Senior Vice President, Corporate Development

Harbourfront Wealth Group; Canada; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbourfront Wealth Group is seeking a Senior Vice President, Corporate Development to lead strategic recruitment for Investment Advisors. The role is hybrid-remote with flexibility on location within Canada.

You will drive multi-channel recruitment, build relationships, and onboard new advisors while partnering with the Senior VP to refine offers and processes. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in wealth management, strong lead generation, and outstanding communication and networking skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in wealth management with knowledge of Portfolio Managers and Investment Advisors.
• Proven lead generation, candidate engagement, and multi-channel sourcing.
• Strong relationship management, marketing, communication, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and assess strategic priorities to recruit Investment Advisors.
• Drive recruitment outcomes via a multi-touch sales cycle across channels.
• Nurture leads and guide candidates through the recruitment process to hires.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to support offers and onboarding.
• Act as a brand ambassador and expand internal and external networks.
• Provide feedback on recruitment marketing and process improvements.
• Target 4–6 qualified Investment Advisors per year.

Skills

Lead generation

Relationship management

Sales ability

Marketing strategy

Communication

Networking

Education

Canadian Securities Course (CSC)

Conduct and Practices Handbook (CPH)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development

Who we are:

Harbourfront Wealth is a dynamic industry leader specializing in financial services and wealth management. We are a fast-growing wealth management firm with over $22 billion in assets under administration, comprised of five integrated entities: CIRO dealer, investment counsel, asset manager, U.S. Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and insurance company. At Harbourfront Wealth, our core values start with the belief that great people make great companies.

Career opportunity:

We currently have a permanent full-time career opportunity for a Senior Vice President to join our Corporate Development team. This role plays an integral and crucial role in supporting the continued rapid growth of Harbourfront Wealth Management. This role is offered as a hybrid-remote role with flexibility on location within Canada . Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Development, t his position demands a confident personality with a proven sales ability. The successful candidate must be dependable, flexible, self-motivated, possess excellent communication skills and a strong work ethic.

You will be responsible for:

• Developing and assessing the company’s key strategic priorities to recruit Investment Advisors;
• Drive successful recruitment outcomes by leveraging a multi-touchpoint sales cycle, engaging candidates through a variety of channels;
• Effectively build relationships, nurture leads, and guide candidates through each stage of the recruitment process to secure high-quality hires;
• Collaborating closely with the Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Development to help support potential new recruits through our offer process from initial contact to onboarding;
• Acting as a brand ambassador for Harbourfront. Effectively and positively sharing the vison, story and goals for the firm;

• Providing high-level guidance as required, to the Transitions Department to facilitate the efficient transfer of assets and revenues;
• Drafting, creating, and implementing drip marketing strategies through various social media platforms to create a pipeline of qualified candidates;
• Partnering with the Corporate Development team to exchange ideas and share best practices;
• Targeting the successful recruitment of 4 to 6 qualified Investment Advisors per year;
• Providing feedback on the recruiting marketing strategy, implement new processes as required to support reaching the company’s onboarding goals;
• Continually building and expanding your network internally and externally, solicit referrals from recruited IAs to build scale;

The ideal candidate for this position has:

• 5+ years working within the wealth management industry, with a deep understanding around the roles and responsibilities of Portfolio Managers & Investment Advisors;
• Demonstrated expertise in lead generation and sourcing, with a proven ability to identify, engage, and attract high-quality candidates through multiple channels and strategies
• Outstanding relationship management capabilities with strong analytical, marketing, communication and interpersonal skills;
• A strong industry network resulting in referrals, and increased business opportunities;
• Proven experience with email and phone marketing strategies to effectively engage and develop leads.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications including but not limited to; Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint;
• Has a proven ability to take initiative and will possess exceptional communication & presentation skills;
• Completion of the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) and the Conduct and Practices Handbook (CPH) is considered an asset;

Salary Range:

$100,000 base salary plus a performance-based incentive program. The compensation structure is designed to reward successful advisor recruitment and business growth, offering significant earnings potential for high-performing individuals.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity is an important value to us. We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and to providing a workplace which is free from discrimination and harassment. This means that all job applicants and employees will receive equal treatment regardless of race, colour, ethnic or national origins, sex, marital status, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.