Director, Partnerships - Retail Equity Capital

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 $125 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 https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/culture and learn more about how we work https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/careers. The Corporate Development function at Wealthsimple is a lean, high-impact team responsible for accelerating the company's growth through mergers & acquisitions, investments, and strategic initiatives. As Director of Partnerships for Retail Equity Capital, reporting to the VP of Corporate Development, you will own the vision and execution of Wealthsimple's retail equity capital strategy, building a function that sits at the intersection of issuers, capital markets, and retail investors. Your mandate is to expand the investment opportunities available to Wealthsimple clients while establishing Wealthsimple as a meaningful distribution partner for issuers looking to reach r