Wealth Management Advisor

Desjardins; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

4 weeks flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Health and wellness reimbursement

Telework equipment

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Desjardins Group in Montreal seeks a wealth management advisor to build lasting relationships with members and clients, assess their needs, and tailor financial plans across investments, insurance, and financing.

You will work with mass-affluent individuals and businesses, promote digital solutions, conduct onsite visits, and collaborate with partners to design integrated strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum of four years of relevant experience.
• Mutual fund representative certificate - Autorité des marchés financiers.
• Hold the title of Financial Planner.
• Knowledge of French is required.
• Advanced proficiency of English due to duties with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients.

Responsibilities

• Advise members and clients on strategies and determine target outcomes.
• Manage business relationships, assess member/client satisfaction and service quality, follow up and identify areas for improvement.
• Stay on top of financial services industry news, market trends and best practices in your field to identify opportunities.
• Participate in outreach activities and be present in the community.
• Conduct onsite visits of the businesses you serve.
• Promote digital solutions and help members and clients start using them.
• Direct members and clients to colleagues or other entities for specialized needs.

Skills

Interpersonal Savvy

Customer Focus

Drive Results

Tech Savvy

English Proficiency

French Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Mutual fund representative certificate - Autorité des marchés financiers

Hold the title of Financial Planner

Job description

As a wealth management advisor, you're responsible for developing and maintaining lasting and trusting business relationships with members and clients, to ensure they're satisfied. You listen to members' and clients' needs, offer them advice that fits their financial situation and help them choose appropriate solutions to meet their financial goals and make their projects happen. You work closely with mass-affluent individuals, businesses and business owners across all life stages. Your client base has high business development potential. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You prepare comprehensive financial plans, targeted investment and financing strategies and insurance offers for your clients. You serve as a resource person for savings and investments, financial planning, portfolio diversification, intergenerational transfers and tax strategies. You also serve as a resource person for your team at the caisse. You use your expertise to support the financial empowerment of members and clients and to balance member/client satisfaction, business objectives, profitability and sound and prudent risk management. You promote digital solutions and help members and clients start using them. As needed, you carry out financial transactions for members and clients. You also listen to their needs and present self-serve solutions for their future transactions. You work with partners and specialists to design integrated strategies that meet the needs of members and clients. You identify business opportunities and direct members and clients to your colleagues or to other entities for their specialized or day-to-day needs.

More specifically, you will be required to:

• Advise members and clients on the best strategies and determine target outcomes
• Manage business relationships, assess member/client satisfaction and service quality, follow up and identify areas for improvement
• Stay on top of financial services industry news, market trends and best practices in your field so you can identify business development opportunities
• Participate in outreach activities and be present in the community
• Conduct onsite visits of the businesses you serve
• Available to work one evening per week and on a rotating Saturday schedule
• Action oriented, Complexity, Customer Focus, Differences, Drive results, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Tech savvy
• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

What we offer

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
• * Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.
• #LI-Hybrid

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of four years of relevant experience
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Mutual fund representative certificate - Autorité des marchés financiers
• Hold the title of Financial Planner
• Knowledge of French is required
• Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve. If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America. We're the choice for over 52,000 employees and we're named one of Canada's top employers by Mediacorp and Forbes. We offer a full range of financial products and services and share our expertise in personal services, business services, wealth management, life and health insurance, and property and casualty insurance. Pursuing a career at Desjardins means being part of an organization that puts people first.