Senior Associate, Futures Clearing

Wealthsimple Technologies

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wealthsimple's mission is to help everyone achieve financial freedom – by making financial services simple, transparent, and low-cost. We're Canada's largest fintech, trusted by over 3 million clients with more than $100 billion in assets. We move fast, we own our work, and we care deeply about the people using our products. If that sounds like you, keep reading. We're proud of what we've built — and we're just getting started. Read our Culture Manual and learn more about how we work. Wealthsimple Operations Associates own and scale processes intelligently, with analytics, grit, and grace. We manage billions of dollars, so the stakes are high. We want to deliver extraordinary experiences that meet our client's on-demand expectations, while being a compliance leader. At Wealthsimple, we are maker-owners, we believe that simple is better, and we do what's right for each client.

Requirements

Have 3+ years of experience at a broker-dealer, clearing firm, exchange, or fintech company handling back-office reconciliations and settlement responsibilities. Experience with derivatives, options or Futures.
Have direct experience managing trade and position reconciliations, expiration processing, and settlement workflows.
Demonstrate a strong ownership mindset — you proactively identify issues, drive resolution end-to-end, and continuously improve processes.
Are highly organized with strong attention to detail and are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment while meeting tight deadlines.
Have strong Excel skills; experience with SQL or other programming/scripting languages is a plus.
Have excellent communication and collaboration skills, and thrive in a cross-functional environment.
Available to support early and late hours on rotating shifts as required by market events and settlement cycles.

Nice To Haves

Experience at a CIRO-regulated dealer is preferred.
Have completed or are pursuing relevant industry courses (CSC, DFOL, derivatives licensing, etc.) are preferred.

Responsibilities

Be a key member of the Futures Clearing Operations team, responsible for full lifecycle management from execution through settlement and expiration.
Be responsible for the daily execution of all operationally critical activities related to Futures, including trade and position reconciliations, settlements, expiration processing, and cash and collateral movements.
Take ownership of critical trade and position reconciliations, investigating and resolving breaks across internal systems, clearing workflows, and counterparties.
Be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Futures settlement workflows, margin impacts, and lifecycle events.
Partner cross-functionally with Margin and Risk Remediation teams to monitor exposures and strengthen operational controls.
Support in UAT testing and production validation for new product launches, system enhancements, and workflow improvements.
Troubleshoot, manage, and proactively resolve reconciliation differences while maintaining strong risk awareness and accuracy.
Use data to identify inefficiencies, propose automation opportunities, and help scale back-office processes to support product growth.
Develop and enhance processes and controls to improve operational resiliency and efficiency.

Benefits

Top-tier health benefits and life insurance
Long-term group savings with employer match, through Wealthsimple for Business
20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days per year
90 days away: work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year
Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS
We are a hybrid team with over 1,500 employees across North America. The people are one of the best parts of working here: you'll collaborate with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who are deeply committed to doing great work.

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