Compliance Program Manager

Support Wealthsimple’s platform compliance by:

• Overseeing AML enablement, infrastructure, and transformation
• Embedding within AML and risk teams to understand vision, roadmaps, and progress
• Identifying gaps in controls and coordinating on remediation
• Working with product, design, engineering, and regulatory teams to:
• (1) Understand regulatory requirements and infrastructure or data gaps for new interfaces, products, and services
• (2) Ensure coverage as we build and improve on products and features
• (3) Prioritize and plan for improvements and remediation where opportunities exist

Must have:

• 2+ years of experience implementing and managing programs, projects, systems, or products.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation skills 
• Strong analytical, research, and investigative skills
• Ability to understand and distill complex content into a clear and concise narrative and communicate it with audiences at all levels
• Appropriately assess risk/reward relationships when making decisions
• Ability to take ownership and lead projects with a proactive (reactive, when appropriate) approach and able to independently drive initiatives to conclusions
• Ability to perform well in a high pressure, time-sensitive environment
• Effective leadership qualities and motivated self-starter

Nice to have:

• 5+ years of experience in AML, compliance, product, or operations
• Experience working in cross functional teams, especially between compliance, product, and developers
• Experience in implementing compliance software and tooling
• Knowledge of FINTRAC rules for securities dealers and money services businesses 
• Fluency in French