Careers · Culture and benefits

The part most job ads skip.

Our culture is a benefit.
Get to know it.

Measured, not claimed
4x more engagement than the Portuguese market average.
Top 10% for satisfaction in our industry.
Best-practice organizations, on Gallup’s Q12+.
95%+ of the crew report full freedom of expression.

Wise Pirates crew survey, built on Gallup’s Q12+. Benchmarks: Gallup, State of the Global Workplace, 2026 & Glassdoor Index, 2026.

What we offer

Everything we put on the table

  • A front-row seat in a growing agency placing AI at the center of how we work and how we serve our clients, both in service and products. Senior peers in every discipline, our sharpest edge and your fastest growth.
  • A culture of autonomy connected to a clear orientation towards action and performance. You own your projects end to end and have real space to grow, both individually and collectively.
  • Direct exposure to a wide range of use cases, industries, and clients across 80+ countries, with real impact on what gets shipped.
  • Continuous learning alongside a cross-functional team of specialists in performance, social, data, automation, AI, creative, experience and more.
Competitive SalaryConditions above the local industry reference for the role, reflecting your seniority and your real impact. They move with merit, resilience and results.
High TrustMore than 95% of the crew say they have full freedom of expression and a trust environment. You are trusted to decide before you are checked.
Flexible WorkA hybrid work model designed for balance: the best of being in the room together, with real flexibility on schedule around it.
Rest & ResilienceUp to 30 vacation days for resilient and top performers, and a special parental leave program with more flexibility for up to 24 months.
Elite Tech AccessTop quality software and AI tools, top notch hardware and the service resources to go with it. 30+ AI models on one secure layer.
Our Own ProductsCoherence, GEO Compass, WAndrome, Wise Horizon and Wise BI Foundry were built here, by the crew. You get your hands on them, and on what comes next.
Growth MindsetReal career growth, continuous learning and access to certifications and bootcamps. Our own school, Wit Academy, plus time for research.
MeritocracyPersonal evolution related to performance and meritocracy. Impact, evidence and the view of your peers decide it, never tenure or proximity.
Clear ProgressionTalent tends to evolve ultra fast at Wise Pirates Group. You will have regular feedback sessions, and take part in company surveys, town halls and strategy redesign sessions that contribute to integration and evolution.
OwnershipYou will run projects with ownership and direct client access from day one, integrated in teams and documented projects. Managers and peers stand by to help when it is needed.
Global ProjectsOpportunity to work with top-tier national and international brands, in a strong variety of sectors, across 80+ countries, with one of the best teams in the market.
Pirate LifeA collaborative culture with “Pirate Crew Socials”, summits and the unforgettable team moments nobody puts in a contract.
And four things we would rather say now
  1. 01The rhythm is intense. The pace asks for it, and that is what allows evolution to happen at a fast pace.
  2. 02We are hybrid, not remote first. The flexibility is real and the room is not optional, even if we do have exceptional remote opportunities too.
  3. 03Merit cuts both ways. The bar moves, and staying at the same level is a decision, not a default.
  4. 04We will not keep a brilliant person who treats the crew badly. Talent alone is never enough. We are kind by design.
Elements of our Code

Our culture is a benefit.

Our Code has two halves. Six articles say what we owe the people who hire us. Six say what we owe each other, and those are the ones that decide what a week here actually feels like. In short, they are these.

Evolution

You will not be the same in a year.

We hire for hunger and character, then spend real money making you better at this, while you are here and not someday.

Ownership

Your name is on it. You will never walk alone.

Autonomy is guaranteed to everyone, and so is the crew when you need it. Accountability without help is abandonment.

Brave

Failing is allowed here. Hiding it is not.

Calculated risks, taken by the person closest to the problem. Feedback arrives early and in person, never saved up.

Merit

The bar is what you do, not who you know.

Progression tied to performance, not to tenure, proximity or being liked.

Side by side

We compete for the answer, not each other.

No internal scoreboard, no politics between teams. The only competition here is which solution wins.

Kind

Demanding and close.

Hard on the work, close to the people. Intensity is part of the deal. Distance never is.

And what a pirate brings

The six above are some of our main values, and what you can expect from us. This is the other direction: what we look for in the people who join, and what keeps the two halves working.

Straightforward

Straightforward, but kind. You say the thing, including when the thing is that a channel is taking credit it did not earn.

Curious

You follow how the field moves, and you try the new thing the week it ships, not the year after.

Analytical

Data first, and obsessed with building the insight, always with the client's business result in mind.

Critical

You look past the number to the insight, and you distrust a metric before you celebrate it.

Proactive

You propose the better way, to your peers and to the company, without waiting to be asked.

Driven

You take the decision and carry the initiative through the part where it gets hard.

Resilient

Agility to shift when the data shifts, and the judgment to know when the right move is to touch nothing.

Growth-Oriented

Permanent growth, and the appetite to be part of what has not been built yet.

AI-Ready

AI as a partner in the work, used with fluency and inside the security and privacy rules.

The other half is public too. Read what we owe our clients →

Come aboard

Why join the navy
when you can be a pirate?

Portugal, hybrid, full time. Direct client impact from day one, alongside senior peers in every discipline.

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