Trading and Operations Associate

5 days ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Wealthsimple Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Trading and Operations Associate to join our team at Wealthsimple. As a key member of our Trading Operations team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth execution of trading operations and providing exceptional client experiences.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the day-to-day effort across Trading operations on the SDI trade desk to measure, track, and improve SDI trading workflow and associated operations.
  • Lead post-incident remediation in conjunction with CS Registered and Core Operations.
  • Manage and execute inventory for assets impacting SDI trading, including equities, options, and crypto.
  • Execute daily operational tasks for Self-Directed Investing and collaborate with cross-functional partners across Wealthsimple.
  • Troubleshoot, identify root causes, and resolve issues.
  • Create new and optimize existing business processes to improve productivity and efficiency, reduce errors, and transactional costs for trading processes.
  • Implement and monitor metrics for critical operational processes and trading operations.
  • Partner cross-functionally with the larger WS Core operations team, data science, and engineering to continuously improve all upstream and downstream processes.
Requirements
  • Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
  • Strong experience in SQL and Excel, algorithmic outputs, and data.
  • Experience with delivery and leading by example; willingness to take initiative to deliver and improve on operations.
  • Attention to detail and critical thinking.
  • Process orientation and initiative; a self-starter who is confident in building out processes both independently and collaboratively.
  • Strong communication skills; ability to convey complex ideas simply and succinctly while considering the audience.
  • Understanding and empathetic to the challenges of scaling a business, but excited to tackle them.
  • Willingness to assist where needed outside of day-to-day responsibilities and finds satisfaction in solving complex problems.
  • An understanding of equity, options, and crypto markets.
  • CIRO registration an asset.
Why Wealthsimple?

Wealthsimple is a leading fintech company in Canada, with over 3 million users who trust us with more than $30 billion in assets. We're a remote-first team, with over 1000 employees coast to coast in North America. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the world we live in.

We offer a competitive salary, top-tier health benefits, and life insurance. We also provide a retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple, 20 vacation days per year, and unlimited sick and mental health days. We're committed to supporting our employees' growth and development, with up to $1500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets.

We're proud to be a company that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from everyone, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We're committed to providing an accessible candidate experience and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.



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