Financial Planning Consultant

We're building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what's right for our clients. At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute. To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com

What you'll be doing

You will be part of CIBC Financial Planning and Advice team, which offers comprehensive financial planning and specialized wealth planning strategies to CIBC's high net worth clients, including estate planning, business transition planning, tax minimization strategies, protection planning and philanthropy. As a CIBC Financial Planning Consultant, you will be accountable for providing expert financial planning counsel that specializes in wealth management solutions working in partnership with CIBC branch based advisors. The team operates within The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) framework and the entire team (100%) must be Certified Financial Planners (CFP). At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How you'll succeed

• Product Knowledge and Support - Provide subject matter expertise of economic and political impact on the business, legislation, competitors, regulators, trends, etc. typically acquired through 7 - 10 years of financial advisory/sales experience with High Net Worth clients.
• Analysis- Analyze customer portfolios and prepare retirement/investment plans. Interview customers to define and analyze their needs and goals, find gaps, discuss solutions, recommend appropriate asset mix and close the sale.
• Service Focus- Educate customers about their investments and their portfolio. Educate Advisors and relationship managers about the role of the Financial Planning Consultant.
• Partnership- Share results of customer discussions and coordinate the delivery of products/services sold with the relationship manager. Identify opportunities to make referrals to other CIBC subsidiaries involved in client asset management and discuss with the relationship manage.
• Collaboration- maintain teamwork with relationship managers within the branch network in order to identify current and potential High Value Customers with investment, business transition and estate planning needs and obtain referrals. Conduct regular information sessions/seminars for relationship managers.

Who you are

You're passionate about people. You find meaning in relationships, and surround yourself with a diverse network of partners. You build trust through respect and authenticity. You put our clients first. You engage with purpose to find the right solutions. You go the extra mile, because it's the right thing to do. You act like an owner. You thrive when you're empowered to take the lead, go above and beyond, and deliver results. You are a certified professional.

• You have completed the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) and Conduct and Practices Handbook Course (CPH) is an asset.
• Status of Registered Representative (if required) or status of IIROC.
• Successful designation of CFP (Certified Financial Planner) is required.
• You have knowledge in. Investment knowledge and expertise and strong understanding of markets sufficient to respond to detailed and complex inquiries from a sophisticated, knowledgeable and high net-worth client group.

Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability. At CIBC, we seek individuals who value innovation, collaboration and client service.

This posting is for a role we regularly recruit for to support our talent pipeline.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck. We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.