Associate Advisor

RBC Dominion Securities Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Flexible benefits

Stock options where applicable

Job summary

RBC Dominion Securities is Canada’s leading full-service investment and wealth management firm, expanding the team with an Associate Advisor role. You will act as the day-to-day relationship owner for select client families, coordinating investment, planning, tax and estate services, and guiding wealth roadmaps including business transitions.

The role requires 5-10 years in wealth management, strong client focus, and CIRO registration or eligibility with CSC/CPH/WME completed.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of wealth management experience with direct advisory responsibility to enterprising families.
• Track record of stewarding clients through complex wealth-management roadmaps.
• Partnership experience with internal and external professionals.
• Exceptional client focus and ability to anticipate needs.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication; regulatory/compliance standing.
• CIRO registration or eligibility with CSC/CPH/WME completed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day relationship owner for an assigned group of client families.
• Lead client review meetings and keep advice aligned with each family’s plan.
• Coordinate delivery of investment, financial planning, tax and estate services with specialists.
• Guide clients through wealth roadmaps including business transitions and liquidity events.
• Identify opportunities for additional planning needs and referrals.
• Onboard new client families and ensure smooth transitions.
• Maintain accurate, compliant records of interactions and advice.
• Support growth through referrals and relationships with centres of influence.

Skills

Wealth management

Client relationship

English communication

Regulatory compliance

Team collaboration

Financial planning

Education

CIRO registration/eligibility

CSC/CPH/WME completed

Professional designations (CFP/CIM/CFA/CPA/TEP/FEA)

Job description

RBC Dominion Securities is Canada’s leading full-service investment and wealth management firm. We are committed to helping our clients build financial success through a personalized approach that draws on the full resources of RBC Wealth Management.

Michael Yhip Wealth Partners is a multi-disciplinary wealth management practice within RBC Dominion Securities, serving founders, business owners and multi-generational families with family office-level needs. We act as primary advisor and chief investment officer for our clients, and we coordinate the tax, legal and corporate finance specialists around each family so that advice is delivered under one integrated plan.

We are expanding the team and are looking for an experienced Associate Advisor to work alongside our investment and wealth and estate planning professionals.

What will you do?

• Serve as the day-to-day relationship owner for an assigned group of client families, with a thorough understanding of each family’s goals, structure, risk tolerance and evolving needs.
• Lead regular client review meetings, including agenda, preparation and follow-up, and keep advice aligned with each family’s plan.
• Coordinate the delivery of investment, financial planning, tax and estate services by engaging the right internal specialists and external advisors at the right time.
• Steward clients through complex, multi-year wealth roadmaps, including business transitions, liquidity events and succession planning.
• Identify opportunities to add value, such as additional planning needs, specialist referrals and the consolidation of held-away assets.
• Lead the onboarding of new client families and ensure a smooth, well-documented transition.
• Maintain accurate and compliant records of client interactions, advice and suitability documentation.
• Support the growth of the practice through referrals and relationships with centres of influence.

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

• 5-10 years of wealth management experience in a role with direct advisory responsibility to enterprising families.
• A demonstrated track record of stewarding clients through a significant and complex wealth management roadmap, such as the sale of a business, a liquidity event or multi-generational planning.
• A track record of partnership within your organization and with external professionals, including lawyers, accountants and other advisors.
• Exceptional client focus, with an instinct for the client experience and a habit of anticipating needs.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication in English, including the ability to explain complex financial concepts clearly to clients and their advisors.
• CIRO registration, or eligibility for registration, with the Canadian Securities Course (CSC), Conduct and Practices Handbook (CPH) and Wealth Management Essentials (WME) completed.
• A clean regulatory and compliance record.

Nice to Have

• Professional designations such as CFP, CIM, CFA, CPA, TEP, FEA or CLU, or progress towards one.
• A Life Licence (LLQP) to advise on insurance solutions.
• Working knowledge of holding company structures, corporate-to-personal extraction strategies and estate freezes.
• Confidence leading conversations with clients about markets, portfolio performance and fees.

What’s in it for you?

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• The opportunity to work as part of a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Challenging work that will help you grow professionally
• Ongoing opportunities to build close relationships with clients

Customer Service, Customer Service Management, Decision Making, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Investment Management, Investment Performance Measurement

Additional Job Details

Address: ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Application Deadline: 2026-11-06

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Compensation for this position (including salary and discretionary/variable payments) will be determined by factors, including but not limited to candidate's experience, skills, registration status, performance, individual goals, market conditions, and business needs.

Pay Range

The expected pay range for this position is:

$38,000.00- $60,000.00

This position includes competitive-based pay, and the overall earning potential is impacted by a variable incentive structure, earning a multiple of salary up to:

1.5x

RBC supports pay transparency and we strive to ensure all pay ranges are competitive, fair, and equitable.

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.