Advisor Recruitment Consultant

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

$80K — $128K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in recruiting for commissioned sales professionals
  • Strong ability to utilize various candidate sourcing methods
  • Understanding of financial services market and competition
  • Skilled in assessing talent through resumes and profiles
  • Proficient in interviewing and candidate screening
  • Knowledge of regulatory aspects related to financial services sales
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement talent sourcing strategies for advisor recruitment
  • Maintain a strong pipeline of commissioned sales candidates
  • Build community relationships to enhance brand visibility and sourcing
  • Oversee recruitment processes including resume reviews and initial interviews
  • Manage candidate tracking systems and performance metrics
  • Provide feedback on recruitment strategies and candidate assessment
  • Facilitate professional networking to generate candidate leads

Benefits

  • Inclusive and supportive workplace culture
  • Opportunity for professional growth and collaborative work environment
  • Participation in developing digital innovations in financial services
  • Flexible work options between virtual and office settings
  • Commitment to diversity and community engagement
Full Job Description
Job Description:

As a key member of our professional growth, you will play a critical role in sourcing local talent using recruiting best practices and an understanding of market opportunities. Using a wide range of sourcing methods including leveraging your network and centres of influence, you will assist in the selection of qualified candidates into a sale commissioned, independent contractor business opportunity for the life insurance and wealth industry. The Recruiting Consultant (RC) plays a key role in supporting the organization's sales power growth strategy by identifying, attracting, and engaging high-potential advisors already in the industry or new to industry candidates suitable for the advisor career. Working closely with Regional Vice Presidents and field leadership, the RC is responsible for driving advisor appointments and contributing to sustainable recruitment outcomes across their assigned districts.

What will you do:
  • Develop and execute talent sourcing strategies in collaboration with local sales management to attract candidates for the Sun Life Financial advisor business opportunity
  • Build and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified commissioned-sales candidates
  • Establish and maintain strong community relationships (e.g., chambers of commerce) in the local market
  • Conduct multiple aspects of the recruitment and initial selection process for candidates not currently contracted with Sun Life Financial, including resume reviews, initial interviews, and facilitating applications
  • Manage candidate tracking system workflow, including establishing appropriate metrics
  • Assist sales management leaders with final recommendation and inform unsuccessful candidates of the outcome of their application
  • Provide feedback on successful strategies, programs and assist in role and function development
  • Process local leads generated from Head Office, e.g. via social media or other national platforms
  • Ensure smooth hand-off of successful candidates for evaluation and final interviews with local management
  • Identify and actively participate in professional networking activities


What you need to succeed:
  • Experience with recruiting programs and processes, ideally in recruiting for commissioned sales professionals
  • Proven track record in utilizing various sources to create pipelines of candidates
  • Understanding of the talent in the market, understanding of the competition, desire to utilize and build on existing network, and ability to locate new candidates from both passive and active sources
  • Proven experience in assessing talent, quickly analyzing social profiles, resumes, and applications
  • Interviewing and screening skills
  • Understanding of regulatory environment as it relates to the role of sales professionals in financial services
  • Partnering skills and demonstrated ability to work with multiple internal stakeholders throughout the recruiting and selection process
  • Communication, presentation, interpersonal and negotiating skills with the ability to market and sell a sales role
  • Post-secondary degree in business, social sciences, human resources or related fields with a minimum of 2-4 years of experience as a recruiter in a corporate or agency setting Assets:
  • Experience in financial services industry, specifically life insurance and wealth products
  • Strong proficiency with computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Experience with CRM (preferably Salesforce) and publishing to social media platforms


Important:
  • Travel is required within the designated regions (3 different branches)- Must hold a valid driver's license.


The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

Salary Range:
80,000/80 000 - 128,000/128 000

Job Category:
Sales - Distribution Support

Posting End Date:
26/06/2026

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