Top Benefits
Retirement savings matching plan through Wealthsimple Work
Company equity for full-time employees
Access to Premium Client perks, including personal finance learning & advice and a boosted interest rate on deposits
About the role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone who brings practical legal insight, has strong regulatory instincts, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment
- 4+ years of legal experience with a focus on competition, consumer protection, or payments law, ideally in a heavily regulated industry, or law firm environment
- Advocacy experience in a heavily regulated industry, particularly on issues related to competition and consumer protection
- Practical experience working with regulators to advance business objectives and resolve complaints in a creative and collaborative way
- Pragmatic and results-oriented experience negotiating agreements, particularly for complex digital and financial services
- Strong communication skills and ability to distill complex legal topics into clear, actionable advice for diverse audiences
- Collaborative and proactive mindset with a willingness to roll up your sleeves
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving regulatory frameworks
- A strategic thinker with a builder mentality who thrives in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment
- Experience advising on European or U.S. financial regulatory frameworks
- French language skills
- Familiarity with anti-money laundering (AML) laws
- Previous in-house experience at in a heavily regulated industry
What the job involves
- Wealthsimple is looking for a Legal Counsel, Payments to join our Neobanking regulatory team
- Reporting to the Director, Neobanking Strategy & Payments Legal, you will play a key role in supporting the development, commercialization, and regulatory alignment of Wealthsimple’s payment products and infrastructure
- You’ll work cross-functionally with Legal, Compliance, Product, Engineering, Risk, and Policy teams to help navigate a rapidly evolving landscape
- This role will be critical in providing legal guidance on regulatory, competition, and product matters related to the Retail Payments Activities Act (RPAA), Real-Time Rail (RTR), and other payments initiatives in Canada
- Lead Wealthsimple’s legal advocacy efforts in the payments space, including interactions with regulators such as the Department of Finance, Bank of Canada, and Competition Bureau
- Provide legal and strategic advice on payments law, stablecoins as payment instruments, consumer protection, and competition issues in support of our product, engineering, and government relations teams
- Support Wealthsimple’s regulatory initiatives including RPAA registration and ongoing compliance, and help shape our legal strategy related to Real-Time Rail participation
- Draft, review, and update client-facing terms and conditions and product disclosures
- Collaborate the intersection of securities law (particularly CIRO rules) and payments law
- Assist with resolving complex client complaints and regulatory escalations
- Advise on commercial agreements and relationships related to payments infrastructure
- Collaborate on legal aspects of product development for payments features related to the intersection of securities law (particularly CIRO rules) and payments law
- Work with outside counsel on specialized or complex legal questions
Benefits
- Retirement savings matching plan through Wealthsimple Work
- Company equity for full-time employees
- Access to Premium Client perks, including personal finance learning & advice and a boosted interest rate on deposits
- Paid parental leave (6 months topped up to 100% of salary)
- 20 vacation days per year
- 90 Days Away program
- Top-tier health benefits
- Life & disability insurance
- Generous sick and mental health days
- Employee resource plan including services like RMT, psychology, and physiotherapy
- Up to $5,000 per year for mental health supports
- Gender Affirmation benefits
- Up to $1,500 per year for professional development
- Up to $1,500 per year for wellness and home office expenses
- Employee resource groups
- Social impact hours
Top Benefits
Retirement savings matching plan through Wealthsimple Work
Company equity for full-time employees
Access to Premium Client perks, including personal finance learning & advice and a boosted interest rate on deposits
About the role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone who brings practical legal insight, has strong regulatory instincts, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment
- 4+ years of legal experience with a focus on competition, consumer protection, or payments law, ideally in a heavily regulated industry, or law firm environment
- Advocacy experience in a heavily regulated industry, particularly on issues related to competition and consumer protection
- Practical experience working with regulators to advance business objectives and resolve complaints in a creative and collaborative way
- Pragmatic and results-oriented experience negotiating agreements, particularly for complex digital and financial services
- Strong communication skills and ability to distill complex legal topics into clear, actionable advice for diverse audiences
- Collaborative and proactive mindset with a willingness to roll up your sleeves
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving regulatory frameworks
- A strategic thinker with a builder mentality who thrives in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment
- Experience advising on European or U.S. financial regulatory frameworks
- French language skills
- Familiarity with anti-money laundering (AML) laws
- Previous in-house experience at in a heavily regulated industry
What the job involves
- Wealthsimple is looking for a Legal Counsel, Payments to join our Neobanking regulatory team
- Reporting to the Director, Neobanking Strategy & Payments Legal, you will play a key role in supporting the development, commercialization, and regulatory alignment of Wealthsimple’s payment products and infrastructure
- You’ll work cross-functionally with Legal, Compliance, Product, Engineering, Risk, and Policy teams to help navigate a rapidly evolving landscape
- This role will be critical in providing legal guidance on regulatory, competition, and product matters related to the Retail Payments Activities Act (RPAA), Real-Time Rail (RTR), and other payments initiatives in Canada
- Lead Wealthsimple’s legal advocacy efforts in the payments space, including interactions with regulators such as the Department of Finance, Bank of Canada, and Competition Bureau
- Provide legal and strategic advice on payments law, stablecoins as payment instruments, consumer protection, and competition issues in support of our product, engineering, and government relations teams
- Support Wealthsimple’s regulatory initiatives including RPAA registration and ongoing compliance, and help shape our legal strategy related to Real-Time Rail participation
- Draft, review, and update client-facing terms and conditions and product disclosures
- Collaborate the intersection of securities law (particularly CIRO rules) and payments law
- Assist with resolving complex client complaints and regulatory escalations
- Advise on commercial agreements and relationships related to payments infrastructure
- Collaborate on legal aspects of product development for payments features related to the intersection of securities law (particularly CIRO rules) and payments law
- Work with outside counsel on specialized or complex legal questions
Benefits
- Retirement savings matching plan through Wealthsimple Work
- Company equity for full-time employees
- Access to Premium Client perks, including personal finance learning & advice and a boosted interest rate on deposits
- Paid parental leave (6 months topped up to 100% of salary)
- 20 vacation days per year
- 90 Days Away program
- Top-tier health benefits
- Life & disability insurance
- Generous sick and mental health days
- Employee resource plan including services like RMT, psychology, and physiotherapy
- Up to $5,000 per year for mental health supports
- Gender Affirmation benefits
- Up to $1,500 per year for professional development
- Up to $1,500 per year for wellness and home office expenses
- Employee resource groups
- Social impact hours