Associate, AML Analytics in Winnipeg

Wealthsimple is Canada’s leading financial innovator, offering a full suite of simple, sophisticated financial products across managed investing, do-it-yourself trading, cryptocurrency, tax filing, spending and saving. The company serves more than 4 million Canadians and holds over $155 billion in assets under administration.

The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) team detects and responds to money-laundering and terrorist-financing risks at Wealthsimple. Alongside compliance and operational experts, you will help to improve & strengthen Wealthsimple’s AML program, helping to stop financial crime.

A typical week in this role would have you solving data problems in a fast-paced environment that prioritizes shipping and iterating on new features for our clients. We are looking for an experienced data expert to deliver data-backed decisions about how to adjust our AML detection strategy.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Create & improve detection models to identify unusual transaction patterns and suspicious activities while minimizing false positives.
• Extract, transform, and analyze large datasets to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies related to financial crime.
• Refine risk-scoring models to quantify the level of AML risk associated with clients.
• Develop dashboards to provide insights that enhance program effectiveness.
• Share AML trends and performance with the AML leadership team.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has strong data skills with applied experience in a risk function like AML or fraud.
• Experience using SQL to conduct quantitative analysis and synthesizing results into actionable proposals.
• Experience using AI tools to work faster, and the judgment to know how to validate their output.
• Can develop and communicate stories to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Is able to internalize and weigh information to come to balanced decisions.
• Is intellectually curious and passionate about their work.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working in AML or a compliance function.
• Experience working with data visualization software such as Preset / Superset, Tableau, Looker, PowerBI, etc.
• Experience working with databases like Snowflake, Redshift, MySQL.

Why Wealthsimple?

• 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.

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.

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.