Director, Partnerships – Retail Equity Capital

Job Description:

  • Define and own Wealthsimple's retail investment access strategy, identifying how we expand the range of opportunities available to our clients across public and private markets
  • Build and grow relationships across the investment ecosystem, including investment banks, syndicate desks, issuers, and private market platforms, positioning Wealthsimple as a trusted and differentiated distribution partner
  • Serve as Wealthsimple's primary external voice to issuers and capital markets counterparties, articulating the strategic value of retail distribution and securing access to high-demand offerings
  • Lead end-to-end execution of IPO and other client opportunities to invest in, coordinating across legal, engineering, marketing, and operations to bring offerings to market successfully and compliantly
  • Partner with product and engineering to shape the roadmap and infrastructure needed to scale Wealthsimple's investment access capabilities over time
  • Build repeatable frameworks and operational processes that allow the function to scale as deal volume and product complexity grow
  • Develop compelling strategic narratives and business cases that align senior leadership on participation decisions and longer-term market opportunities

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of experience in equity capital markets, private markets, or related field with direct exposure to equity offerings and capital markets transactions
  • A strong ownership mindset with the ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
  • Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives across legal, product, engineering, and go-to-market teams
  • Executive-level communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to represent Wealthsimple credibly to issuers, banks, and senior counterparties
  • Strong commercial and analytical acumen, including comfort with financial modeling and data-driven decision-making
  • A well-developed network across investment banks, capital markets participants, and financial services in Canada, the US, and internationally
  • Excellent strategic judgment, creative problem-solving, and the ability to move quickly without sacrificing quality
  • Demonstrated ability to build and scale operational processes from the ground up

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
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