Full-Time
Benefits Manager
Wise
10,001+ employees
Low-cost international money transfers with API
Compensation Overview
$143k - $190k/yr
Austin, TX, USA
Hybrid
Must be onsite 3x/weekly.
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- Experienced Benefits Professional: You have a proven track record managing international insured benefits (Healthcare, Risk, Retirement, Flex) within a fast-paced environment.
- Solutions-Focused & Agile: You thrive in evolving situations and are comfortable driving key benefits initiatives.
- Data-Driven: You are proficient in using data, facts, and insights to evaluate program effectiveness and inform your approach.
- Collaborative & Globally Aware: You are skilled at building relationships across geographies, influencing without hierarchy, and balancing local needs with global impact.
- Customer-Driven: You are always thinking about how to automate and improve the Wiser experience, working more impactful and smarter, not harder.
- Resilient Change Agent: You are motivated to challenge the status quo and support organizational growth with pragmatism and steadiness.
- Own the Americas Benefits Ecosystem: Support the development, implementation, and expansion of health, risk, retirement, and flexible benefits programs across the region.
- Drive Operational Evolution: Design and maintain end-to-end data flows between Rewards, People Ops, and Payroll to ensure seamless process mapping and accuracy.
- Vendor & Partner Management: Partner with global brokers, pension consultants, flexible benefits administrators and local vendors to manage renewals, pricing, and contracts—proactively troubleshooting issues before they impact the Wiser experience.
- Data-Driven Benchmarking: Conduct regular analysis of market trends and claims utilization to ensure our packages remain competitive and financially sustainable.
- Compliance & Governance: Ensure all programs comply with local regulations and Wise’s global policies, staying ahead of legislative changes that impact our offerings.
- Communication & Education: Work with Internal Comms to deliver education plans that empower Wisers to maximize the value of their benefits.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with People Partners, People Operations teams, Payroll, and Finance to align benefits with talent goals and budget management.
- Financial / Tech Services Experience: Deep insight into the commercial landscape of the fintech or finance world.
- Consulting Background: Experience in a consulting environment is a plus but not a requirement.
- Compliance Focus: Knowledge of ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Wise enables international money transfers with lower fees by using a peer-to-peer model to match transfers across borders. It offers a multi-currency account for holding and managing money in different currencies and provides an API for businesses to integrate Wise transfers into their platforms. Unlike traditional banks that charge higher fees and poor exchange rates, Wise uses transparent, small-per-transaction fees and real-time exchange rates to reduce costs. Its approach differentiates it from competitors by emphasizing simplicity, cost transparency, and a broad API for business integration. The goal is to make cross-border payments cheaper, faster, and more transparent for individuals and businesses around the world.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2011
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Wise secured direct connections in Brazil and Japan in 2026, speeding up real-time cross-border transactions.
- Wise gained new licenses in South Africa, UAE, and Thailand in 2026, expanding global market access.
- Wise acquired Expatica in 2025, adding relocation guidance to deepen support for international customers.
What critics are saying
- Belgian prosecutors investigate Wise Europe for AML failures linked to €500M in suspicious transactions involving fraud and drug trafficking.
- Wise faces a high risk of account freezes or remediation by Belgium's National Bank over missing proof of address for hundreds of thousands of customers.
- Wise risks an EU or UK regulatory ban if the Belgian probe confirms non-compliance, potentially ending cross-border operations.
What makes Wise unique
- Wise uses a peer-to-peer model to match cross-border transfers, reducing costs and offering competitive exchange rates.
- Wise offers a transparent fee structure with no hidden charges, appealing to customers sending money abroad.
- Wise provides a multi-currency account and API for businesses, enabling global money management and platform integration.
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Benefits
PTO & annual leave
Work from home flexibility
Parental leave
Medical insurance plans
Health & wellbeing discounts
Pension & retirement plans
Social events
Relocation support
Growth & Insights and Company News
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Wise (Nasdaq:WSE, LSE:WISE), the global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world’s money, today announces its listing on Nasdaq.
Q1 2026 mission update: speed. Read time 1 minute Its journey towards instant payments. Wise Payments Limited has been working behind the scenes to make transfers faster and its delivery estimates more accurate. Now, 75% of transfers arrive in under 20 seconds. Wise Payments Limited also focused on making those delivery times even more reliable - so what you see is closer to when your money actually arrives. Q1 speed performance. Great news if you're sending PLN! Wise Payments Limited has improved how Wise Payments Limited connect to local payment systems in Poland, so more of your PLN transfers can arrive instantly. Boosted accuracy for quicker deliveries. Wise Payments Limited know you want your money delivered instantly, and while that's always its goal, making sure your payments arrive on time and accurately is just as important. That's why Wise Payments Limited track the accuracy of its payment's arrival time as 'Early', 'On time' or 'Late'. Wise Payments Limited has been busy making some big improvements to its reliability, and Wise Payments Limited has great news to share! Its global SWIFT transfers just got a major boost in reliability. Wise Payments Limited has introduced automated settlements, a smarter way to manage its funds, and better tracking for every payment. The result? 92% of its SWIFT payments are now delivered accurately and on time. Wise Payments Limited has also been working closely with its banking partners in Chile, Kenya, and Pakistan to fix technical glitches and better manage the funds needed for payments. This focused effort has led to strong improvements in the speed and accuracy of payments in KES, CLP, and PKR. That wraps up its progress for this quarter! Wise Payments Limited is committed to continuously improving how fast and accurate your payments are as Wise Payments Limited move forward. *Transaction speed claimed depends on individual circumstances and may not be available for all transactions.
Wise reported strong growth ahead of its Nasdaq listing, with quarterly cross-border transaction volumes rising 26% year on year to £49.4 billion in Q4 FY26. Active customers increased 22% to 11.3 million. The London-founded fintech is transferring its primary listing to the US whilst maintaining a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange. The expected Nasdaq listing date is 11 May 2026, pending SEC approval. Customer holdings climbed 37% to £29.4 billion, whilst underlying income rose 24% to £435.3 million. The business segment showed particular strength, with active Wise Business customers up 26% to 572,000 and business volumes rising 35%. For the full fiscal year, active customers grew 21% to 18.9 million, driving a 25% increase in cross-border volume to £181.7 billion.
Wise, the payments firm, confirmed it will shift its primary listing from London to Nasdaq on 11 May, whilst reporting fourth-quarter results that exceeded expectations. The company's shares rose in London trading following the announcement. Underlying income increased 24% year-over-year to £435.3 million for the three months ending March, surpassing the £428.7 million analyst estimate. Full-year cross-border volumes reached £181.7 billion, up 25%, whilst active customers grew 21% to nearly 18.9 million. Wise has applied to form a US national trust bank, which would provide direct access to Federal Reserve payment systems. CEO Kristo Kaarmann said the listing will boost Wise's US profile, where it already partners with over 4,000 banks and employs more than 750 people.