Wealthsimple

Compliance Program Manager, AML Transformation

Job Description

We’re looking for a Program Manager to support AML Transformation. In this role, you’ll be responsible for finding gaps and opportunities for improvement in our AML Program, and you’ll work with product, engineering, and data science teams to build platforms, models, and automations to support it. You will be reporting to the Director, Platform Compliance on Wealthsimple’s Regulatory team.



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