Business Unit Regular, Full time Closing Date: June 17, 2025 The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is the statutory body responsible for regulating Ontario’s capital markets in accordance with the mandate established in the provincial Securities Act and the Commodity Futures Act. The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, to foster fair, efficient and competitive capital markets and confidence in the capital markets, to foster capital formation, and to contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk. This mandate is performed through policy, operational, and enforcement activities. The OSC also contributes to national and global securities regulation development. We offer a diverse, fair, and flexible work environment and take pride in our challenging and rewarding work. Summary The Senior Crypto and Open Source Intelligence (COSINT) Specialist will be responsible for providing leadership in surveillance, information-gathering and intelligence from blockchains, deep/dark web, social media, forums and other online areas of interest in support of the OSC’s Enforcement Division. The Senior COSINT Specialist will lead the implementation and use of blockchain analytics tools to identify and trace transactions and activities across public ledgers, open source web-based tools and techniques to identify possible violations of the Ontario Securities Act and to conduct surveillance or monitoring of parties identified by Enforcement. The Senior COSINT Specialist will also provide regular direction and coaching to other members of the COSINT team to develop good practices and effective strategies for relevant intelligence, information-gathering and disruption activities, including recommending options for early disruptive actions. The Senior COSINT Specialist is expected to provide recommendations to management and the larger team for optimizing existing technological tools and identifying cost effective monitoring strategies. This position is a critical support function to further develop COSINT strategies and practices and support of the Enforcement Division. Key Duties and Responsibilities Crypto and Blockchain Transactions Lead the use of blockchain tools to trace cryptocurrency transactions across public ledgers to identify illicit activities and support existing investigations. Continuously monitor and evaluate emerging crypto technologies to identify their potential applications in enforcement strategies. Stay ahead of evolving best practices in blockchain forensics. Develop and make recommendations to management on best practices for Enforcement’s crypto functions, help with documenting and updating them as technology needs continue to evolve. Correlate transaction data with OSINT-derived information to link wallets to real-world identities or illicit networks. Coordinate with other teams to support the assessment and investigation of cryptocurrency-based misconduct including fraud by using blockchain data and smart contracts to identify suspicious patterns. Lead the efforts to leverage COSINT to gather evidence from public sources (e.g. crypto platforms, forums, social media) to further assessments and investigations. Produce detailed reports combining crypto analysis and OSINT insights to inform and support the Division’s efforts to identify illicit activities and take appropriate enforcement action. Web Surveillance Responsible for reviewing and making recommendations on surveillance practices with a focus on ensuring that there is an optimization of OSINT work in both early identification of potential threats, and in providing supporting information/reports as part of assessments and investigations. Subject matter expert in web surveillance to identify possible activities for early disruption; will provide daily direction and coaching to the more junior employees on approach and best practices. Identify and apply surveillant measures in deep and dark web spaces to detect early signs of nefarious behaviors. Lead in identifying and providing recommendations to management to modernize technological integration within Enforcement Division’s practices. Project lead for business unit to establish and implement proactive strategies and collaborate with other teams to identify and address issues. Prepare findings and reports for management and other stakeholders. Web Capture Lead and perform web capture function. Responsible for updating as needed the web capture practice within the COSINT unit, including identifying and establishing standard operating procedures and best practices, ensuring standardized processes are followed. Responsible for identifying and implementing new technology and strategies to enhance the web capture practice and providing recommendations to management. Investigate web presence of proposed whistle-blowers to further verify their credibility and prevent any poor media exposure/partnership damages. Determine strategy to create historic captures of websites (wayback machine) to capture previous messaging that may be relevant to investigations. Investigation Support Subject matter expert in conducting early detection on crypto activities (pre-ICO) and on cannabis developments (for high relevancy cases). Further utilize web scrape tools built by analytics team. Act as business partner to assessment and investigatory teams by responding to their requests and needs as it pertains to OSINT-analytics. Provide support to Case Assessment team by diagnosing where particular web traffic, and web chatter is being generated from. Provide direction to other COSINT Specialists to best identify working paths forward, and coach investigation teams to better understand the practices deployed to find their results. Responsible for designing and implementing Division-wide training plan to upskill investigation teams on COSINT practices to support increased integration into regular operations. Relationship Management Work with the larger intelligence, analytics and research team and other teams in Enforcement to identify opportunities to use technology and make recommendations to management to gain efficiencies in assessment, investigations, disruptions and Enforcement operations Develop general COSINT best practices to achieve business objectives. Provide technology advice within Enforcement as required in technology and business processes. Ensure project outcomes and delivery expectations are effectively met and that required support and training are provided to support groups and users. Qualifications Computer Science or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree in a related field or equivalent experience. Master’s degree in related technical or military discipline, or equivalent combination of education and professional training/experience, an asset. Proven experience in tracing and analyzing blockchain transactions and activity. Working experience in a Law Enforcement agency, major finance, accounting and/or consulting firms an asset. Minimum 10 years of related experience supporting intelligence analysis and production programs and operations. Advanced knowledge of the principles, methods, processes, and applicable regulations involved in intelligence analysis. Minimum 10 years of in–depth technical expertise in infrastructure technologies Knowledge of current practices and standards related to technical operations, industry trends, and evolving technologies. Knowledge in Encryption Technology with relevant certifications an asset, including but not limited to Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP), GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC). Completion of Information Services certifications an asset, including but not limited to ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), CompTIA (IT Industry Association), CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CISA (Certified Information System Auditor). Demonstrated ability to lead/coach and guide more junior staff by providing regular, clear direction and constructive feedback. Strong understanding of securities related matters as well as cryptocurrencies, blockchains, crypto trading platforms and current social media. Superior team-based skills necessary to collaborate, coach, mentor, inspire and demonstrate a service excellence mindset within the team and other OSC individuals. Strong project management, analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills to evaluate alternatives and provide recommendations on business issues. Ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms. Self-motivated and proactive, with respect to both managing workload and professional development. Ability to work with multiple internal and external stakeholders. Strong oral and written communication skills. Grow your career and make a difference working at the OSC. * OSC Employees: please apply in Workday using the Browse Jobs feature within your Jobs Hub * We thank all applicants for their interest in the Ontario Securities Commission. We will contact those selected for an interview. The OSC is committed to diversity and providing an inclusive workplace and providing accommodation in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Human Rights Code. It is our priority to ensure employment opportunities are visible and barrier-free to all under-represented groups including but not limited to, Indigenous, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, women and people from the 2SLGBTQI+ community, to achieve an employee demographic profile reflective of the demographic profile of Ontarians. The OSC is a proud partner with the following organizations: Ascend Canada, BlackNorth Initiative, Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, and Pride at Work Canada If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our confidential inbox [email protected]. Visit Accessibility at the OSC to review the OSC’s policies on accessibility and accommodation in the workplace. At the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), we carry-out challenging and meaningful work within a collaborative culture to deliver strong investor protection and foster confidence in capital markets. Evolving financial markets mean new ways of thinking, and every day is an opportunity to learn, innovate and grow professionally in a supportive, stimulating workplace. Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. The Ontario Securities Commission is an independent Crown agency that regulates Ontario’s capital markets by making rules that have the force of law and by adopting policies that influence the behaviour of capital markets participants. The OSC carries out the powers, duties and functions given to it pursuant to the Securities Commission Act, 2021 . The OSC exercises its regulatory oversight function through the administration and enforcement of Ontario’s Securities Act and Commodity Futures Act and administration of certain provisions of Ontario’s Business Corporations Act. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Crypto, Consulting, Accounting, Senior and Junior jobs that are similar:\n\n $40,000 — $80,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nCA ON Toronto

\nWho We Are:\n\n\nTechnology has transformed the way we work, communicate, travel, eat, move, and more. Yet in biopharma, it still takes 12 years to develop a single drug. Even today, thousands of diseases affecting hundreds of millions of people have no effective treatment. Accelerating the pace of bringing effective, new medicines to patients is one of the greatest opportunities for humanity. \n\n\nOur mission is to develop better drugs, faster using technology. We have built an end-to-end technology-driven drug discovery platform centered around one of the field’s largest human genomics databases in neuroscience. We use machine learning to map the complex causes of disease and turn those insights into promising drug candidates on our internal biology and chemistry platforms. We are developing drugs to treat some of the biggest medical challenges today: ALS, Parkinson’s Disease, and Alzheimer’s Disease.\n\n\nWe closed our Series C with a syndicate of top tier investors (e.g. BlackRock, Eli Lilly, Merck, Section 32, Threshold Ventures, Y Combinator, etc.). We are a team of engineers, neuroscientists, and drug developers united around an audacious vision: to build the next Genentech of the digital age. \n\n\nThe Chief Financial Officer is a strategic finance executive whose mission will be to ensure that Verge is capitalized to execute on our vision. You will report directly to our founder and CEO and sit on the executive leadership team. Partnering with the CEO, you will have the opportunity to rewrite the standard biotech financing playbook for tech-enabled drug discovery. You will drive external finance and strategy, lead internal resources and capital allocation decisions, and support strategic planning and operational decisions with data-driven analytics. You will oversee all sub-functional elements of finance, including FP&A, accounting, investor relations, transactions, and certain operational activities, including public relations, people, IT, and legal. \n\n\n\nYou will...\n* \n\n\nStrategic Finance \n* Own Verge's capital formation strategy\n* Prepare financing plans, evaluate creative financing strategies, generate options for accessing capital\n* Lead the preparation and execution of equity financings\n* Cultivate investor relationships; communicate the company story and progress\n* Develop long-range strategic plans, establish priorities, and identify opportunities to maximize shareholder value\n* Ensure company objectives are aligned with financing strategy and shareholder value creation\n\nFP&A\n* Own our long-term financial and operating model\n* Develop robust contingency plans and stress-tested financial models to manage costs effectively\n* Drive strategic decisions and timely implementation of cost reductions to ensure adequate runway\n* In partnership with the CBO, refine our BD strategy to focus on opportunities that maximize shareholder value\n* Oversee financial review of all transactions, including evaluation and prioritization of acquisitions, partnerships, collaborations, and in-licensing opportunities. Support the structuring, negotiation, and execution of these transactions.\n* Makes actionable recommendations on key transactions based on a prospective analysis of deal structure, financial impact, and long-term capital formation strategy. \n* Provide product support via financial analyses (e.g. market sizing, landscape analysis)\n* Negotiate with external partners and investors\n\nOperations\n* Manage all aspects of the finance and accounting functions; ensure maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures\n* Oversee investor relations, public relations, legal/compliance, and people functions\n* Keep investors, board, and shareholders informed of company financial status, results, budget, and forecastManage the audit committee\n* Proactively mitigate future risks and identifies new opportunities to improve capital efficiency\n* Drive a culture of financial discipline in managing the business. Facilitate tough conversations on strategic focus, reprioritization, and tradeoffs.\n\n\n\n12 month outcomes...\n* Strategic finance: Develop a Series D-enabling capital formation strategy (milestones, runway, financing), with multiple contingency plans\n* FP&A: Drive strategic decisions and implementation of cost reductions to ensure adequate runway to withstand uncertainty\n* Investor Relations: Cultivate>20 investors for our Series D financing\n* BD: Serve as a force multiplier for BD resulting in clearer strategy, faster decisions, greater focus, better outcomes\n* Other: Prepare Verge to be IPO-ready \n\n\n\nYou have...\n* > 10 years experience in a biotech investment banking or investor-facing environment\n* > 2 years operating experience at a biotech startup\n* Strong transactions deal sheet across BD, M&A, and/or financings, with experience facilitating non-traditional transactions\n* Deep understanding of equity capital markets (what investors want, when to finance/IPO, how markets operate) willingness to roll up their sleeves with hands-on executional FP&A and fundraising as needed\n* Experience setting milestones, developing long-range operating models and contingency plans\n* Strong financial modeling background with a fluent understanding of R&D project finance and FP&A nuances\n* A challenger who embraces discomfort and uncomfortable conversations\n* A natural “finisher” with strong attention to detail\n* An obsession with efficiency and killing complexity\n* Thrives in small teams with frequently changing priorities \n* Hard-charging with a sense of urgency\n* Experience using financial analytics to drive strategic decisions\n* Deep alignment with our values and/or a passion for learning and practicing conscious leadership\n* A passion for making an impact on patients\n\n\n\nWhat's in it for you...\n* Ability to work remotely and set your own hours – we care more accomplishing great work, not how many hours or where you work\n* Opportunity to rewrite the standard biotech financing playbook and shape new strategies for a new breed of tech-enabled platform companies\n* Potential to take Verge through an IPO in the next 18 months\n* Stunning colleagues who are leaders in neuroscience drug development and AI\n* A drama-free culture steeped in authenticity, transparency, and vulnerability\n* A true strategic and thought partnership with the Executive Team and CEO\n* A company that values Finance as a strategic rather than administrative function\n* Ground floor seats at a high growth company during a critical inflection point\n* An opportunity to make an impact on millions of patients suffering from the biggest medical challenges of our time\n\n\n\n\n$530,000 - $560,000 a yearCompensation & Benefits at Verge Genomics:Our target starting total cash compensation for successful US-based applicants for this role is $530,000 to $560,000. To determine starting pay, we consider multiple job-related factors including a candidate’s skills, education and experience, the level at which they are actually hired, market demand, business needs, and internal parity. We may also adjust this range in the future based on market data.\nThis role is eligible for participation in our Annual Performance Bonus Plan (based on company targets by role level and annual company performance) and all employees are offered Equity, subject to the terms of those plans and associated policies.\nIn addition, Verge Genomics also provides our employees:*Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage*401(k) plan with employer matching for contributions*Disability insurance, Life insurance, Dependent Care FSA and Healthcare FSA*Unlimited paid time off*Paid parental leave*Access to free onsite fitness center*Free snacks and lunch for employees who work onsite*WFH stipend for employees who work remotely\n\nHelp us revolutionize the way drugs are discovered & developed:\nThe startup nature of Verge Genomics provides multiple growth opportunities into other areas of the company. As one of the early employees at Verge, your work will have a direct impact on the foundation of a groundbreaking new drug development model. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Accounting, Education and Finance jobs that are similar:\n\n $80,000 — $150,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nRemote

ABOUT US\n\nHyperionDev is one of the largest providers of accelerated tech education in EMEA and one of the oldest providers of 'coding bootcamps' in the world. We work with top universities such as Imperial College London, The London School of Economics, The University of Edinburgh, and Stellenbosch University to deliver structured technical courses and bootcamps that accelerate people into fulfilling tech careers. We have been recognised as one of the top education technology scaleups in the world and gained the financial backing of Meta (previously Facebook) which recognised us as the most socially impactful startup operating in Africa, where we initially started our work.\n\nWe are dedicated to closing the global tech skills gap and we achieve this by integrating tech education with human mentorship and expert code review powered by a workforce in Southern Africa, which lowers the cost of an accessible education in technology. This model has been successful, allowing us to reach millions of learners a year from over 60 countries. We have also partnered with government bodies such as the UK's Department for Education who provide scholarships for students to study on our bootcamps and gain employment at companies such as AstraZeneca and the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS).\n\nWe're backed by nearly 2000 investors, having raised the largest crowdfunding round of funding for an edtech company in history. As a primarily bootstrapped, profitable, and scale up tech business join us as we play our part in making the world a more stable, safer, and fair place.\n\n \nABOUT THE ROLE \n\nAs the Head of Finance at HyperionDev you will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the company. \n\nIn this role, you will take ownership of financial & investment planning and will oversee our financial planning and budgeting, report and present results to our investors, and ensure financial controls to support the optimal deployment of funds. Furthermore, you will lead the Finance team with regard to all financial reporting and analysis of the business, reporting to the Board, preparations of financials for management or audit, budgeting and forecast modelling, supporting compliance, cost analysis and management, tax management, and managing payments to suppliers. \n\nYou will also provide the CEO strategic support in fundraising, investor meetings, and investment due diligence.\n\nThe team is supported by an external accounting firm/specialist where needed, and a Wellness division assisting with payroll and budgeting to ensure that the internal systems of a high-growth tech support scale. \n\nThis is a unique opportunity to join one of the largest education technology startups in Africa and directly support our management team in key decision-making. \n\n \nRESPONSIBILITIES\n\n\n* Conducting risk management assessments and implementing relevant plans and controls to mitigate risk\n\n* Managing the Finance Team to ensure smooth running\n\n* Delegating financial tasks and accounting activities within the finance team\n\n* Managing accounting teams and the finance department/ensuring smooth running\n\n* Ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and ensuring team members comply with regulations\n\n* Establishing secure procedures\n\n* Establishing and rollout out secure procedures\n\n* Manage  financial budgeting, planning, and reporting across the business and all product lines\n\n* Manage relationships with existing shareholders and investors, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements, EIS requirements and ensuring high shareholder engagement\n\n* Identify areas for cost operation and treasury management to maximise the resources of the business, including tax and R&D strategy\n\n\n\n\n \nREQUIREMENTS\n\nMinimum\n\n\n* At least 4 years of management accounting experience\n\n* At least 4 years of experience leading an internal finance team overseeing payroll, reporting and the like \n\n* Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in finance and accounting \n\n* Experience working in a fast-moving, fast-growing organisation\n\n* Exceptional attention to detail\n\n* Excellent written and verbal communication skills \n\n* High level of planning and organisation skills\n\n* Ability to handle sensitive, confidential information\n\n\n\n\nPreferred \n\n\n* At least 2 years of experience in tech scaleup fundraising on a debt, equity, or secondaries basis either as part of a team raising substantial capital (>£5mil + ) or leading such a team or function \n\n* Experience in exchange control regulations and the South African Reserve Bank\n\n* Experience and understanding of South African VAT and compliance regulations \n\n* At least 2 years of experience working in tax law and/or equivalent experience in advising on corporation tax structuring and compliance with HMRC tax regulations in international group structures \n\n\n\n\n \nBENEFITS\n\nEquity: As a senior leadership role within the company, you may be eligible for direct ownership in the business through our stock option scheme.  The company has been approached for acquisition by a number of billion-dollar leaders in the tech education space, is backed by investors from the US, UK and South Africa, and we want you to directly share in the success of the business.\n\nHybrid work: We are a hybrid work organisation offering flexibility on your schedule. Remote working options are available for candidates not in proximity of a HyperionDev Campus.\n\nLearn new tech skills: We offer our employees the opportunity to enrol part-time in our Coding Bootcamps.\n\nJoin the heart of tech in Africa, Europe and the US: You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest-performing tech companies in the space, with a management team that draws their former experience from top tech companies.\n\nLife-changing work: Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most: you're allowed to brag about it.\n \nOUR VALUES\n\nWe're a people-forward company with a purpose that underlines everything we do. We're obsessed with the potential in people and challenge them to do their best work. We embrace a culture of growth and learning to deliver on our vision and ours is a relentless quest for improvement.\n\n  \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Accounting, Payroll, Education, Finance and Senior jobs that are similar:\n\n $80,000 — $150,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nLondon, England, United Kingdom