Senior Manager, Payments Compliance

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Reporting to Wealthsimple’s Director, Compliance & Risk, the Sr. Manager, Payments Compliance will be responsible for supporting Wealthsimple’s expansion into new payments products and related growth initiatives.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Leading control validation engagements end-to-end, including scoping, design of the overall testing methodology and detailed testing procedures, execution of control testing, and audit reporting
• Supporting other duties and special project work as assigned
• Managing any audit findings and ensuring deficiencies are addressed as communicated and on time
• Keeping current on regulatory changes and landscape, best practices, and cutting-edge developments in the payments industry
• Understanding how Wealthsimple’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
• Ensuring the adequacy, adherence to, and effectiveness of day-to-day controls meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, and conduct risk
• Managing and coordinating external/regulatory audits and drafting the related response
• Communicating applicable risks, costs, progress, and results to all relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Developing and implementing a regulatory monitoring and testing program
• Identifying and assessing the design and operating effectiveness of current processes and controls and identifying weaknesses and/or gaps
• Constructively challenging deficiency action plans as needed and provide on-going monitoring over the completion of those plans
• Developing and fostering relationships with stakeholders for the purpose of creating an integrated risk framework and enhancing control effectiveness

We're looking for someone who has:

• Ability to perform well in a high pressure, time-sensitive environment
• Strong attention to detail and documentation skills
• Ability to take ownership and lead projects with a proactive (reactive, when appropriate) approach and able to independently drive initiatives to conclusions
• Effective leadership qualities and motivated self-starter
• Ability to understand and distill complex content into a clear and concise narrative and communicate it with audiences at all levels
• Progressive and relevant work experience within the financial industry involving internal/external audit and risk management
• 4+years regulatory/compliance experience in a heavily regulated environment and/or regulator/government department
• Advanced analytical, research, and investigative skills (e.g. researching laws/regulations
• Deep knowledge of federal and provincial legislation in relation to credit/prepaid cards, consumer lending, consumer protection, etc
• Deep understanding of the overall regulatory risk and control environment
• Deep knowledge of quality assurance and control testing processes
• Experience dealing with regulators such as OSFI, FINTRAC, CDIC, FCAC and Bank of Canada
• Appropriately assess risk/reward relationships when making decisions
• A solid understanding of risk management and governance principles and familiarity with the process and controls that govern these activities

Nice to have:

• Knowledge in payments innovation including future technologies such as real-time payments rails, open banking, etc
• Knowledge of the Retail Payments Activity Act/Regulations
• Knowledge and understanding of payment networks such as, Amex, Mastercard, Visa and Interac