Sr Data Scientist, Finance, Brokerage & Market Risk

The role

You will develop and maintain finance and market risk data marts and data pipelines. You will support strategic financial planning and market risk management through advanced analytics and dashboards.

What you will do

• Own the development and maintenance of finance and market risk data marts
• Design, build, and document robust data pipelines
• Build, automate, and maintain brokerage reporting and monitoring systems
• Partner with business stakeholders to launch and support new financial products and model development
• Create dashboards and visualizations to monitor brokerage KPIs and regulatory reporting
• Provide business intelligence support for trade and collateral monitoring and forecasting
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable analytics solutions
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices
• Mentor junior team members

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics development
• Expertise in data mart architecture, design, and management
• Strong proficiency in SQL
• Hands-on experience building and orchestrating data pipelines using tools such as dbt, Airflow, or similar
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS services (S3, Redshift, Snowflake or equivalent)
• Proficiency in Python for data manipulation, automation, and scripting
• Experience with version control systems, particularly Git and GitHub
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable, data-driven solutions
• Strong data visualization skills with experience using tools such as Tableau, Looker, Power BI, or similar
• Understanding of analytics engineering principles and best practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

Nice to have

• Experience working at brokerage operations or financial services, with knowledge of accounting principles and market risk concepts
• Familiarity with regulatory reporting requirements and financial product structures

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
• Unlimited sick and mental health days per year
• 90 days away: work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year

About the company

Wealthsimple is Canada’s leading financial innovator, offering a full suite of financial products. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.