Creative Executive Assistant

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Hiring Remotely in Canada
Remote
90K-112K Annually
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
Provide high-level operational and strategic support to the Chief Content Officer: manage calendar and priorities, run meeting operations, track commitments, draft communications and briefs, handle expenses/invoices/travel/documents, build cross-organizational relationships, and be available during key weekends. Use Google Workspace, Slack, and AI tools to increase efficiency; Figma familiarity is a bonus.
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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 and learn more about how we work.

About the Role

Wealthsimple's Chief Content Officer leads one of the most visible and fast-moving functions in the company: brand, editorial, and creative. This role exists to make sure that work actually happens.

You'll be the operational backbone for a senior creative leader: managing their time, protecting their focus, staying two steps ahead, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks. This isn't a task-taking role. It's a thinking-and-doing role for someone who wants real proximity to how a high-output creative function runs.

If you're energized by being the most organized person in the room, can hold priorities without being asked twice, and know when to push and when to protect: this is your role.

What You'll Do
  • Own the calendar. Not just book meetings. Proactively manage time so the right things get attention and the noise gets filtered out.

  • Stay ahead of commitments. Proactively track what's coming, what's overdue, and what needs to move. Build the rituals to keep work moving.

  • Be available when it counts. This leader works weekends (our TLDR newsletter ships Monday and good ideas don't wait). You'll need to match that cadence when it matters.

  • Run meeting operations. Agendas, notes, follow-ups, and accountability. Cascade clarity to the creative team.

  • Communicate on behalf of. Draft messages, prep briefs, and manage correspondence with the judgment to know what needs escalation and what doesn't.

  • Handle the operational layer. Expenses, invoices, travel, documents.

  • Connect the dots across the org. Build relationships with the people around this leader: their direct reports, cross-functional partners, and leadership, so you always have context on what's important.

What You Bring
  • 5-7 years supporting a senior leader, ideally in a creative, brand, or editorial environment. Bonus points if you've worked in an agency or high-growth company. You know what it means to move fast and keep up.

  • Genuine organizational instinct. You don't wait to be asked. You anticipate.

  • Confidence without ego. You'll push back on low-priority requests and protect the leader's time, even when it's uncomfortable.

  • High emotional intelligence. You know this executive's working style and you are able to adapt.

  • Strong communicator. You can write a tight Slack message or prep a clear brief, and you know when to pick up the phone instead. You don't shy away from pushing for clarity.

  • Comfort with ambiguity. Priorities shift. Plans change at the last minute. You recalibrate, stay calm and move work forward.

  • Proficiency in Google Workspace and Slack. Figma familiarity is a bonus.

  • AI fluency. Wealthsimple is an AI-native organization. You're already using AI tools to work faster and smarter, and you're comfortable driving adoption with the people around you.

Why This Role

You'll work directly alongside one of Wealthsimple's most senior creative leaders during a period of real growth. The exposure is significant. If you want to understand how brand, editorial, and creative strategy works at scale, and you want to be in the room where it happens: this is the role.

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.

Skills Required

  • 5-7 years supporting a senior leader
  • Experience in a creative, brand, or editorial environment (agency or high-growth company is a bonus)
  • Genuine organizational instinct and proactive anticipation of priorities
  • Ability to push back and protect leader's time with confidence and tact
  • High emotional intelligence and ability to adapt to executive working styles
  • Strong written and verbal communication; ability to draft messages and prep briefs
  • Comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities; ability to recalibrate quickly
  • Proficiency with Google Workspace and Slack
  • Familiarity with Figma
  • AI fluency and regular use of AI tools to increase productivity
  • Willingness to match occasional weekend cadence for time-sensitive work
  • Experience handling expenses, invoices, travel arrangements, and document management

Wealthsimple Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Wealthsimple and has not been reviewed or approved by Wealthsimple.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time off programs include generous vacation, unlimited sick and mental health days, and a “90 Days Away” option to work internationally. These policies signal broad flexibility and ample opportunities for rest and renewal.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave is topped up to full salary for extended periods for both primary and secondary caregivers. Structured reboarding and gradual return options reinforce support for growing families.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Offerings include a substantial mental health budget, Headspace access, wellness and home office stipends, and a remote‑friendly setup. These benefits emphasize whole‑person wellbeing beyond core pay and insurance.

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The Company
HQ: Toronto
1,046 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

All of your investing, made simple. wsim.co/legal

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