reporting and coordination. Build practical frameworks, guidance and training that help teams adopt better ways of working.
Make changes sustainable. Establish clear ownership, processes and handovers so programme outcomes and control improvements become part of everyday operations.
What you’ll bring:
A strong track record of independently leading complex technical programmes across multiple engineering teams and business functions, with clear delivery outcomes.
Enough technical understanding to work through system dependencies, implementation constraints and rollout decisions with engineers.
Experience working closely with engineering leaders on planning, priorities, dependencies and operational improvements.
Experience delivering technical programmes involving security, technology risk, regulatory requirements or control improvements. You can work with specialists to turn requirements into engineering plans and follow them through to completion. Direct SOX or ITGC experience is valuable.
An understanding of control ownership, evidence requirements and the distinction between implementing a change and having it validated for closure.
The ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear plans, take ownership and drive progress without relying on formal authority.
Strong stakeholder management and the confidence to challenge unclear ownership, incomplete plans and unsupported progress claims.
Clear communication, including the ability to facilitate difficult discussions and give leaders concise updates on progress, risks and decisions.
An analytical approach, using data to identify problems, assess progress and improve ways of working.
You don’t need to meet every requirement. If you bring strong technical programme delivery experience and relevant experience with risk or controls, we’d love to hear from you.
Additional Information£92,000-£118,000k
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Skills Required
- Track record of independently leading complex technical programmes across multiple engineering teams and business functions
- Technical understanding of system dependencies, implementation constraints, and rollout decisions
- Experience working with engineering leaders on planning, prioritisation, dependencies, and operational improvements
- Experience delivering technical programmes involving security, technology risk, regulatory requirements, or control improvements
- Ability to translate control requirements into engineering plans and drive them through completion
- Understanding of control ownership, evidence requirements, and validated closure
- Ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear plans and drive progress without formal authority
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to challenge unclear ownership, incomplete plans, and unsupported progress claims
- Clear communication and ability to facilitate difficult discussions and provide concise leadership updates
- Analytical approach using data to identify problems, assess progress, and improve ways of working
- Direct SOX or IT General Controls experience
Wise Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employee ownership through share awards is standard for permanent staff, and equity is described as a meaningful part of total compensation. This approach can make overall pay feel more competitive than base salary alone.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is highlighted as a strong part of the package, including specific praise from operations roles. Generous PTO contributes to a more favorable view of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance is called out positively alongside other core benefits. Strong coverage helps offset concerns about the cash components of pay.
Wise Insights
What We Do
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money. With Wise Account and Wise Business, people and businesses can hold 40 currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too; an entirely new network for the world's money. Launched in 2011, Wise is one of the world’s fastest growing, profitable tech companies. In fiscal year 2025, Wise supported around 15.6 million people and businesses, processing over $185 billion in cross-border transactions and saving customers around $2.6 billion.
Why Work With Us
We’re truly global in who we are, how we work, and how we build. Everything we do is centred around creating a world of money that’s fast, easy, fair. And open to all. Everyone who works here owns a piece of Wise, from the work they do, to the stock they hold.
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