Wealth Strategist

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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 ambitions, empowering you  team members make a meaningful impact and are valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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The expected annualized base salary range for this role is $92,490 to $127,200. The base salary is determined by candidate skills, experience, and job-related knowledge, as well as geographic location and specific business needs. Our compensation philosophy supports ongoing growth and development, enabling progression within the salary range as team members advance in their roles. In addition to base pay, compensation includes participation in an annual discretionary incentive or bonus program.

High net worth clients often require additional expertise due to their level of wealth and the complexities involved. The role of a Wealth Strategist is to partner with CIBC Private Banking Advisors, CIBC Wood Gundy Investment Advisors, and CIBC Private Investment Counselors to understand the unique and complex needs of the high net worth client, and offer recommendations to optimize and grow the clients’ wealth.

Wealth Strategists develop a holistic and integrated wealth management strategy – one that combines investment management, estate planning, tax planning, and retirement planning strategies amongst others so they all work together to achieve your clients’ goals.

• Client First – Prepare and present comprehensive financial plans that meet existing and prospective client’s needs and objectives for HNW clients (minimum $5 million in investible assets) by leveraging internal CIBC expertise. Work with the client’s other external advisors as appropriate (i.e. lawyers and accountants) in gathering and validating information to support development of plans and recommendations.
• Collaboration – Work proactively with Investment Advisors, Private Banking Advisors and Private Investment Counselors to lead the development of an integrated financial plan for new and existing HNW clients. Assemble a multi-disciplined team to develop innovative domestic and global solutions for the client’s personal and business needs (banking, investing, estate and trust planning, tax minimization, education, business valuation, sale of a business, charitable giving etc.).
• Relationship Building – Make an impact in your community, and show clients they’re appreciated by engaging in marketing and outreach activities. Play an active role in the acquisition and retention of HNW clients through proactive networking. Build and sustain a network of experts (lawyers, accountants, tax experts, etc.) who can be leveraged to support the development of complex financial plans and identify potential referral sources for clients.

• You’re an expert financial planner. You can demonstrate superior financial planning skills and proven success in developing comprehensive financial plans for HNW and UHNW clients. Experience in Law or Accounting with a financial planning base would be a huge asset.
• 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 have extensive experience working with High Net Worth clients.
• You're a certified professional. You have successfully completed the Certified Financial Planning (CFP) designation or have other designations such as CPA, CA, CMA, LLB. TEP and FEA are considered an asset.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.

• 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 Moment Makers, our social, points-based recognition program.
• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple…