Wagestream is on a mission to bring better financial wellbeing to frontline workers.
We partner with some of the world’s most famous employers, like Bupa, Burger King, Green King, and the NHS, to give their teams access to fairer financial services—built around flexible pay. Over three million people can now choose how often they’re paid, track their shifts and earnings, start saving, use budgeting tools, get free financial coaching, and access fairer financial products—all in one financial wellbeing super-app.
Wagestream is unique: VC-backed and growing rapidly, yet with a social conscience. Our founding investors include leading financial charities and impact funds. We operate on a social charter, ensuring every product we build improves financial health and reduces the $5.6bn in 'premium' costs that lower-income earners pay annually for financial services.
You’ll join a team of over 200 passionate, ambitious people across Europe and the USA, building a category-leading fintech product united by the same mission.
The Opportunity
This leader will develop and implement PR strategies, manage media relations, and elevate the company's market presence. Responsibilities include leading PR campaigns, overseeing communications, and handling crisis situations, with the goal of shaping public perception and maintaining positive relationships with media and the public.
What will you be doing?
* Strategy and Planning: Developing and implementing comprehensive PR strategies aligned with business goals and enhancing the company's public image.
* Media Relations: Building and maintaining relationships with media, pitching stories, managing press inquiries, crafting and distributing news releases, tracking coverage, and analysing its impact.
* Campaign Management: Overseeing PR campaigns, including social media and other communication channels.
* Team Leadership: Managing and mentoring a small team, setting objectives, and monitoring performance.
* Budget Management: Overseeing the PR budget and ensuring effective resource allocation.
What experience might you have?
* Strategic thinking: Ability to develop and adjust short- to medium-term PR strategies as the business scales.
* Communication and collaboration: Excellent skills to work effectively with leadership and cross-functional teams.
* Project management: Strong skills to oversee press campaigns and media events.
* Data analysis: Ability to analyse, track, and report performance metrics.
* Leadership: Hands-on leader capable of setting strategy and executing it.
* Minimum 12+ years experience, with 4+ years in a people management role.
* Knowledge of PR in the US and UK is advantageous.
* Experience in fintech or software is important.
Working Policy: Hybrid, with three office days per week.
Location: Central London.
Benefits:
* 25 days annual leave plus public holidays (up to 5 days rollover), flexible time off for childcare/family needs.
* 10 days annual leave buy-back scheme.
* Paid maternity leave (24 weeks) and paternity leave (4 weeks) for employees with over 12 months of service.
* Fertility treatment leave, sabbatical scheme, paid volunteer leave.
* Private healthcare via AXA, including mental and physical health coverage.
* Salary sacrifice pension scheme, bonus exchange, and tax/NI benefits.
* Season Ticket Loan.
* Access to Salary Sacrifice Schemes via ThanksBen, offering benefits like nurseries, Cycle to Work, Home and Tech schemes.
Additional Perks:
* Workplace nurseries, Cycle to Work, Home and Tech Scheme.
Wagestream celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusive hiring regardless of race, religion, gender, age, disability, or veteran status.
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