Engineer People Technology

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

As a People Technology Engineer (Workday Time & Absence), you will be a vital technical contributor driving the configuration, maintenance, and optimization of our time and absence processes. You will execute standard configuration tasks, resolve legacy setup issues, and implement mandatory legislative updates for our growing global workforce (with a focus on the Americas region).

Working closely with senior domain experts and People Operations stakeholders, you will help clear our T&A backlog and enable our global expansion. Long-term, you will be a key part of our shift toward a regionally aligned, POps-adjacent product team, broadening your skills to provide holistic Workday support to your regional stakeholders.

How we work: 

We apply engineering principles to People Tech. You’ll be part of a team that values documentation, peer reviews, and scalable architecture. We empower teams to make decisions and take ownership. We value clear outcomes, strong cross-functional partnerships and measurable impact.

What will you be working on?:

• Functional Configuration: Execute hands-on configuration of Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management. Build and update standard leave plans, holiday calendars, time entry codes, and basic routing rules.

• Issue Resolution & Ticket Management: Manage and resolve technical support queries and bugs via Jira. Troubleshoot user errors, correct localized accrual issues, and maintain the day-to-day functional health of the T&A module.

• Stakeholder Support: Partner with regional People Operations teams (Americas focus) to understand their operational bottlenecks and implement system adjustments that improve employee experience and ensure local compliance.

• Testing & Documentation: Conduct rigorous unit and regression testing for Workday bi-annual releases and internal feature deployments. Maintain clear, up-to-date documentation for all T&A configurations.

• Data & Reporting: Build and maintain custom reports to support People Operations in tracking absence liabilities, time-off balances, and operational metrics.

Qualifications

• Workday Configuration Experience: Proven hands-on experience configuring Workday HCM, with a specific focus on Absence Management and/or Time Tracking modules.

• Execution Focus: Strong ability to manage routine ticket maintenance, execute standard configuration tasks, and deliver reliable solutions under the guidance of senior technical leads.

• Problem-Solving Mindset: You are analytically minded—capable of investigating discrepancies in time-off accruals or time-entry errors and applying logical fixes.

• Communication: Exceptional ability to translate system logic into simple language for regional People Operations stakeholders and employees.

• Engineering Values: An egoless approach to work, a deep focus on employee data security/confidentiality, and a commitment to high-quality testing and peer review.

• Advanced English

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence for tracking work and maintaining system documentation.

• Workday Pro certifications in Absence or Time Tracking.

• Experience supporting HR technology in a fast-paced, global environment.

Additional Information

Benefits

• 🚀 RSU’s in a rapidly growing company
• 💻 Flexible working model – During the first six months, you’ll be in office most days of the week to become fully immersed in Wise’s culture and ways of working. After the initial period, you’ll be in office at least 3 days per week. 
• 💪 An annual self-development budget
• 🩺 Health and dental allowance for you and your dependents
• 💝 Company-paid: Life Insurance, and an EAP program
• ☀️ Paid time off: 30 days vacation + 3 “Me” days + 1 volunteer day, annually
• 🏝️ A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years
• 👶🏼 8 weeks of paid parental leave, after a year with us and child care assistance
• 🚌 Transportation vouchers
• 🍕 Food (708 BRL per month) and Meal (1,166 BRL per month) vouchers
• 🏋️ TotalPass access to 3,500 gyms and studios throughout Brazil

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.

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