People Systems & Ops Specialist (12‑Month Contract)

Wealthsimple Technologies; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Wealthsimple is seeking a People Operations professional to own core employee lifecycle transactions end to end. You’ll manage Workday changes, onboarding setup, and payroll data accuracy while collaborating across People Partners and teams to ensure timely, correct records.

The role emphasizes detail, ownership, and scalable process improvement in a fast‑growing Canadian environment. This fixed‑term contract offers exposure to diverse HR programs and future opportunities.

Qualifications

• 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: you move work forward without waiting to be asked and take ownership of outcomes, not just tasks
• Strong attention to detail: you treat data accuracy as non‑negotiable because you know every transaction touches someone’s pay, title, or career
• Scalable thinking: you fix the process, not just the instance, and notice when the same problem keeps showing up
• Working knowledge of how employee data flows into payroll, and the downstream impact of getting it wrong
• Comfortable managing competing priorities and deadlines in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment
• Clear, warm communicator with employees and managers at all levels
• Handle confidential employee information with discretion and sound judgment

Responsibilities

• Own job change transactions in Workday, including compensation, title, and role changes
• Contribute to onboarding administration, making sure new hires are set up accurately and on time so their first day goes smoothly
• Prepare and validate employee data ahead of payroll cut-offs
• Generate employee letters and documentation accurately and consistently
• Audit your own work and the data around it, catching errors at the source rather than downstream
• Manage a high volume of requests through our ticketing queue with speed, accuracy, and clear communication
• Act as a trusted point of contact for employees, managers, and People Partners on lifecycle questions
• Spot recurring friction in our processes and propose fixes, from better templates and documentation to automation opportunities with the People Systems team
• Document processes as you go so the work is repeatable, scalable, and easy to hand off
• Look for where AI tools can make the work faster and more accurate

Skills

Workday experience

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Bias to action

Prioritization

Confidential data handling

Process optimization

Tools

Ashby

Jira

Job description

Wealthsimple is seeking a People Operations professional to own core employee lifecycle transactions end to end. You’ll manage Workday changes, onboarding setup, and payroll data accuracy while collaborating across People Partners and teams to ensure timely, correct records.

The role emphasizes detail, ownership, and scalable process improvement in a fast‑growing Canadian environment. This fixed‑term contract offers exposure to diverse HR programs and future opportunities.