Description
As a DEI Partner Lead at Wise, you will be responsible for leading Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the company's People function.
You will partner with leaders to diagnose challenges, co-create and deliver action plans, and drive measurable progress.
Key responsibilities include:
- Partnering with People COEs and business leaders to embed DEI in talent processes, policies, and culture
- Diagnosing inclusion gaps through data and listening; co-creating action plans with accountability
- Coaching managers and People Partners on inclusive leadership, bias mitigation, and complex DEI-related employee matters
- Designing and delivering DEI training and learning journeys
- Building toolkits and resources to enable managers and teams to act on inclusion day-to-day
- Supporting and governing employee communities (ERGs)
- Owning DEI metrics, dashboards, and narrative reporting for leadership and the Board
- Managing global regulatory reporting (pay gap, EEO, workforce diversity) across jurisdictions
- Tracking progress against DEI goals and surfacing insights to inform strategy
- Shaping Wise's DEI roadmap in partnership with the People Leadership Team
- Advising on risk, reputation, and opportunity related to DEI and taking steps to mitigate
- Representing Wise externally and bringing best practice back into the business
The ideal candidate will have:
- Relevant experience in DEI, Partnering, or OD roles with enterprise-wide impact
- Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and translate DEI strategy into action
- Strong facilitation and training design skills; comfortable delivering to large, diverse audiences
- Experience managing multi-jurisdiction DEI reporting and compliance (pay gap, EEO, etc.)
- Data fluency: using metrics to diagnose problems, measure progress, and tell compelling stories
- Bias for action and accountability,balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution