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.
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Job DescriptionWe're looking for a Senior Researcher to join the Spend Squad in London. You'll be part of Wise's global mission to build an open and fair financial system.
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, and building products that support Business and Personal needs for credit has never been more important in achieving our mission.
Your mission:
Your mission is to help the Spend squad understand and meet customers' needs for credit - both for business and personal use. This new opportunity for Wise requires generative, evaluative and strategic research across regions to inform product direction and quality. Your work will guide which markets we expand to, shape value propositions and ensure in-product flows fit seamlessly into people's lives and businesses.
You'll join a vibrant research community of 20+ researchers and work embedded within the Spend squad.
As a Senior Researcher, you'll be owning your expertise. You'll contribute by:
Running complex research - working on projects that are often complex and ambiguous, operating with significant autonomy
Problem-solving excellence - proactively demonstrating exceptional problem-solving skills and holistic research thinking
Collaborating - routinely working with other researchers and disciplines, often leading workshops and crits
Planning strategically - being able to explain how workstreams should be planned, coordinated and sequenced
Defining success - ensuring key milestones and metrics are in place to measure and assess impact
Storytelling and advocacy - being a strong cross-functional collaborator and accomplished storyteller; an effective advocate of a research-led 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:
Own complex work - lead ambiguous research projects with significant autonomy and impact
Shape direction - influence how your team prioritises and sequences work to achieve squad goals
Develop your expertise - continue growing as a researcher while expanding your strategic and leadership capabilities
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 skills 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 comfortable working embedded in cross-functional product teams; able to work autonomously and collaboratively with product management, data, design and engineering
You're able to guide teams on actioning insights and work closely with designers to ideate based on findings
You have strong 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're also…
capable of prioritising and sequencing activities, addressing uncertainties and defining success
self-directed; you can spot opportunities and take appropriate steps to action them with minimal guidance
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 UX research within the tech/product industry
You're not comfortable working with significant autonomy on complex, ambiguous projects
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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