PIC Portfolio Manager ; Mandarin Speaking

Requisition

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

Purpose

This position is a trusted advisor of private wealth services that meet high net worth client’s short- and long-term holistic wealth management and investment growth goals, through a firm wide investment strategy and a disciplined and defined wealth management process.

The Portfolio Manager develops client relationships to gain an intimate understanding of client’s life goals, circumstance and needs in order to provide investment counselling integrated into life-based wealth advice and solutions. Through this understanding, he/she will be responsible for engaging Bank and Scotia Wealth Management partners as needed to deliver on wealth strategies and directing our “team of experts” to deliver on our wealth promise and client experience.

The Portfolio Manager focuses on acquiring new clients and managing/retaining/deepening relationships with a book of existing high value clients. He/she will also be responsible for identifying high net worth/ultra-high net worth prospects in specific markets by developing acquisition strategies and maintaining a prospect sales pipeline with the intention of generating sustainable and profitable growth.

The Portfolio Manager actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day- to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF sanctions and conduct risk.

Accountabilities

Client Relationship Management

• Consistently delivering exceptional client experience and the wealth advisory value proposition during all interactions

• Developing a professional, mutually beneficial, and profitable relationship between the client and Private Investment Counsel

• Consistently executing on SWM and PIC service standards regarding proactive contact, central client point of contact, recording and maintaining the Client Contact database

• Conducting/Documenting ongoing wealth conversations with clients, developing, and sustaining an intimate and ongoing understanding of client life goals, circumstances, and wealth needs

• Based on an intimate understanding of their clients’ situation, identifying, and capitalizing on new business opportunities throughout the lifecycle of client relationships

• Using strong knowledge of the Bank’s, Scotia Wealth Management and Private Investment Counsel diverse products and services, to ensure the clients needs are well understood, documented, and satisfied.

• Collaborate with team of experts and total wealth partners to provide life-based wealth advice and solutions focused on enabling client goals and life plans

• Partnering with financial planning experts to engage clients in a robust discovery and planning process, the output of which will be a detailed financial overview and plan

• Coordinating the continual review and monitoring of a client’s financial plan and wealth strategies stemming from the plan

• Actively listening and seeking client feedback on products, services, and the delivery of client experience

• Responding to client and Senior Management inquiries, resolving problem situations autonomously when they arise

• Proactively identifying and implementing strategies to address client needs.

• Frequent review of book/client accounts to ensure optimal profitability is maintained in each relationship (Compliance, Fees, Investment Structure within parameters outlined in Clients Investment Policy Statement etc.)

Investment 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 short/medium- and long-term 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 Investment Management team and…