wealthsimple - Legal Counsel, Disputes, Incidents and Investigations

Remote - Canada$156k - $156k1w ago

Remote Senior NA Fintech Cybersecurity Legal Counsel

Requirements

• LL.B. or J.D. and member of a Canadian provincial bar association with an active membership. • 5 to 7 years of litigation experience, preferably with a mix of private practice and in-house experience. • Demonstrated knowledge in areas related to litigation, internal investigations, and/or crisis response in a regulated industry, with a preference for experience advising financial institutions, technology, or Fintech companies. • Bilingualism (English and French). • Admission to the New York bar. • You exercise sound judgment and discretion, especially when the stakes and ambiguity are high • You stay composed under pressure — incidents and crises don't rattle you, they focus you • You're comfortable advising senior leaders directly, and you know how to make a complex legal issue clear and actionable • You take ownership end-to-end, from strategy through execution, and you build process along the way rather than leaving it to someone else • You build trust easily — with internal partners, with regulators, and with outside counsel • You can hold several high-stakes matters at once without losing precision on any of them

Responsibilities

• Lead complex investigations involving regulatory and supervisory matters, fraud, whistleblower complaints, sales practices and customer harm - from investigation strategy through witness interviews and forensic document review. • Support the legal response to operational and compliance incidents, including cybersecurity, market conduct, consumer protection, and fraud. • Support our enterprise crisis management, incident and escalation frameworks. • Partner with Compliance, Risk, Privacy, Finance, and Information Security to identify risks and recommend enhancements. • Manage litigation proceedings and pre-litigation disputes or complaints including the management of external counsel. • Provide legal advice and guidance on a range of legal and strategic issues impacting the business and develop tailored solutions to complex problems.

Benefits

• 🌸 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 incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who are deeply committed to doing great work. • Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple: We move quickly and build thoughtfully. That means we're always looking for better ways to work — whether that's new tools, AI, or rethinking how we approach a problem. We don't expect you to have all the answers, but we do expect curiosity and a willingness to evolve alongside the products we're building. • Inclusion Statement: We're building products for a diverse world, and we need a diverse team to do it well. We strongly encourage applications from everyone, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. • Accessibility Statement: We're committed to an accessible hiring experience. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please let us know — we'll work with you to make sure you have what you need. We also welcome any feedback on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs. • AI in Hiring: We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our team but don't replace human judgment – all final hiring decisions are made by people. If you have questions about how your data is used, reach out to us.