Senior Manager, Compliance Program Management

Build something people love
Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone. We’re the largest fintech company in Canada, with 3+ million users who trust us with more than $100 billion in assets. And we’re just getting started.

We’re looking for someone who thinks big, sweats the small stuff and keeps things simple. You’ll join a high-bar, fast-paced team where people are trusted to own their work, communicate openly, and ship things that improve our clients’ lives. Collaboration, humility, and an obsession over quality are how we get stuff done.

About the Regulatory (Reg) Team

We're on the lookout for a super motivated and experienced Senior Manager, Compliance Program Management to join our growing Regulatory (Reg) team. You'll report directly to our Director, Securities & Enterprise Compliance Programs and be a key player in shaping our compliance future. This role is all about leading and overseeing the firm's enterprise-wide compliance operations and program management. You'll be crucial in helping us innovate in the retail trading space, making sure our cutting-edge financial solutions are not only groundbreaking but also fully compliant with all relevant regulations.

Our Reg team brings together a unique blend of legal, compliance, and risk experts. We're proud of how we creatively tackle tough regulatory challenges, our resourcefulness in navigating legal changes, our ability to adapt to market shifts, and our unwavering commitment to high integrity and ethics. Joining us means becoming part of an agile and forward-thinking group dedicated to both protecting our operations and enabling smart growth.

About the Senior Manager, Compliance Program Management Role

The Senior Manager, Compliance Program Management will direct the development, implementation, and maintenance of key compliance frameworks including policies, procedures, manuals, and training programs. You'll manage specialized compliance teams handling marketing compliance, account supervision, and complaints handling and ensure consistent application of compliance standards across the organization through effective program governance. You will build strong collaborative relationships with Product, Trading, Operations, Engineering and Finance teams to ensure compliant implementation of business initiatives.

In this role you will have the opportunity to: :
• Oversee the maintenance and regular updates of the firm's Compliance Manuals, policies, and procedures to align with regulatory changes and business evolution
• Lead the firm's conflicts of interest management framework, including identification, documentation, and mitigation strategies
• Develop and implement comprehensive compliance training programs for staff across all business lines
• Establish compliance program metrics, reporting structures, and quality assurance processes
• Design and execute compliance risk assessments across the organization
• Identify risks and opportunities in the evolving regulatory environment
• Build productive relationships with CIRO and other regulatory bodies to influence policy decisions

What you bring::
• 8+ years of experience in compliance or regulatory roles within CIRO regulated financial institutions
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise compliance programs and leading high-performing, innovative compliance teams
• Strong knowledge of Canadian securities regulations and CIRO requirements applicable to investment dealer products and services
• Experience developing compliance policies, procedures, and training materials
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex compliance operations and improvement initiatives
• Strong knowledge of brokerage operations and product structures
• Completion of the Investment Dealer Supervisors Course (IDSC), Canadian Securities Course (CSC), Conduct and Practices Handbook (CPH) and ability to be registered with CIRO as a Supervisor
• Experience with Crypto is a nice to have.

Compensation & Equity
🤑 Base salary range: For this role, candidates located in Canada can expect a base salary range of CAD $152,000 - $190,000. Actual compensation is determined based on skills, experience, and role level. Exceptional candidates may be considered above the top of the range, and pay can increase quickly for those who make a big impact in the role.
🚀 Total compensation: In addition to base salary, this role includes equity compensation. We use clear job levels and market-based salary bands to ensure compensation is fair and consistent across the company.

Why Wealthsimple?
🌸 Top-tier health benefits and life insurance
📈 Long-term group savings with employer match using our Wealthsimple for Business platform
🌴 20 vacation days + 4 wellness days per year, and unlimited sick and mental health days
✈️ 90 days away program: Employees can work outside of Canada for up to 90 days per calendar year
👥 A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resources Groups (e.g., Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
🌎 We’re a remote first team with over 1,500 employees across North America - and one of the best things about working here is the people. You’ll be collaborating with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who care deeply about doing great work.

Be a part of our Canadian success story and help shape the financial future of millions.

Read our Culture Manual and learn more about how we work.

Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple
We believe the future belongs to those who innovate boldly. At Wealthsimple, every team member is expected to lean into new technologies, including AI, and tooling to rethink how we work, solve problems faster, and create even greater value. We're looking for people who are not just comfortable with change but energized by it. Our commitment is to build a company that evolves at the pace of the world around us, and we want you to help lead that future.

DEI Statement
At Wealthsimple, we are building products for a diverse world and we need a diverse team to do that successfully. We strongly encourage applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Accessibility Statement
Wealthsimple provides an accessible candidate experience. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know, and we will work with you to provide the necessary support and make reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation. We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.