Business Development Representative - Bilingual (English & French)
Wealthsimple
Location
Remote (Canada)
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Remote
Department
Commercial & MarketingSales Strategy & Operations
Compensation
- CA$44K – CA$55K • Offers Equity • Offers Commission
🤑 Base salary range: For this role, candidates located in Canada can expect a base salary range, described in the posting. Actual compensation is determined based on skills, experience, and role level. Exceptional candidates may be considered above the top of the range, and pay can increase quickly for those who make a big impact in the role.
🚀 Total compensation: In addition to base salary, permanent employees receive equity compensation. We use clear job levels and market-based salary bands to ensure compensation is fair and consistent across the company.
Build something people love
Wealthsimple's mission is to help everyone achieve financial freedom – by making financial services simple, transparent, and low-cost. We're Canada's largest fintech, trusted by over 3 million clients with more than $100 billion in assets. We move fast, we own our work, and we care deeply about the people using our products. If that sounds like you, keep reading.
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.
For this role, we are specifically looking for a candidate that can support both our English and French speaking population across Canada.
What you'll do
Follow-up with high-quality leads from the Growth Marketing team, prospect cold sales-sourced leads, and own the full sales process
Build growth opportunities for the business through warm and cold outreach emails, calls, SMS and qualification
Be the first touchpoint that articulates the Wealthsimple value proposition to potential prospects
Work closely with Product and Marketing teams on “playtests” that require client interaction
Work closely with Sales and Marketing on creative projects that help drive revenue and net deposit growth
Achieve monthly quotas and daily KPI’s of outbound touches across email, calls, text
Nurture and educate prospective clients through the sales cycle until they are qualified
Skills you bring
1-3 years experience in a sales or client-facing role, ideally with a SaaS or Financial background
Fluently bilingual in English and French (spoken and written)
Recommended - strong financial literacy (eg: Completed IFIC or CSC)
Resourcefulness — you should have demonstrated track record of persevering in the face of adversity
Adaptability — in a startup, priorities and direction can evolve quickly. You should have a positive can-do attitude and be adaptable to evolving business goals
Goal-oriented — you should have experience (and be excited about!) working hard towards a goal
Strong communication — you should be comfortable writing persuasively and communicating at all levels
Self-starter — when you see a need, you address it
Natural Curiosity - you should be eager to understand our client’s needs and uncover the root of their problem
Resiliency - bounce back from rejection and objection and keep trying
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.
Compensation Range: CA$44K - CA$55K