Director of Talent Acquisition, Wealthsimple
Professional investing services made simple
Job no longer available
Professional investing services made simple
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone achieve financial freedom.
Role
Who you are
- Over 10 years of experience in both technical and non-technical recruiting, with a proven track record of success in a fast-paced environment
- At least 5 years in a senior leadership role, with demonstrated ability to set strategic vision and lead teams through periods of rapid growth
- Strong experience in building, coaching, and empowering leaders and teams, preferably within a high-growth fintech company
- Exceptional analytical, data driven, and prioritization skills; with a strategic approach to problem-solving and decision-making
- Proactive and innovative mindset, with the ability to assess talent needs and introduce new ideas to enhance recruitment processes
- A deep interest and passion for personal finance and how we might build simpler, more accessible services for everyone
What the job involves
- Our teams ship often and make an impact with groundbreaking ideas
- We're looking for talented people who keep it simple and value collaboration and humility as we continue to create inclusive and high-performing teams where people can be inspired to do their best work
- At Wealthsimple, our Talent Acquisition team has been instrumental in driving the company's scalable growth
- As we continue to expand, we remain committed to providing exceptional candidate experiences, strong internal partnership, and improving and scaling our processes
- We are seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead our recruitment efforts, focusing on both technical and non-technical roles, lead a large team, and maintain their own recruitment load
- This role requires collaboration with senior leadership to support strategic headcount planning and the development of market-specific recruiting tactics
- Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring a seamless and positive experience for all candidates
- Innovate recruitment processes and tools to enhance efficiency and candidate experience
- Explore and implement new technologies and platforms that can streamline recruitment efforts and improve outcomes
- Support executive recruiting leveraging both internal resources and external agency relationships for successful senior hires
- Collaborate with HRBPs and Finance to align headcount plans with business needs and financial targets
- Develop and maintain standardized recruitment workflows and documentation to ensure consistency and quality across the team
- Utilize analytics and metrics to inform and optimize recruitment strategies, ensuring alignment with growth objectives
- Develop and promote Wealthsimple’s talent brand to attract top-tier candidates
- Continuously evolve our recruiting practices based on data driven metrics so we can scale effectively, while upholding and strengthening our culture and creating the environment for people to do their best work
- Partner closely with leaders across all teams, including Engineering, Data, Product, Design, Marketing, G&A and other departments to align recruitment strategies with business objectives
- Facilitate regular communication and feedback loops between the recruitment team and business leaders to ensure alignment and responsiveness to changing needs
- Develop and implement the vision, strategy, and roadmap for a high-performing Talent Acquisition team at Wealthsimple
- Lead the continuous improvement of recruiting practices, aligning them with Wealthsimple’s core values
- Inspire and drive a culture of excellence and accountability within the recruitment team, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
- Build, mentor, and empower a world-class Talent Acquisition team, focusing on performance, professional growth and development
- Implement training and development programs to enhance the skills and capabilities of the recruiting team
Our take
Wealthsimple is one of a crop of robo-advisors trying to democratize investment management. These companies are disrupting the industry by automating many of the processes involved in investment removing the need for human advisors.
But while other so-called robo-advisors are focused on courting the high end of the market, Wealthsimple is trying to provide the same types of tools and advice to all users, regardless of the amount they have to invest.
Wealthsimple does have higher fees than some other robo-advisors such as Betterment and Charles Schwab. However, the company believes that it provides a more user-friendly platform, tailored to millennials who will be attracted to Wealthsimple due to its ease of use and social impact offerings.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
May 2021
$548.4m
LATE VC
Oct 2020
$87m
LATE VC
Total funding: $849.7m
Company 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
Company HQ
Fashion District, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Michael Katchen
(CEO)Previously worked as a Business Analyst at McKinsey and then at Ancestry.com as Country Director for Canada.
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