About the teamThe Social Impact team sits within People & Comms, and is responsible for furthering Wealthsimple's mission through community-driven initiatives. That means leading execution of our social impact strategy - a multi-year effort to build financial confidence among young Canadians - in close partnership with Product, Marketing, and Communications. The team also oversees Wealthsimple Foundation and our employee resource groups (ERGs). It's a small team with a broad mandate, and we measure ourselves on whether our programs are practical, impactful, and actually used, not just well-intentioned.
About the roleThis is a ~16 month, full-time contract covering a parental leave. You'll step into a role at an interesting inflection point: a new strategy has been set, but not yet fully operationalized. You'll have the opportunity to shape the foundations while driving the day-to-day execution.
You'll be the person making sure Wealthsimple's social impact work actually happens: building the cross-functional relationships and workflows needed to get initiatives off the ground in partnership Product, Marketing, and Communications, while also keeping the more established parts of the mandate - Wealthsimple Foundation and ERG oversight - running smoothly. You'll manage the small team that supports this work, so it doesn't stall while the permanent Director is away.
What you'll do- Lead execution of Wealthsimple's social impact strategy, partnering closely with Product, Marketing, and Comms to move initiatives from concept to reality
- Build strong cross-functional relationships quickly, and put in place the workflows and processes needed to keep multi-team work progressing as the strategy matures
- Support early-stage community partnership building for our community-led grant-making work, with timelines that flex alongside the product roadmap
- Oversee Wealthsimple's ERGs - managing the team member who supports ERGs, tracks outcomes and helps to communicate their impact within the broader company
- Manage Wealthsimple Foundation administration, including interim governance matters, the annual audit (with support from our accounting team), fund disbursement oversight, and existing community commitments
- Manage and support the social impact team, providing day-to-day leadership so their work continues without disruption
- Use AI to drive efficiency in reporting, budgeting, and workflow management across ERGs, the Foundation, and the broader social impact program
Skills you bring- 8+ years of experience in social impact, corporate foundations, community investment, or a related field, including experience operationalizing a new strategy or program from the ground up
- Proven experience managing charitable foundation administration, including financial reporting, governance, and disbursement oversight (or a close equivalent, such as a corporate giving program)
- A track record of leading cross-functional initiatives with product, marketing, and communications teams, with the project management skills to keep multi-team work on schedule
- Comfort working in ambiguity - you can help finish designing a strategy while executing on it at the same time
- Experience building and managing external partnerships with community organizations, nonprofits, or similar
- Experience managing people and/or overseeing distributed teams or programs, such as ERGs, volunteer networks, or junior staff
- Experience managing budgets and tracking spend against execution - you know how to keep multiple workstreams financially accountable, not just delivered
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership or a board
Nice to have- Experience at a tech or fintech company, with meaningful product exposure - this matters more than a financial services background specifically
- Experience with corporate social responsibility (CSR), particularly liaising between social impact work and core business functions
- Familiarity with grant-making processes or microgrant program design
- Experience with youth-focused programming or youth engagement strategy
- Exposure to ERG program design or employee engagement initiatives
- Experience using AI tools to drive operational or reporting efficiency
Who you are- You build trust and momentum quickly - you know how to get buy-in across teams that don't report to you
- You communicate clearly with senior stakeholders and know how to bring people along
- You're as comfortable in the details of a Foundation audit as you are shaping a cross-functional roadmap
- You take ownership without waiting for the full picture - you're comfortable making progress on a strategy that's still being finished
- You lead people with care, even for a short window - your team doesn't feel unsupported because this is a contract role
- You genuinely care about the communities this work is meant to serve - this isn't just program management to you
