David Ye

Product @ Wealthsimple

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

I'm passionate about building products that'll help simplify people's lives, so they can spend more time on what really matters to them. In my free time, you might see me plane watching, planning my next road trip, or picking up the saxophone (again!) E: dy [at] davidye.ca

Experience

  • Wealthsimple (4 yrs 2 mos)
    • Product Manager
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

      2025 - Now: Leading the expansion of our physical banking products and establishment of the digital branch. 2024: Led the development of our options trading platform and advanced trading features.

    • Associate Product Manager, Options
      Jan 2023 - Apr 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Supported the launch of options trading and growth of self-directed investing products.

    • Associate Product Manager, Wealthsimple for Business
      May 2022 - Dec 2022 · 8 mos

      As part of Wealthsimple for Business, built group retirement accounts that make it easy for employers to support financial wellness through a simple investing platform.

  • Analyst at Level5 Strategy
    2021 - 2021 · Less than a year

    Staffed on a brand evolution M&A project within the technology, media, and telecom space; developed field research methodology and synthesized survey findings to inform national go-to-market strategy.

  • Junior Support Advisor at Shopify
    2020 - 2020 · Less than a year

    Facilitated the onboarding of retailers towards e-commerce platforms; supported merchant growth and transformation initiatives in consumer journey marketing and storefront development.

  • Renewals Intern at Equitable Bank
    2019 - 2019 · Less than a year

    Coordinated with a team of specialists to support in the issuance and trilingual solicitation of mortgage renewals; developed post renewal audit workflow optimizations to identify and close deficiencies.