National Advisor, Recruitment Consultant

Jobtailor; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced recruitment leader to coach advisor recruitment professionals across Canada. The role focuses on developing recruitment playbooks, improving candidate engagement, and standardizing recruitment methodologies nationwide.

The position requires deep knowledge of financial services distribution, strong coaching abilities, and collaboration with regional leadership to close high-priority opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in financial services distribution or advisor recruitment
• Proven success as a financial advisor, sales leader, or business development professional
• Strong understanding of advisor career pathways and sales pipeline management
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or developing sales professionals is preferred
• LLQP licensed or ability to obtain LLQP license is an asset

Responsibilities

• Coach recruitment consultants and field leaders on advisor recruitment strategies and candidate engagement
• Provide direct support for high-priority recruitment opportunities and key candidate interactions
• Mentor developing recruitment teams and build confidence in recruitment conversations
• Partner with regional leaders to identify capability gaps and recommend coaching interventions
• Strengthen follow-up practices, pipeline management, objection handling, and candidate conversion
• Develop recruitment playbooks, coaching guides, and training resources
• Identify and document leading recruitment practices across the field
• Contribute to a consistent advisor recruitment methodology across Sales Power
• Establish foundational processes for a Recruitment Centre of Excellence
• Provide surge capacity support to regions with elevated recruitment activity
• Analyze recruitment challenges and conversion trends
• Share insights with Advisor Growth & Retention leadership
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve recruitment efficiency

Skills

Advisor Recruitment

Coaching And Mentoring

Sales Pipeline Management

Consulting And Influencing

Relationship Building

Facilitation Skills

Presentation Skills

Collaboration

Business Acumen

Strong communication skills

Education

LLQP License

Job description

• Coach recruitment consultants and field leaders on advisor recruitment strategies, candidate engagement, LLQP candidate support, and pre-contract sales execution
• Provide direct support for high-priority recruitment opportunities and key candidate interactions
• Mentor developing recruitment teams and build confidence and effectiveness in recruitment conversations
• Partner with regional leaders to identify capability gaps and recommend targeted coaching interventions
• Strengthen follow-up practices, pipeline management, objection handling, and candidate conversion nationally
• Develop recruitment playbooks, coaching guides, conversation frameworks, and training resources
• Identify and document leading recruitment practices across the field
• Contribute to a consistent advisor recruitment methodology across Sales Power
• Establish foundational processes and standards for a future Recruitment Centre of Excellence
• Provide surge capacity support to regions with elevated recruitment activity or resource constraints
• Analyze recruitment challenges, pipeline barriers, and conversion trends
• Share field insights and recommendations with Advisor Growth & Retention leadership
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve recruitment efficiency, effectiveness, and candidate quality

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in financial services distribution, advisor recruitment, business development, or related sales leadership roles
• Proven success as a financial advisor, sales leader, advisor recruiter, or business development professional
• Strong understanding of advisor career pathways, advisor recruitment practices, and sales pipeline management
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or developing sales professionals is strongly preferred
• LLQP licensed, or previous experience obtaining and maintaining an LLQP license, is considered an asset
• Exceptional coaching, mentoring, and relationship-building skills
• Strong consulting and influencing capabilitiesAbility to translate complex sales concepts into practical, actionable guidance
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and credibility across all levels of the organization
• Highly collaborative with strong judgment and business acumen
• Ability to identify trends, diagnose performance challenges, and recommend solutions

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in advisor recruitment and financial services distribution, with a strong focus on coaching, mentoring, and developing recruitment teams. Proven ability to analyze recruitment challenges and implement effective strategies to enhance candidate engagement and conversion.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Advisor Recruitment
• Coaching And Mentoring
• Sales Pipeline Management
• LLQP License
• Consulting And Influencing

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Recruitment Strategies
• Candidate Engagement
• Sales Execution
• Pipeline Management
• Objection Handling
• Recruitment Methodology
• Performance Analysis
• Training Resource Development
• Conversation Frameworks
• Recruitment Playbooks

Soft Skills

• Relationship Building
• Facilitation Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Collaboration
• Business Acumen

Certifications & Qualifications

• LLQP License

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services
• Advisor Career Pathways
• Sales Leadership
• Business Development
• Recruitment Centre Of Excellence