Senior Manager, Lending and Credit Compliance
Wealthsimple
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain Wealthsimple’s credit and lending compliance program, including policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
- Develop and execute a regulatory monitoring and testing program for all lending products.
- Lead control validation engagements end-to-end: scoping, testing methodology, execution, reporting, and remediation tracking.
- Ensure accurate and timely regulatory reporting to relevant authorities, including federal consumer protection regulators, provincial regulators, credit reporting agencies, and industry self-regulatory organizations.
- Partner with Product, Risk, and Operations to embed compliance by design into new lending product launches.
- Ensure adherence to fair lending requirements, adverse action processes, hardship relief, and collections practices.
- Stay current on changes to Canadian lending and consumer protection legislation, credit disclosure requirements, and industry rules.
- Support regulatory exams, external audits, and manage remediation plans to completion.
- Build strong internal relationships to create an integrated compliance risk framework across Wealthsimple.
Must Have Requirements:
- 7+ years of regulatory or compliance experience in a heavily regulated environment (financial services, regulator, or government).
- Deep knowledge of Canadian federal and provincial consumer lending laws, including cost of borrowing, disclosure, and consumer protection requirements.
- Strong understanding of consumer credit rules, credit reporting obligations, and industry standards for credit products.
- Familiarity with risk management and governance principles, with experience designing and testing controls.
- Strong analytical, investigative, and research skills (e.g., interpreting legislation and regulatory guidance).
- Experience working with regulators (e.g., consumer protection regulators, financial conduct regulators, self-regulatory organizations).
- Strong attention to detail, documentation skills, and ability to distill complex requirements into clear, practical processes.
- Ability to lead projects independently, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and drive initiatives to completion.
- Ability to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a time-sensitive environment.
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of secured lending and mortgage-related regulations.
- Familiarity with payments and cash management products, including integration with lending.
- Experience with automation, regtech, or compliance monitoring tools to streamline reporting and testing.
