Full Job Description
The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) team detects and responds to money-laundering and terrorist-financing risks at Wealthsimple. Alongside compliance and operational experts, you will help to improve & strengthen Wealthsimple's AML program, helping to stop financial crime.
A typical week in this role would have you solving data problems in a fast-paced environment that prioritizes shipping and iterating on new features for our clients. We are looking for an experienced data expert to deliver data-backed decisions about how to adjust our AML detection strategy.
The AML team is at the forefront of every new feature launch, and you will get the opportunity to collaborate with product, technology, and compliance while seeing your work create significant impacts on the business. You believe that a strong foundation in compliance is key to innovation in financial services, and are excited about working with cross-functional teams in the service of better products and protection for clients.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
• Create & improve detection models to identify unusual transaction patterns and suspicious activities while minimizing false positives.
• Extract, transform, and analyze large datasets to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies related to financial crime.
• Refine risk-scoring models to quantify the level of AML risk associated with clients
• Develop dashboards to provide insights that enhance program effectiveness.
• Share AML trends and performance with the AML leadership team
We're looking for someone who:
• Has strong data skills with applied experience in a risk function like AML or fraud
• Experience using SQL to conduct quantitative analysis and synthesizing results into actionable proposals
• Experience using AI tools to work faster, and the judgment to know how to validate their output
• Can develop and communicate stories to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Is able to internalize and weigh information to come to balanced decisions
• Is intellectually curious and passionate about their work
• Preferred qualifications:
• Experience working in AML or a compliance function
• Experience working with data visualization softwares such as Preset / Superset, Tableau, Looker, PowerBI, etc
• Experience working with databases like Snowflake, Redshift, MySQL
Why Wealthsimple?
🌸 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.
ICYMI
Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple: We move quickly and build thoughtfully. That means we're always looking for better ways to work - whether that's new tools, AI, or rethinking how we approach a problem. We don't expect you to have all the answers, but we do expect curiosity and a willingness to evolve alongside the products we're building.