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 DescriptionWe're looking for a Lead Researcher to support Wise Business in London. You'll be part of Wise's global mission to build an open and fair financial system, especially for our business customers.
At Wise, we've got a clear mission - money without borders. Built by and for people who live global lives. We're at a genuinely exciting time. Building more transparent and convenient ways to get paid has never been more important in achieving our mission.
Your mission:
Your mission is to understand how businesses get paid, the problems they face and how to create a convenient, instant and low-cost experience to get paid into Wise. You'll work on everything from exploring new market opportunities to ensuring flows fit seamlessly into how businesses operate.
You'll join a thriving research community of 20+ researchers in London and work within the evolving 'Acquiring' domain, which currently covers Payment Links, Invoices, QuickPay, card payments and E-commerce. You'll be the first researcher to join the domain, but you may end up leading other researchers in the same area in the future.
As a Lead Researcher, you're evolving as a leader. You'll contribute by:
Setting priorities and direction - proactively setting priorities in collaboration with team members, understanding how they ladder to squad and business goals
Elevating craft and capabilities - leading by example and actively developing the research thinking and capabilities of the squad
Running complex research - working on projects that are often complex and ambiguous. You’ll regularly lead research and take responsibility for research decisions
Articulating strategy - effectively communicating research strategy to teams and key stakeholders, positively influencing focus and priorities
Demonstrating impact through people - mentoring and guiding others, ensuring that their growth creates downstream impact
Leading with guts - setting clear goals and direction, championing quality, the user and a human-centred approach
Using modern tools thoughtfully - leveraging AI and emerging tools where they help accelerate research delivery, while maintaining research rigour
This role will give you the opportunity to:
Shape strategy - articulating the now, next, and future of the Acquiring experience
Grow as a leader - develop your leadership capabilities, stakeholder influence and strategic thinking at an inflection point (new payment methods, API/e-commerce launches)
Be part of our mission to make money without borders the new normal
A bit about you…
You have deep experience with both generative and evaluative research; exceptional problem-solving and holistic research thinking
You know how to choose the right research approach for different ambiguity levels, build decision confidence through well-designed studies, and connect user evidence to business outcomes
You're able to guide teams on actioning insights and work closely with designers to ideate based on findings
You're a skilled negotiator, capable of influencing teams, squads, and senior leaders to champion user-centred approaches
You have top-notch presentation and storytelling skills, especially when sharing impactful insights
You're comfortable using modern research tools and thoughtfully applying AI where it can accelerate delivery without compromising quality
You also have…
Experience leading and/or developing researchers, with examples of elevating team capabilities and performance
A proven ability to set clear goals and priorities for others that ladder to business objectives
Skilled at influencing senior leaders and negotiating across teams and squads
A track record of championing research quality, user advocacy and human-centred design at the organisational level
Strategic impact:
An ability to articulate research strategy and positively influence multiple teams' focus and priorities
A deep understanding of how research connects to team, squad and business goals
Examples of mentoring others to create downstream impact through their growth
And as a heads up, this role probably isn't for you if:
Your experience is primarily market research and/or academia
You don't have demonstrable experience leading user research within the tech/product industry
You haven't lead or mentored researchers before
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.
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Skills Required
- Deep experience with generative and evaluative user research
- Ability to choose appropriate research approaches for ambiguous problems and connect evidence to business outcomes
- Experience leading, mentoring, or developing other researchers
- Proven ability to set clear goals and priorities that ladder to business objectives
- Strong stakeholder influencing, negotiation, presentation, and storytelling skills
- Experience guiding teams to action on research insights and collaborating closely with designers
- Comfort using modern research tools and thoughtfully applying AI to accelerate research without compromising rigour
- Track record of championing research quality, user advocacy, and human-centred design at an organisational level
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Wise Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Global minimum of 33 paid days off (36 in U.S. hubs) plus a 6‑week paid sabbatical every four years and extras like volunteer or “Me” days indicate substantial time‑off depth.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 18 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth or adoption after one year, along with adoption and fertility support, underscores robust family support.
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Flexible Benefits — Work‑from‑anywhere up to 90 days per year after six months and flexible working principles provide notable geographic mobility and scheduling latitude.
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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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.
