Wealthsimple

Manager, Business Enterprise Systems

Wealthsimple$110K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of application development experience, with a minimum of 2 years in a management role.
  • Proficient in at least one programming language (Java, TypeScript, Ruby, or Python) with recent production system experience.
  • Experience in fostering individual team member growth through assessments and reviews.
  • Track record of guiding teams through technical delivery processes.
  • Experience managing integration and data flows across third-party platforms.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools for cloud automation (e.g., Terraform)
  • Demonstrated ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with business leaders across various functions.
  • Translate operational challenges into technical requirements through in-depth questioning.
  • Actively contribute to development by writing and reviewing production code.
  • Establish and uphold technical standards for design and architecture.
  • Coaching and development of the team with clear expectations and feedback.
  • Oversee the delivery of team commitments across multiple functions.
  • Ensure disciplined release management for business-critical systems.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development within a supportive team environment.
  • Hands-on involvement in technical development and architecture.
  • Exposure to a variety of business functions and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Work in a high-growth fintech environment with potential for rapid advancement.
Full Job Description
As Manager, Business Enterprise Systems, you will lead the team that builds and operates Wealthsimple's business-critical systems of record and the integrations between them. You will manage a team of developers while remaining hands-on in the code and the architecture yourself. Your role centres on building durable relationships with leaders across Finance, Legal, CS Ops, Security, and Data, translating their operating problems into system design, and owning delivery end to end. You will report to the Senior Manager, Business Enterprise Systems and have a mandate to make the business measurably better at running itself. Responsibilities: • Build and sustain trusted relationships with business leaders across Finance, HR, Legal, Customer Operations and Experience, Security, IT and Data, becoming the partner they can bring problems to early rather than late. • Translate business operating pain into technical scope by asking the second and third question, challenging requests that don't hold up, and proposing better options when the answer is no. • Contribute directly as a builder: write and review production code, lead the design on complex integrations, and take on the ambiguous cross-system problems yourself. • Own the technical standard for the team through design review, code review, and architectural direction. • Manage, coach, and develop a team of developers with clear expectations, early and specific feedback, and genuine investment in their growth and trajectory. • Own delivery of the team's commitments on initiatives spanning multiple functions, including scope, sequencing, dependencies, risk, and a status the business can trust. • Maintain release and change discipline across business-critical systems, including deployment cadence, environment strategy, rollback paths, and audit-ready change controls. • Provide a clear, regular view of team throughput, backlog health, and system risk so leadership never has to ask how the area is doing. What You Bring: People who will succeed in this role are: • Trusted Partners: they build real relationships with non-technical leaders who have no obligation to give them trust, and they can hold a line on scope without damaging the relationship. • Hands-On Builders: they are not hesitant to jump in. They lead by example in the code and the design, and their technical judgment is current rather than remembered. • Empathetic Leaders with a High Bar: they understand what their people are carrying and factor it in, and they still give the honest feedback early, because letting someone stall out is the worse outcome. Skills and Experience We are looking for amazing people to join our team. If you think you are a great fit for the role but don't hit every single requirement, consider reaching out anyway. • 6+ years of application development experience, including at least 2 years of managing a development team and leading them through successful delivery of custom builds. • Strong working knowledge of at least one general-purpose language such as Java, TypeScript, Ruby, or Python, with recent hands-on experience building production systems. • Experience planning and furthering the professional growth of individual team members, including 1-1s, performance reviews, ongoing feedback, goal-setting, and promotions. • A track record of providing technical and process guidance to a team throughout delivery. • Experience planning and delivering application projects such as implementations, migrations, upgrades, and configuration, organizing deadlines, resources, and cross-functional stakeholders. • Experience owning integrations and data flows across third-party software platforms. • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (such as Terraform) for automation in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or similar platforms). • Experience with resource allocation and strategic roadmap development, including sequencing competing priorities across stakeholders and defending the tradeoffs. • Demonstrated ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels and collaborate effectively across functions to achieve shared business goals. • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects and drive process improvements. • Experience applying AI tools to accelerate development and automate business workflows. Nice to Have • Experience working with tool APIs like Jira, Slack, Okta, Workato, Google Workspace etc. in an enterprise-level environment. • Experience managing development teams in high-growth technology environments or fintech/regulated industries.

About Wealthsimple

Wealthsimple is a financial services company that provides online investment management and trading services. The company's platform allows users to invest in a variety of financial products, including stocks, bonds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and offers a range of tools and resources to help users manage their investments. Wealthsimple also offers a high-interest savings account and a tax preparation service. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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Founded
2014

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