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About the role

  • Sun Life District Manager leading advisor recruitment, coaching, sales growth, compliance, and Financial Centre operations. Supporting Canadian clients and advisors across Quebec districts.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the growth and productivity of the District
  • Recruit top talent and source new and experienced advisor candidates
  • Coach and develop advisors and the District Leadership team
  • Generate business results and improve the overall Client experience
  • Report to the Regional Vice President and collaborate with the regional team
  • Develop and execute District recruiting and sales power growth plans
  • Maintain contact with referral sources, advisors, centres of influence, and community partners
  • Participate in recruiting events such as career fairs with Recruiting Consultant, BDC, and BDP partners
  • Oversee hiring, training, staffing levels, performance management, and development of BDCs and BDPs in partnership with HR
  • Develop and execute annual holistic Wealth and Insurance business plans and cascade targets to the District
  • Monitor business targets and adjust activities as required
  • Identify growth opportunities and implement tactics to grow revenue and the Client base
  • Lead adoption of new business process changes
  • Support BDCs and BDPs in advisor coaching
  • Develop annual advisor training schedules
  • Direct advisors and district staff to Head Office partners and resources
  • Ensure training, product suitability, administrative, regulatory, and Sun Life compliance requirements are followed
  • Oversee day-to-day operations and management of assigned Financial Centres
  • Manage expenses and operational effectiveness and drive continuous improvement
  • Foster positive advisor relationships through events, recognition, and meeting participation

Requirements

  • University degree with minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience, people leadership, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Must hold a valid life insurance agent's license in the provinces in the District’s location
  • Must hold a valid mutual fund license
  • Must have completed the Branch Manager's Course Examination and satisfy the experience required to become registered as a mutual fund branch manager with the appropriate provincial securities commission
  • Must be in good standing with applicable regulators
  • Business acumen and deep insurance and wealth product knowledge
  • Understanding of the market, competition, and financial services industry
  • Strong sales and business development skills
  • Expert knowledge of regulatory, oversight, and compliance requirements
  • Problem-solving, analytical, decision-making, consensus-building, coaching, and performance management skills
  • Excellent presentation, written, and oral communication skills, including influencing and negotiating
  • Previous experience leading people through large-scale change in a matrix environment
  • Business planning and target-setting skills
  • Proven success leading, influencing, and implementing business strategies in financial services
  • Ability to manage a successful performance management process in a sales culture
  • Ongoing personal and professional development
  • A professional financial services designation is an asset
  • Additional industry training is an asset
  • Previous advisor-role experience is an asset
  • Previous people leadership experience is an asset

Benefits

  • Work within a high-performance culture and be recognized for your achievements
  • Supportive, collaborative working environment
  • Opportunity to launch a rewarding career with a talented and diverse workforce
  • Health, wellness, and work/life balance programs
  • Continuous improvement culture
  • Attractive compensation package
  • Hybrid work flexibility from the office and virtually
  • Incentive plans and bonus plan eligibility, subject to individual and company performance

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$130,000 - CA$180,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridQuebec CityCanada

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