Associate Advisor

What is the opportunity?

RBC Dominion Securities is Canada’s leading full-service investment and wealth management firm and is backed by Canada’s leading financial institution. We take pride in hiring and nurturing talented individuals who share our commitment to helping our clients build and preserve their wealth so they can achieve the goals that matter most to them.
 

The RBC Dominion Securities Marine Gateway branch in Vancouver is seeking talented, self-directed individuals with a growth- and goals-oriented mindset to join us in our pursuit of helping our clients thrive and communities prosper.

As an Associate Advisor, you will work with an Investment Advisor team and be responsible for providing proactive advice and support to our clients and the Investment Advisor, helping deepen existing relationships and welcome new clients to the firm. Identifying new opportunities and helping to grow the business will be a key and exciting part of your role.

What will you do?

• Leverage your talent for planning to facilitate, in partnership with the Investment Advisor, meetings and events for the Investment Advisor with their clients and prospects. Drawing on your understanding of the business and client needs, you will help determine agenda and key topics, prepare documentation, execute post-meeting work and attend client meetings when required.
• Tap into your superior problem resolution skills to provide proactive client service. Working collaboratively, you will at times liaise with various departments to provide smooth and timely solutions.
• Effectively respond to client account inquiries and take ownership of follow-ups.
• Help build and execute business plans, client segmentation exercises, and client service plans.
• Identify opportunities for asset consolidation and referrals across the existing client base
• Support your advisory team with new client acquisition.
• Nurture and manage valuable relationships with Centers of Influence (COIs) and RBC partners.
• Trading and / or portfolio rebalancing support.
• Conduct ongoing research on markets and investments and provide regular updates to the advisory team.
• Support both the advisory team and our clients throughout the Wealth Management process. Coordinate activities with internal Wealth Management specialists, manage documentation, track progress and follow up.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Approval as a Registered Representative (RR) with IIROC
• 2 or more years of professional experience within the investment industry in a similar role
• Canadian Investment Regulatory Exam, CIRE and the Retail Securities Exam
• University degree
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English and Mandarin
• Strong skills working with business applications/technology, including Microsoft Office Suite

Nice-to-have

• Meticulous attention to detail and strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Highly developed client service skills

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, to think progressively to keep growing, and to work together to deliver trusted advice that can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other and collectively work hard to reach our potential, make a difference to our communities, and achieve success that is mutual. You will also benefit from:

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• The opportunity to work as part of a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Challenging work that will help you grow professionally
• Ongoing opportunities to build close relationships with clients
   

Compensation for this position (including salary and discretionary/variable incentive payments) will be determined by factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s experience, skills, registration status, performance, individual goals; market conditions; and business needs.

The expected base salary range for this position is $38,000 - $60,000.

This position may be eligible to receive a discretionary/variable incentive payment up to 1.5x base salary.

RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

• Drives RBC’s high-performance culture
• Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
• Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value

Job Skills

Customer Service, Customer Service Management, Decision Making, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Investment Management, Investment Performance Measurement

Additional Job Details

450 SOUTHWEST MARINE DR:VANCOUVERVancouverCanada37.5Full timeWEALTH MANAGEMENTRegularSalaried2026-08-272026-09-21

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.