Job Specifications
Company Description
Designed Wealth Management is dedicated to creating tailored financial plans and investment portfolios, offering transparent and unique services. Supporting advisors with meaningful practice management insights, we help them address client needs without competing priorities. Committed to growing advisors’ practices, we emphasize excellence in service and upholding strong core values. We proudly serve the Canadian marketplace with a dedicated team focused on optimizing the advisor experience.
CULTURE AND VALUES
We know that happy employees make all the difference in keeping advisors, and their clients, happy. Our culture is built on the pillars of inclusion, collaboration, accountability, and self-awareness. What excites us is seeing a group of talented people drawing on each other’s strengths, taking responsibility for making things happen, and contributing their voices and ideas to continue to design who we are. We are incredibly ambitious as an organization and seek people who are excited to commit to this opportunity.
DESIGN AS YOU GO
Sometimes you don’t know exactly what you need to succeed, so we let you design your career as you go. If you need professional development, we will work with you. If you need a better office set up, we will work with you. Your input into how we operate is critical to making things happen the best way possible. Imagine being fully immersed in a space where you feel energized, focused and you enjoy your work!
JOB DESCRIPTION
As a close-knit team all roles are highly interactive with other individuals and functions within the firm. You can expect to be working alongside all staff including the executives of the company. This is a unique opportunity to join the organization from the ground floor and have an impact on the developing values and corporate culture.
The ideal candidate will be eager to contribute to the big picture of the company and will be motivated to learn, grow, and engage with staff, partners, and advisors. The candidate will be comfortable taking ownership of their role, interacting with various aspects of a dealer, and expanding their experiences outside of supervision in order to better integrate their role throughout the company. They will take the role seriously and be attentive to detail while also allowing themselves to be challenged with new perspectives and approaches to assessing and managing risk.
RESPONSIBILITIES
All employees undergo departmental cross training, which is emphasized in the first 3 to 6 months of employment before responsibilities may be narrowed. This provides exposure to other areas in which you may be interested in taking your career while also ensuring that you are aware of how your specific role interfaces and impacts other people or functions.
• Review and approve new client accounts and account update requests, in accordance with rules and regulations,
• Assess trade suitability and perform supervision as required,
• Assist with preparing bulk trade orders
• Interface with transitioning advisors to provide sales and compliance conduct guidance,
• Interface with financial processes (e.g., commissions processing) for regulatory reporting purposes;
• Identify opportunities in compliance to streamline processes and find operational efficiencies,
• Engage in continuous learning and development to increase knowledge as a subject matter expert, and,
• Participate in cross-functional department reporting, audit, and review projects.
KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE
• 2+ years of investment industry experience is mandatory.
· Registered as a Supervisor with CIRO.
• Successfully completed industry related courses such Investment Dealers Supervisors Course (IDSC), CSC, CPH.
• Experience with reviewing trade blotters,
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or similar field of study,
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry, including understanding of regulatory requirements of CIRO, familiarity with National Instruments and Provincial Securities Commissions
• Experience with Dataphile is an asset
• Critical thinker and skillful decision maker, adaptable in a changing regulatory environment,
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately in a fast-paced dynamic environment with a sharp eye for detail.
COMPENSATION & POSITION DETAILS
Annual Salary Range $70,000-$90,000
This is a newly created role that is not currently vacant
We do not use AI in the screening of candidates
This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to all aspects of an investment dealer and we are excited to hear from you. If this looks like the kind of role and company you’re up for, and you have the credentials and experience for this job, we invite you to submit a resume through LinkedIn.
This posting will remain open until a qualified candidate is hired. We thank all applicants who express an interest in this and other opportunities we have posted. We will be in touch with i