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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Onsite
Wealthsimple is Canada’s leading financial innovator. The company offers a full suite of simple, sophisticated financial products across managed investing, do-it-yourself trading, cryptocurrency, tax filing, spending and saving. Wealthsimple currently serves more than 4 million Canadians and holds over $155 billion in assets under administration. The company was founded in 2014 by a team of financial experts and technology entrepreneurs, and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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Wealthsimple Operations Associates own and scale processes intelligently, with analytics, grit, and grace. We manage billions of dollars, so the stakes are high. We want to deliver extraordinary experiences that meet our clients' on-demand expectations, while being a compliance leader. At Wealthsimple, we are maker-owners — we believe that simple is better, and we do what's right for each client.
Operations is the team that makes everything run. We own the systems, processes, and day-to-day execution that keep Wealthsimple functioning at scale — across trading, client support, compliance, and beyond. Within Operations, the Securities Lending Operations team works directly with the Trading Desk and other Operations Associates to manage daily lending activity, settlement, and counterparty relationships. We're a high-ownership team that works closely with Product, Finance, and the business to close gaps, reduce friction, and build for scale.
Join the Operations team, and work directly with our Senior Manager and Team Lead, Securities Lending Operations, Trading Desk, and other Operations Associates to execute on daily securities lending processes
Assist in maintaining positioning by processing returns from counterparties and supporting the loan recall process
Work to ensure timely loan and return settlement, and resolve related issues
Collaborate with traders, product managers, engineering, and other operations teams to ensure effective and timely trade flow and settlement
Communicate with counterparties via email or on calls to execute on loans and recalls, and resolve discrepancies
Identify and resolve discrepancies in transactions
Perform daily and monthly reconciliation of records and assist with audit requests
Support front-office operations related to corporate actions and daily market movement
Support billing and month-end processes
Represent Wealthsimple in interactions with external counterparties and cultivate industry relationships
Support the development of operational procedures as we build out our Options business
Support the treasury team with cash movements, including billing
Support the onboarding of new counterparties
3+ years of experience working at a broker-dealer, bank, capital markets firm, or pension fund
A background in finance, accounting, business, or a related technical field, with strong business judgment and the ability to operate within tight deadlines
Strong technical skills in Excel and Google Sheets, including formulas and pivot
Please note: teams in this role typically start their day around 7:30am ET. Please factor this earlier schedule into your decision to apply. We look forward to reviewing your application!
🌸 Top-tier health benefits and life insurance
📈 Long-term group savings with employer match, through Wealthsimple for Business
🌴 20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days per year*
✈️ 90 days away: work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year*
👥 Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS
🌎 We are a hybrid team with over 1,500 employees across North America. The people are one of the best parts of working here: you'll collaborate with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who are deeply committed to doing great work.
*Unlimited paid sick days, Wellness Days and the 90 day away program do not apply to certain roles.
Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple: We move quickly and build thoughtfully. That means we're always looking for better ways to work — whether that's new tools, AI, or rethinking how we approach a problem. We don't expect you to have all the answers, but we do expect curiosity and a willingness to evolve alongside the products we're building.
Inclusion Statement: We're building products for a diverse world, and we need a diverse team to do it well. We strongly encourage applications from everyone, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
Accessibility Statement: We're committed to an accessible hiring experience. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please let us know — we'll work with you to make sure you have what you need. We also welcome any feedback on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.
AI in Hiring: We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our team but don't replace human judgment – all final hiring decisions are made by people. If you have questions about how your data is used, reach out to us.