Job Description

Grade: P9
Referral Level: Level 2
Division: MI-PR
IGM Financial Inc. is a leading wealth and asset management company in Canada, managing approximately $271 billion in assets. It offers financial planning and investment services to over two million Canadians through IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie Investments.
Mackenzie Investments, founded in 1967, is a key part of IGM's business model, serving as a comprehensive asset-management partner for Canadian financial advisors and their clients.
At Mackenzie Investments You Can Build Your Career with Confidence. We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for the fourth consecutive years and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Our vision and strategy aim to innovate the industry and support Canadians in achieving their financial goals.
Join our team to engage in continuous learning and skill development in a supportive environment. Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work environment, where you spend three days a week in the office, connecting, collaborating, and enjoying quality time with your amazing colleagues! Our Values: Be better; we strive for improvement in everything we do. Be accountable; we foster clarity and are empowered to act responsibly. Be a team; we are united to drive collective impact to achieve our goals.
The Role
Reporting to the VP, Product Development, the Director will lead the Product Intelligence Team within Mackenzie's Product & Solutions division. The Product Intelligence Team is responsible for delivering product information and insight to a wide cross-section of stakeholders across the organization. The team is accountable to deliver fund insights, marketing collateral, competitive intelligence, and broad perspective on Mackenzie's funds, in both business and competitive contexts. The team maintains accountability for information flow on the fund products in market, builds and maintains information systems to support that flow, and supports Mackenzie's product strategy. The Director will lead a group of Product Managers and Associate Product Managers, and act as a coach and development leader on the Product Intelligence team shaping team objectives to achieve business goals. Success is achieved by leveraging several years of experience in a combination of areas, including people management and inspiration, business process automation, stakeholder engagement and organizing various technological tools to achieve and advance business outcomes. Naturally hard-working and takes pride in producing excellent work, the ideal candidate seeks continuous improvement and has aptitudes for leading and motivating people as well as specific business expertise that help drive for overall division results. Key drivers of success include:
Team Management

• Oversee and direct the daily activities of Product Intelligence Team including but not limited to performance management, goal setting, job evaluations, developing and mentor team members, ensure proper sales coverage while managing group culture to ensure a cohesive and motivated team atmosphere
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development strategies to achieve overall team effectiveness and division goals.
• Develops individualized / customized coaching plans and offers advice on selling style approach when needed.
• People leadership, including coaching, hiring, performance management, compensation recommendations, training, and career development.

Team Productivity

• Develop, maintain, and improve scalable team processes to make the most of team resources in Product Management cycle.
• Manages continuous improvement activities of the Product Intelligence Team, identifying opportunities to improve performance through ongoing productivity enhancements via automations and AI.
• Motivate creation of new analytical tools and frameworks to improve business intelligence and decision making.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Encourage and support collaboration with client-facing colleagues.
• Work with key Retail and Institutional Distribution stakeholders across the organization to improve product information flow to enhance the sales support process.
• Interact with senior management, developing and delivering regular performance reports and opportunities for improving collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership, coaching and mentoring skills
• The ideal candidate will have at least 7-10 years of relevant technical leadership
• Creative thinker with the ability to exercise sound judgment in responding to questions and making decisions
• Team Player who works cooperatively with the Product, Sales and Marketing teams and other relevant areas to meet our business needs
• Strong investment knowledge of capital markets and asset management, insofar as to aide coaching of technical staff - normally achieved through completion of a university degree in business, economics, finance, or similar
• Skill to manage multiple constituent relationships within the organization
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including excellent communication skills and product knowledge
• Must be a self-starter who is achievement-oriented, motivated and has proven problem-solving skills in a client service role coupled with creative solutions
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Values and Personal Attributes

• Analytical, strategic thinker
• Ability to build relationships internally with all levels
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Flexible - comfort managing multiple complex tasks at once; prioritizing
• Creative, entrepreneurial spirit
• Ability to implement - not just analyze
• Intellectual rigor
• Team-oriented mindset
• Warm, friendly, collegial, and approachable
• Ability to relate well to all kinds of people
• Energetic leader
• Client-focused
• High integrity
• Detail-oriented
• Accountable

Benefits:

• COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION & RECOGNITION:; competitive base salary, performance-weighted bonus, education/career support, option to join Employee Share Purchase Plan with employer matching component.

• EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: competitive health and dental coverage; employer sponsored coverage for you and your family.

• RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAMS: voluntary Group RRSP enrolment with employer matching component.

• INSURANCE: employer sponsored short-term and long-term disability.

• WORK LIFE BALANCE: paid volunteer days, competitive time off including 10 wellness days off, WorkPerks discount program, hybrid & flex work arrangements.

• INCLUSIVE CULTURE AND DIVERSITY: living our core values: Be a Team, Be Accountable, Be Better, engaging with community through Business Resource Groups (BRG communities are volunteer employee-led groups formed around a common interest, identity, or background).

IGM is a diverse workplace committed to doing business inclusively - this starts with having a representative workforce! We encourage applications from all qualified candidates that represent the diversity present across Canada - including racialized persons, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender diverse and neurodiverse individuals, as well as all who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
Mackenzie Investments is an accessible employer committed to providing a barrier- free recruitment experience. If you require accommodation or this information in an alternate format at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team who will work with you to meet your needs.
How to Apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their qualifications and experience to .
We thank all applicants for their interest in Mackenzie Investments; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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