Pic Portfolio Manager, Cria

Requisition ID: 149623

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

**Purpose of Job**:
Manage investment portfolios by ensuring asset mix and total return meet client’s short and long term income and investment growth goals, using approved securities and following corporate investment strategy.

Work closely with PIC Wealth Managers to manage clients. Fulfill role as the investment expert in relationship, assessing clients investment needs, setting appropriate investment objectives and ensuring accurate implementation and monitoring of portfolios.

**Major Accountabilities**:
**1. Portfolio Management**:

- Utilizing the KYC process and Investment Profile Questionnaire (IPQ) to develop an in-depth understanding of client’s needs and determining the appropriate asset allocation model based on needs, risk tolerance and objectives
- Recommending an appropriate investment asset mix aligned with life goals, income needs, return expectations and risk tolerance that fulfills client objectives
- Collaborating with the Centralized Portfolio Management group and using defined investment management processes to communicate advice to clients on their strategic asset allocation, models and underlying investment portfolio
- Regularly monitoring client investment portfolios
- Actively managing the client’s Financial Plan and wealth strategy and participating in the client’s annual Financial Plan review process
- Developing and executing upon strategies to address unique situations including but not limited to:

- Transition of new accounts to central models
- Accounts with must hold or illiquid positions
- Unique IPS or Investment Objectives
- Non-discretionary accounts
- Staying abreast of changes to the central models and connecting with the Wealth Advisor to discuss affects to client’s portfolio and stated objectives

**2. Client Relationship Management**
- Working collaboratively with the Wealth Manager to satisfy client needs
- Conducting ongoing wealth conversations with clients, developing and sustaining an intimate and ongoing understanding of client life goals, circumstances and wealth needs
- Providing life-based wealth advice and solutions, focusing on enabling client goals
- Based on an intimate understanding of their clients’ situation, identifying and capitalizing on new business opportunities throughout the lifecycle of client relationships
- Consistently delivering the desired client experience during all client interactions
- Using strong knowledge of the Bank’s, Scotia Private Client Group and Private Investment Counsel diverse products and services, to ensure the client’s needs are well understood, documented and satisfied
- Partnering with all internal product/service business partners, as required ensuring client needs are met
- Monitoring of client accounts to ensure optimal profitability is maintained in each relationship

**3. Contribute to the effective functioning of the Centralized Portfolio Management team by**:

- Building effective working relationships across the team and with various business line and corporate function contacts
- Maintaining a high level of customer service
- Facilitating a culture of open and honest communication
- Actively participating and contributing to touch bases and team meetings
- Encouraging the generation of new ideas and approaches
- Actively share knowledge and experience to enhance the development of all team members
- Developing and executing a meaningful employee development plan

**4. Risk Management/Compliance**
- Maintaining awareness and ensuring compliance/adherence to all procedures, regulatory activities and guidelines including Privacy, Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing, FCAC, Know your Client, Occupational Health & Safety and Guidelines for Business Conduct
- Minimizing the Bank’s overall exposure to risk
- Maintaining client portfolios in accordance with established firm strategy which includes, utilizing the Central Portfolio Models and pools, focusing on client segmentation and client’s risk appetite
- Ensuring the suitability of wealth and investment recommendations and alignment with clients’ financial goals, objectives and risk levels
- Adhering to bank and firm standards, policies and business practices to ensure that Private Client Counsel is meeting the appropriate regulatory and compliance requirements as they relate to both new and existing accounts
- Escalating, documenting and reporting any unusual occurrences, suspicious or fraudulent activities, as per established procedures

**Education/Work Experience/Designations**
- University Degree (Business, Economics, Accounting, Finance)
- CSC & CIM, or CFA Designation
- Must meet the regulatory requirements to be registered with the appropriate securities commissions
- Minimum 5 years direct experience in discretionary investment management, covering both financial analysis and managing portfoli