People Operations Specialist

At an exciting time of ambitious growth, your role of People Support in the People Operations team will play a key part in promoting a seamless and customer-focused experience across the employee lifecycle, and supporting our people (we call them Wisers) to do what they do best at Wise. You're someone who'll keep us on track and compliant, ensuring our operational engine ticks along nicely, but you're also inquisitive and hungry for new ways we can handle, process, and improve the Wiser journey and experienceIt's that inclusive growth mindset which is key to the success of our team. You'll also play a vital role in how we do things as a global team, collaborating on key projects and unlocking big-picture and analytical thinking to help grow and scale our offering, while ensuring the Wiser experience remains the same around the world. **Achieving your mission**: - Partner with other People functions locally and globally to execute and improve People related processes with focus on Wiser experience and data integrity - Work alongside our Global Mobility team to manage international remote working requests via our Mobile Wiser initiative - Support with reporting, audit, surveys and data integrity initiatives - Assist with onboarding new Wisers when needed - Support any Wiser queries in partnership with our Junior People Operations Specialist - Look after our Jira service desk by responding and analyzing tickets that are being raised - Identify process improvement opportunities by using data to support ideas - Deliver process improvement efforts with use of existing HR systems to automate and eliminate manual work where possible - Work closely with the rest of the People Support function to roll out new People related initiatives and processes - Keep informed about local employment laws and working practices, updating our relevant guidelines, documentation and Confluence pages as necessary to remain compliant, but also considering our Wise tone of voice and thinking about ways in which we could enhance our offering above the norm - Participate in system testing tied to new initiatives, systems or process rollouts - Deliver both local and global projects with focus on the best Wiser experience and Operational Excellence **A bit about you**: - You are a **Malaysian Citizen.** Please note that we are unable to support the hiring of Malaysian Permanent Residents/ any Employment Visa holders (including Spouse Visa holders) - Strong English (Written and Verbal). Additional language skillsets are a plus. - Previous and demonstrable experience in a junior HR role and ready to take your existing experience to the next level - Early-stage knowledge of Malaysian employment law and working practices - Adaptable and solution-focused approach - Eagle-eyed attention to detail - Understand that your work impacts our Wisers and has the best Wiser experience at the front and center of what you do. It's not about us, it's our Wisers - Strive in developing processes that is convenient, transparent and easy to remember for our Wisers - Love new technology and have the desire to improve the process by automation - Humble, self-aware and trustworthy. You can collaborate well within your team as well as cross-teams **Key Qualities** - Between 2-4 years experience working on Shared Services - We are looking for someone who will live the Wise values, in particular "We get it done" and "Customer>Team>Ego". - Keen to improve processes and challenge the way we do things for the better. - Love using data to solve problems - We are looking for someone who can work with mínimal supervision as your core team will be based in Singapore **Who would thrive in this role?** - You enjoy being in an environment that constantly evolves and is fast-paced - You embrace new technology - You like to solve problems and implement solutions - You don't mind mundane tasks but still enjoy a challenge every now and then **What do we offer**: - Starting salary: MYR 70,000 p.a. - Numerous great benefits in our Kuala Lumpur office - Office locations/ areas: Jalan Bangsar and Jalan P. Ramlee **Key benefits**: - Paid annual holiday, sick days, parental leave and other leave opportunities - 6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years at Wise on top of annual leave LI-DK29 **Salary (annual)** - RM70,000—RM70,000 MYR We're people 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. Every Wiser should feel that they can be themselves at work. Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to share their contributions towards mission zero and able to progress in their careers. Having diverse teams that reflect our diverse customer base helps us build a better product. We can be more creative and empathetic to our customer's needs and life experien