People Operations Specialist, 12 Month Contract

🔥 17 hours ago

🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 CA$69.6k - CA$87k / year

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

👥 People Operations

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Wealthsimple

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 job change transactions in Workday, including compensation, title, and role changes • Contribute to onboarding administration and ensure new hires are set up accurately and on time • Prepare and validate employee data before payroll cut-offs • Generate employee letters and documentation accurately and consistently • Audit work and employee data to catch errors at the source • Manage a high volume of requests through the ticketing queue • Serve as a point of contact for employees, managers, and People Partners on lifecycle questions • Identify recurring process friction and propose templates, documentation, and automation improvements • Document processes so work is repeatable, scalable, and easy to hand off • Identify opportunities to use AI tools to improve speed and accuracy • Collaborate with People Systems, Engineering, IT, Legal, Security, and Compliance

🎯 Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations, or HR administration • Hands-on experience transacting in Workday, including job changes, compensation changes, and onboarding • Bias to action and ownership of outcomes • Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy • Scalable process-thinking and ability to identify recurring problems • Working knowledge of how employee data flows into payroll and downstream impacts • Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, high-growth environment • Clear, warm communication with employees and managers at all levels • Ability to handle confidential employee information with discretion and sound judgment • Experience with Ashby and Jira is nice to have, not required • Must be legally eligible to work in Canada

🏖️ 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* • Work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year* • Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS • Hybrid team collaboration across North America

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