Senior Associate, Futures Clearing

Senior Associate, Futures Clearing BUILD SOMETHING PEOPLE LOVE Wealthsimple's mission is to help everyone achieve financial freedom – by making financial services simple, transparent, and low-cost. We're Canada's largest fintech, trusted by over 3 million clients with more than $100 billion in assets. We move fast, we own our work, and we care deeply about the people using our products. If that sounds like you, keep reading. We're proud of what we've built — and we're just getting started. Read our Culture Manual https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/culture and learn more about how we work https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/careers. Wealthsimple Operations Associates own and scale processes intelligently, with analytics, grit, and grace. We manage billions of dollars, so the stakes are high. We want to deliver extraordinary experiences that meet our client's on-demand expectations, while being a compliance leader. At Wealthsimple, we are maker-owners, we believe that simple is better, and we do what's right for each client. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Be a key member of the Futures Clearing Operations team, responsible for full lifecycle management from execution through settlement and expiration. - Be responsible for the daily execution of all operationally critical activities related to Futures, including trade and position reconciliations, settlements, expiration processing, and cash and collateral movements. - Take ownership of critical trade and position reconciliations, investigating and resolving breaks across internal systems, clearing workflows, and counterparties. - Be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Futures settlement workflows, margin impacts, and lifecycle events. - Partner cross-functionally with Margin and Risk Remediation teams to monitor exposures and strengthen operational controls. - Support in UAT testing and production validation for new product launches, system enhancements, and workflow improvements. - Troubleshoot, manage, and proactively resolve reconciliation differences while maintaining strong risk awareness and accuracy. - Use data to identify inefficiencies, propose automation opportunities, and help scale back-office processes to support product growth. - Develop and enhance processes and controls to improve operational resiliency and efficiency. SKILLS YOU BRING - Have 3+ years of experience at a broker-dealer, clearing firm, exchange, or fintech company handling back-office reconciliations and settlement responsibilities. Experience with derivatives, options or Futures. - Experience at a CIRO-regulated dealer is preferred. - Have direct experience managing trade and position reconciliations, expiration processing, and settlement workflows. - Demonstrate a strong ownership mindset — you proactively identify issues, drive resolution end-to-end, and continuously improve processes. - Are highly organized with strong attention to detail and are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment while meeting tight deadlines. - Have strong Excel skills; experience with SQL or other programming/scripting languages is a plus. - Have excellent communication and collaboration skills, and thrive in a cross-functional environment. - Have completed or are pursuing relevant industry courses (CSC, DFOL, derivatives licensing, etc.) are preferred. - Available to support early and late hours on rotating shifts as required by market events and settlement cycles. 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 incredi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)