Sales Associate

**ABOUT US**

CI Global Asset Management is one of the country’s largest investment fund companies. CI is known for its innovation and ability to adapt quickly to the changing needs of Canadian investors. It provides employees with a fast-paced and challenging work environment with opportunities for advancement. CI is part of CI Financial, a diverse group of financial services firms.

**POSITION**:Sales Associate

**LOCATION**:Montréal, QC

**STATUS**: Full-time

**JOB OVERVIEW**
- Support sales activities within each territory
- Ensure territory team adherence to compliance and expense polices
- Provide administrative and sales support
- Organize territory team weekly meetings and small to mid-sized advisor meetings/seminars to positively contribute to achieving significant net sales results

**WHAT YOU WILL DO**
- Schedule advisor appointments/events/internal meetings on Salesforce and organize required travel and accommodation needs as directed by VP, Sales
- Prepare various sales and asset reports and materials required for the VP, Sales to utilize in advisor meetings
- Prepare territory team weekly team meeting agenda and provide reporting required to review in weekly territory team meetings such as event ROI reporting, review of upcoming events, activity and sales reports, prospecting results, event per and post analysis, activity to target reporting.
- Plan, arrange and facilitate small to mid-sized advisor events in each territory and ensure that all events are in compliance with CI Sales policies and guidelines
- Partner with financial advisors to complete, submit and administer required co-op forms needed to ensure co-op events are compliant with National Instrument 81-105 and adheres to CI compliance guidelines
- Complete expense reports accurately and in a timely manner on Concur and provide oversight to each advisor to ensure that annual advisor spend limits are not compromised
- Effectively record and track all advisor spend, co-op spend, event spend and territory spend for each territory team and alert the territory team if any potential issues arise
- Actively participate in the development and execution of territory business plan
- Distribute advisor marketing materials pre
- and post-advisor meeting as per VP, Sales and/or Internal wholesaler as needed and record on Salesforce
- Partner with key departments within CI Investments to resolve advisor issues and to deliver on advisor and territory team requests
- Support sales strategies, concepts, marketing ideas for financial advisors, in collaboration with VP, Sales and Internal Wholesaler
- Act as a sales resource for the VP, Sales and/or Internal Wholesaler during vacation and other absences

**WHAT YOU WILL BRING**
- 1-2 years industry experience preferred
- Client services or administrative experience an asset
- University degree and/or college diploma required
- Fluent in computer skills (MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
- Basic understanding of investment products and mutual funds
- IFIC and/or CSC an asset
- Working understanding of Salesforce is an asset
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work in a competitive, fast paced team environment
- A high level of professionalism and attention to detail
- Able to thoroughly anticipate and investigate problems and provide solutions as needed
- Strong prioritization and analytical skills
- Fluent in English and/or French (written and oral)

**WORKING CONDITIONS**
- Ability to thrive in a high energy, competitive, performance and metric oriented, team-based sales environment
- May require attending marketing functions and activities which extend beyond normal office hours
- Limited travel may also be required

**WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US**

Our dedication to the Employee Experience at CI is aimed at supporting, empowering and inspiring our talented team through:

- Recognition & Compensation
- A comprehensive onboarding program supported by ongoing Training & Development
- Health & Well-being
- Communication & Feedback

If you are a passionate, committed and dynamic individual, please submit your resume in confidence by clicking **“Apply”.**

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