Specialist, People Operations (12 month contract)

Wealthsimple is seeking a Specialist, People Operations to join their team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will own core employee lifecycle transactions end-to-end, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and correct reflection in payroll and other People systems.

About the Team The People Systems & Operations team builds and runs systems, workflows, and automations supporting every stage of the employee lifecycle at Wealthsimple. They work closely with Engineering, IT, Legal, Security, and Compliance to ensure practical, secure, and user-friendly people programs.

Responsibilities

• Own job change transactions in Workday, including compensation, title, and role changes
• Contribute to onboarding administration, ensuring new hires are set up accurately and on time
• Prepare and validate employee data ahead of payroll cut-offs
• Generate employee letters and documentation accurately and consistently
• Audit work and data for errors
• Manage a high volume of requests through the ticketing queue with speed, accuracy, and clear communication
• Act as a trusted point of contact for employees, managers, and People Partners on lifecycle questions
• Identify recurring process friction and propose fixes
• Document processes for repeatability, scalability, and ease of handoff
• Explore AI tool applications for efficiency and accuracy gains

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations, or HR administration
• Hands-on experience with Workday transactions, including job changes, compensation changes, and onboarding
• Bias to action and ownership of outcomes
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
• Scalable thinking and process improvement mindset
• Working knowledge of employee data flow into payroll and downstream impacts
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Clear, warm communication skills
• Discretion and sound judgment when handling confidential employee information

Nice to Have

• Experience with Ashby and Jira

Benefits

• Top-tier health benefits and life insurance
• Long-term group savings with employer match
• 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