Senior Associate, Marketing Compliance

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Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing, opaque and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone. We’re the largest fintech company in Canada, with over 3 million users who trust us with more than $40 billion in assets.

Our teams ship often and make an impact with groundbreaking ideas. We're looking for talented people who keep it simple and value collaboration and humility as we continue to create inclusive and high-performing teams where people can be inspired to do their best work.

About the role

The Senior Associate, Marketing Compliance will be responsible for reviewing proposed advertising, marketing and client communications materials to identify any legal or compliance risks. You will partner with stakeholders in Marketing, Legal and Compliance to manage risk and enable business and marketing objectives. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the regulations that apply to marketing practices, competition and securities industry participants. 

Role Responsibilities

• Conducting reviews of marketing materials to ensure they meet legal and securities legislation requirements
• Advising the Marketing team and other stakeholders on the applicable requirements and risks associated with certain practices
• Drafting promotional and contest materials for various products
• Working with other members of the Legal & Compliance team in providing advice on misleading advertising and/or regulatory matters
• Collaborating with different teams to flag potential issues on promotional launches

Skills You Bring

• 3-5 years of experience as a law clerk, compliance officer or working in the legal field
• 2-3 years marketing legal/compliance experience an asset
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills 
• Organizational skills - being able to handle asks that require a fast turnaround time
• Experience with the payments and/or securities industry

Nice to Haves

• Fluency in French
• Law clerk diploma

Why Wealthsimple?

🤑 Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance

📈 Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work

🌴 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days

📚 Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively 

🛫 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year 

🌎 A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)

💖 Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year

We’re a remote-first team, with over 1,000 employees coast to coast in North America. Be a part of our Canadian success story and help shape the financial future of millions — join us!

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DEI Statement

At Wealthsimple, we are building products for a diverse world and we need a diverse team to do that successfully. We strongly encourage applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. 

Accessibility Statement

Wealthsimple provides an accessible candidate experience. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know, and we will work with you to provide the necessary support and make reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation. We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.