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Ian Drayner

Questioner · DISC type c
Head of Global Partnerships at Wise
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Ian Drayner is the Head of Global Partnerships at Wise, where he leads a team of 20 focused on scaling innovative strategies. With a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Leicester, his expertise spans affiliates, influencers, and B2B/B2C referral systems. Colleagues describe him as innovative, dedicated, and enthusiastic.

Outside of his professional life, Ian has taken a career break to travel and has recently focused on personal development. He actively works on overcoming personal challenges, such as pushing himself to conquer a long-held fear of public speaking by presenting at major industry events.

After attending the PI Live conference for over a decade, he recently conquered a fear of public speaking by giving a 30-minute solo presentation at the event.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head of Global Partnerships
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Ian shows up

Value Seeker
Systematic
Cautious & Analytical

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Priorities

Topics Ian cares about

Global Partnerships
As Head of Global Partnerships at Wise, he builds and scales multiple partnership teams and bespoke referral systems across the globe.
Affiliate Marketing
His career at Wise began in SEO affiliate partnerships, and he has spoken at events like the Finance Affiliate Club, highlighting his expertise in this area.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Head of Global Partnerships
Wise
8-2022 - 6-2025
Global Affiliates & Partnerships Lead
Wise
10-2021 - 7-2022
Global Senior Partnerships Manager
Wise
5-2019 - 10-2021
SEO Specialist - Affiliate Partners
Wise
9-2018 - 5-2019
Travel
Career Break
In the press

Media appearances

International Rescue Committee and Wise launch global partnership to support communities in crisis. Featured in Wise Newsroom
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Wise and International Rescue Committee expand partnership to ensure immediate emergency response worldwide. Featured in Wise Newsroom
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Education
2009 - 2012
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of Leicester
Education details unavailable
Bedford School, UK
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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