Lead Analyst - IC3 - Data Platform

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Senior level
Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Wise is one of the fastest growing fintechs in the world and we’re on a mission to make money without borders a new norm
The Role
Lead analytical projects for Wise’s Data Platform, identifying investment priorities, defining success measures, building reliable datasets and data models, and translating evidence into engineering and product recommendations. Maintain data pipelines and integrations, support repeatable analysis, communicate trade-offs to technical and business stakeholders, and share analytical methods with analysts and engineers.
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Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
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.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Job Description

Lead Data Analyst (IC3) - Data Platform

The Platform Engineering Tribe:

We are the driving force behind Wise, making sure everything runs smoothly. We support our engineering teams so they innovate, build and ship great code quickly and confidently. Our expertise spans Data, Machine Learning, Incident and Risk Management, Hardware, and System Efficiency, all designed to foster an unparalleled Engineering Experience.

The Analytics Role:

We're looking for a Lead Data Analyst to help shape how Wise invests in and improves its data platforms. You'll work across our Data Platform, covering the infrastructure that moves and stores our data through to analytics, machine learning and AI.

There's scope here to establish how we measure the value of these platforms and use that understanding to influence what we build next. Working closely with engineering and product leads, you'll help us understand where investment is paying off and where a different approach would make a bigger difference.

This is a hands-on role. You'll build the datasets and models behind your recommendations, taking ownership of analytical work from the initial question through to the decisions it supports. We want someone who enjoys understanding how systems work and can connect that technical detail to what matters for the people using them.

 

How you’ll contribute:

  • Work with our teams to identify the questions that matter, agree how to measure success and help prioritise investment.

  • Lead analytical projects, choosing an approach that fits the problem and carrying the work through to recommendations teams can use.

  • Build and maintain the data pipelines and models that make your analysis reliable and repeatable.

  • Bring an analytical perspective to engineering and product discussions, helping colleagues understand the evidence and the trade-offs behind a decision.

  • Share your methods and knowledge so other analysts and engineers can build on your work.

 

 

Qualifications

Technical Expectations:

  • 6+ years of commercial experience in a product-led environment

  • Proficient in SQL and familiar with data visualization tools such as Looker, Superset, PowerBI, or Tableau

  • Experience in automation and building data pipelines and working with tools like DBT and Airflow for ETL processes.

  • Skilled in using REST APIs to develop and manage data integrations

Soft Skills:

  • Critical thinking: You're comfortable working through an open-ended question, challenging assumptions and deciding what evidence would help answer it.

  • Influence: You can explain complex findings clearly and build trust with people who bring different technical and business perspectives.

  • Curiosity and ownership: You want to understand how things work, follow a problem through and take responsibility for making your analysis useful.

Additional Information

Why Should You Join Our Team?

Our platforms support analysts, analytics engineers and data scientists across Wise. You'll have the opportunity to improve their day-to-day work by helping us understand what they need from our tools and services, and where changes would make the biggest difference. Your work can help data professionals across the business spend less time working around problems and more time using data to support their teams.

The breadth of the role gives you room to develop your technical understanding while exercising your judgement as an analyst. You'll work alongside engineers and specialists across the data group, with independence in how you approach your work and colleagues to help you get into unfamiliar areas.

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

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.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Skills Required

  • 6+ years of commercial experience in a product-led environment
  • Proficiency in SQL
  • Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Looker, Superset, Power BI, or Tableau
  • Experience with automation and building data pipelines
  • Experience with dbt and Airflow for ETL processes
  • Experience using REST APIs to develop and manage data integrations
  • Critical thinking and ability to work through open-ended questions
  • Ability to explain complex findings clearly and influence stakeholders
  • Curiosity, ownership, and willingness to understand systems deeply

What the Team is Saying

Wise Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is considered generous, with substantial annual PTO, sick leave, and a paid sabbatical after four years highlighted. Feedback suggests these policies meaningfully support rest and flexibility.
  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, and options like HSA contributions and a zero-deductible plan in some cases. Feedback suggests the healthcare offering is viewed favorably overall.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants (RSUs or stock options) are broadly available and positioned as a core part of total compensation. Feedback suggests some employees find the equity a meaningful component of their overall package.

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The Company
9,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

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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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

We expect new joiners in the office most days to build connections and learn from colleagues for their first six months. After that, most Wisers split their working week between the office and home, typically coming in at least 12 times a month.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
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