Payroll Project Lead (12 Month FTC) (Hiring Immediately)

wise
London

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 and .

Job Description

We’re currently hiring for a Payroll Project Lead (12 month FTC) to join our global payroll team based in our London Office.

We’re looking for a Payroll Specialist who lives our values , will help grow our culture , and drive our mission forward!

Your mission:

This exciting role will join the payroll team and be responsible for growth and expansion into existing and new markets. You’ll attend internal and external calls, understand the payroll requirements to set up in the country and work with internal teams to support the implementation.

This role will include partnering with our third-party payroll vendor and their advisors to understand each country's unique requirements.

The specifics:

  • Lead end to end payroll projects supporting growth and expansion

  • Develop and manage project plans and timelines, capture risks

  • Partner with internal teams to ensure alignment in the projects

  • Assess payroll readiness for new markets

  • Manage external vendors

  • Lead build, testing and sign off for go live readiness

  • Monitor project risks, issues, dependencies and ensure stakeholders are updated

  • Support post implementation hyper care period

Your challenges:

  • We’re evolving our payroll model - you’ll have the chance to bring your brainpower and prior experience to help us build an outstanding payroll team as we continue to grow and scale
  • You’ll assist to create efficiencies in our current ways of working and help us develop new ways of payroll processing

Qualifications

A bit about you:

  • Project Management - Experience in leading payroll projects and delivering on time
  • Above average tech skills - Particularly with Google Docs, Sheets, and Microsoft Excel for use of pivot tables, charts, etc - as well as being proficient in using payroll software
  • Collaborative -You’ll have a passion and skill for building strong relationships based on trust and mutual respect
  • Detail focused - You’ll have an eye for the details and an appreciation of data and analytics, using these two skills to drive your decisions
  • Adaptable - You will be as comfortable working with ambiguity as you are with certainty. We need someone who can be agile enough to respond to changing priorities but be able to hold clear on the long-term path ahead
  • Curiosity to learn & grow - We don’t expect you to be an expert, but we’ll need you to have a positive, can-do attitude - with a willingness to learn new things
  • Ability to multi-task - You must be able to handle multiple tasks - often at the same time. You’ll also have the ability to start, stop, pick-up and complete tasks on a recurring basis
  • Teamwork focused - You excel in a teamwork-oriented setting. This role requires you to partner with your peers and cross-check assigned payrolls

We’re people without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We want to work with the best people, no matter their background. So if you’re passionate about learning new things and keen to join our mission, you’ll fit right in.

Also, where and what you studied isn't important to us. If you’ve got great experience, the right skills for the role and you’re great at articulating your thinking, we’d like to hear from you.

Additional Information

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 .

Posted 2026-11-06

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