Counterparty Credit Risk Specialist

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🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 CA$69.6k - CA$87k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Wealthsimple

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2014

💼 Consulting

🛡️ Insurance

💳 Fintech

💰 $393M Series E - Wealthsimple on 2025-10

Consulting • Insurance • Fintech

Wealthsimple is a Canadian financial technology company that provides consumer banking, investing, and wealth management services. It offers chequing accounts, savings, credit cards, self-directed trading (stocks, ETFs, options), cryptocurrency trading, managed portfolios, tax services, and advisory wealth management for high-net-worth clients. Wealthsimple combines digital-first banking and low-fee investing products aimed at retail customers, along with tools and educational content to support personal finance.

📋 Description

• Own and improve procedures for counterparty credit risk assessment processes, ensuring consistency, scalability, and auditability • Conduct and compile comprehensive credit assessments • Provide detailed written recommendations for new and existing counterparties • Analyze regulatory financial statements and other factors to determine credit limits • Monitor concentration limits and stress testing results within the platform • Ensure exposures remain within approved thresholds and flag emerging risks with recommended actions • Assist in drafting, maintaining, and enforcing counterparty credit risk policies, credit limit framework, and procedures • Collaborate with Treasury, Finance, Market Risk, Legal, Product, and Securities Lending teams • Support front office and risk development • Make well-reasoned decisions with incomplete information and document assumptions and risks • Build positive relationships with counterparties

🎯 Requirements

• 1–3+ years experience in counterparty credit risk, credit analysis or a relevant credit risk management role in an investment dealer or brokerage environment • Working knowledge of broker-dealer regulatory capital, including risk-adjusted capital and net excess capital • Ability to interpret Form 1 and FOCUS filings • Preference given to individuals who are pursuing the CFA, CPA or FRM program • Ability to pursue root causes and continuously expand knowledge and competencies • Ability to act independently and proactively identify risks • Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize across multiple concurrent priorities • Ability to distill complex credit and risk concepts into clear, actionable recommendations

🏖️ Benefits

• Top-tier health benefits and life insurance • Long-term group savings with employer match, through Wealthsimple for Business • 20 vacation days per year • 4 wellness days per year • Unlimited sick and mental health days per year* • Ability to work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year* • Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS • Equity compensation for permanent employees

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