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CI Financial

Canadian asset manager growing through acquisitions

Business Development Director

Business Development & PartnershipsUpdated on Nov 13
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Communicate effectively in spoken and written English to interact daily with some non-French-speaking clients and suppliers.
  • Have at least two years of experience in the financial services sector in a sales function.
  • Hold a university degree in business administration.
  • Hold professional financial services designations, such as CSC, CFP, CIM, CFA, or CAIA.
  • Have knowledge of securities, mutual fund products, and the investment industry.
  • Have advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Have strong communication and interpersonal skills for managing client relationships.
  • Have strong time-management and organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
  • Demonstrate resourcefulness and creative problem-solving skills to provide effective client solutions.
  • Be available for full-time in-office attendance; marketing functions and activities may extend beyond normal office hours.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct proactive calling and sales campaigns to promote CI Global Asset Management product offerings to existing and prospective clients.
  • Generate referrals for the respective district vice presidents.
  • Perform account-management and customer-service tasks for established clients.
  • Respond to inquiries about products, fund-management strategies, portfolio-manager philosophies, processes and styles, and industry trends.
  • Develop sales campaigns and materials and participate in delivering sales presentations.
  • Assist with responding to due diligence questionnaires.
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and other territory sales and asset reports in collaboration with district vice presidents.
  • Gather client and competitor information from the internet and other sources.
  • Work closely with other team members and support their efforts.
  • Participate in administrative duties as needed.
  • Educate, train, and motivate financial advisers and finance professionals to build stronger partnerships and relationships, increase CI Global Asset Management's territory market share, and develop high-quality sales leads for the district vice president.
  • Serve as a sales adviser for the assigned territory in partnership with two district vice presidents.
  • Occasionally visit clients and participate in client events in the territory as determined by the business case and district vice president, subject to regional vice president approval.

About the Company

CI Financial

Canadian asset manager growing through acquisitions

CI Financial builds and runs investment management and wealth-advisory platforms through a network of subsidiaries that manage assets and provide investment products and advisory services to individuals and institutions. Its platforms are advisor-facing, helping independent financial advisors and RIAs offer mutual funds, managed accounts, and other wealth-management services. The company differentiates itself by growing through acquisitions, creating a large, integrated footprint in Canada and the United States. Its goal is to scale into a leading diversified financial-services group serving a broad adviser network, a strategy that culminated in Mubadala Capital taking the company private in 2024.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
1965

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