Specialist, Security Risk Management

Wealthsimple; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

20 vacation days

Wellness days

Sick and mental health days

Job summary

Wealthsimple is seeking a Specialist, IT/Security Risk Management to mature our enterprise IT and security risk program. You’ll identify, assess, and track risks across Wealthsimple’s technology landscape, helping ensure risk exposure is understood and actively managed.

You’ll partner with Security, Engineering, Infrastructure, Product and Compliance to drive risk treatment activities and maintain the risk register in a fast-moving fintech environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of IT risk management, information security or related GRC in fintech/finance
• Strong understanding of IT/security risk frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, FAIR)
• Familiarity with cloud (AWS), IAM and vulnerability management
• Experience with third-party/vendor reviews and due diligence
• Experience maintaining risk registers and risk assessment processes
• Knowledge of SOC 2, PCI DSS and/or NIST compliance
• Strong written communication and ability to translate risk to business terms
• Experience with GRC tools such as Jira, Drata is a plus
• Certifications (CRISC, CISA, CISSP or equivalent) are assets

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end IT and security risk management lifecycle (identify, assess, treat, report)
• Maintain enterprise IT/security risk register with accurate documentation and owner assignment
• Perform risk assessments across tech domains (cloud infra, IAM, app security) and third‑party assessments
• Partner with control owners and stakeholders to evaluate mitigation controls and identify gaps
• Integrate vendor/technology risk findings into risk register for IT/Security and Third-Party Risk
• Contribute to risk policies, standards, and procedures
• Prepare risk reporting and dashboards for senior leadership/committees
• Monitor threat landscape and translate risks into actionable insights
• Support PCI DSS, SOC 2, and NIST initiatives from a risk perspective
• Participate in risk work streams for new products and infra changes

Skills

IT risk management

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

FAIR

AWS cloud

IAM

Vulnerability mgmt

Vendor reviews

SOC 2 PCI DSS

GRC tools

Cross-functional

Certification-ready

Tools

Jira

Drata

Job description

Build something people love

Wealthsimple is Canada’s leading financial innovator. The company offers a full suite of simple, sophisticated financial products across managed investing, do-it-yourself trading, cryptocurrency, tax filing, spending and saving. Wealthsimple currently serves more than 4 million Canadians and holds over $155 billion in assets under administration. The company was founded in 2014 by a team of financial experts and technology entrepreneurs, and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

We’re proud of what we’ve built — and we’re just getting started. Read our Culture Manual and learn more about how we work.

The Security GRC team plays a critical role in adhering to security frameworks and creating space for risk mitigation and oversight. We want to ensure that Wealthsimple maintains a secure operational environment by implementing and monitoring controls designed to protect information, systems and infrastructure.

We are looking to grow the Security GRC team with a Specialist, IT/Security Risk Management to support and mature our enterprise IT and security risk management program. This role will be central to identifying, assessing, and tracking risks across Wealthsimple's technology and security landscape, helping ensure that risk exposure is well-understood and actively managed.

You’ll partner closely with teams across Security, Engineering, Infrastructure, Product, and Compliance to assess risk, maintain our risk register, and drive risk treatment activities. This is a hands‑on role suited for someone who is analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving fintech environment.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to

• Support the end-to-end IT and security risk management lifecycle, including risk identification, assessment, treatment tracking, and reporting

• Maintain and continuously improve the enterprise IT/security risk register, ensuring risks are accurately documented, rated, and assigned to appropriate owners

• Perform risk assessments across technology domains (cloud infra, access management, application security) and third-party assessments using the appropriate methodology for each

• Partner with control owners and business stakeholders to evaluate the effectiveness of risk mitigation controls and identify gaps

• Integrate vendor and technology risk findings into the risk register to facilitate tracking and remediation across both IT/Security and Third-Party Risk Management.

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of risk policies, standards, and procedures

• Assist in preparing risk reporting and dashboards for senior leadership and committee-level audiences

• Monitor the threat and vulnerability landscape and help translate emerging risks into actionable insights for the business

• Support security and compliance initiatives, including PCI DSS, SOC 2, and NIST, from a risk lens, ensuring risk findings are integrated into broader compliance activities

• Participate in risk-related work streams tied to new product launches, infrastructure changes, and strategic initiatives
  

What you’ll bring

• 3–5 years of experience in IT risk management, information security or a related GRC function, ideally within financial services or fintech

• Solid understanding of IT and security risk frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or FAIR

• Familiarity with key technology risk domains including cloud (AWS preferred), identity and access management and vulnerability management

• Experience conducting third-party and vendor reviews, with knowledge of due diligence review methodology, is an asset

• Experience maintaining risk registers and supporting risk assessment processes

• Working knowledge of compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, PCI DSS, and/or NIST is a strong asset

• Strong analytical and written communication skills, with the ability to translate technical risk findings into clear business language

• Comfortable working cross-functionally with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Experience with GRC tools and risk management platforms (e.g.Jira, Drata) is an asset

• Self-starter who can operate independently, manage competing priorities, and drive work to completion

• Relevant certifications are an asset (CRISC, CISA, CISSP, or equivalent)

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.

ICYMI

Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple: We move quickly and build thoughtfully. That means we’re always looking for better ways to work — whether that’s new tools, AI, or rethinking how we approach a problem. We don’t expect you to have all the answers, but we do expect curiosity and a willingness to evolve alongside the products we’re building.

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. We also welcome any feedback on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.

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. If you have questions about how your data is used, reach out to us.