Manager Compliance Tier 1

IGM Financial, Inc.

$86K — $105K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in a compliance-related environment.
  • Post-secondary degree or diploma in a relevant business discipline.
  • Must qualify to be immediately registered with CIRO as a supervisor for investments, mutual funds, or both.
  • In-depth knowledge of financial services regulatory requirements including CIRO and related commissions.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills in both French and English.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct Tier 1 supervision activities, including trading reviews and KYC updates.
  • Support registrants in resolving compliance issues with regulatory guidelines.
  • Manage regulatory obligations, including training programs and supervision commitments.
  • Identify and coordinate training requirements for compliance personnel.
  • Participate in internal and external compliance reviews and audits.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary and performance-weighted bonus.
  • Comprehensive health and dental insurance for employees and their families.
  • Voluntary Defined Contribution Pension Plan for retirement savings.
  • Paid volunteer days and wellness time off for work-life balance.
  • Supportive and inclusive corporate culture with diversity initiatives.
Full Job Description
Division: Legal & Compliance

Location: Montreal, Quebec city

We are currently looking for a Manager, Compliance, to join our Compliance department located across Canada. The mandate of the Compliance Department is to ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements affecting investment dealers, including rules, policies and by-laws of the self-regulatory organization of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), provincial securities commissions, insurance commissions/councils and other regulators. The Department works closely with Distribution Leadership and other management to develop appropriate corporate policies, identifies and promotes good business practices, executes business review programs to monitor sales practices, manages client complaint resolution processes and conducts branch examination programs.

The Manager, Compliance, is registered to supervise the activities of IG Wealth Management registrants.

Responsibilities include:
  • Conducting Tier 1 supervision activities including conducting reviews of daily and monthly trading, account opening and KYC updates, outside activities, social media supervision, and service-related complaint resolution on either the investment dealer or mutual fund dealer platform, and or both.
  • Supporting IG Wealth Management registrants in resolving compliance issues with regulatory guideline interpretation and with inquiries relating to acceptance of unique or exceptional situations.
  • Managing regulatory obligations and commitments, such as the 90-day training program, 6-month supervision, periodic on-site sub-branch visits, continuing education, as well as close supervision.
  • Identifying training requirements, implementing and coordinating the delivery of training programs.
  • Participating in internal compliance reviews or external regulator audits conducted in Head Office or Branch/Sub-Branch office locations.


Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of experience in a compliance-related environment.
  • Post-secondary degree or diploma in a relevant business discipline.
  • Must qualify to be immediately registered with CIRO as a supervisor for investments, mutual funds or both.
  • Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
  • If currently qualified as a supervisor for mutual funds only, the candidate must commit to completing the following courses within 6 months from hire, including the Supervisor Exam, the Retail Securities Exam, and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Exam (CIRE) (depending on experience).
  • Training required following registration/licensing.
  • Will have to meet other continuing education requirements as required by the regulators.
  • In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry, including understanding of regulatory requirements of CIRO, insurance commissions/councils and other regulators.
  • Strong oral, written and communication skills must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with various levels of staff, including senior management, along with being an effective listener in French.
  • Must have a positive and collaborative approach to teamwork.
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills. Well-developed organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, perform multiple tasks, deal with interruptions and meet deadlines.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.


The expected annual base salary range for this role is $86,500 - $105,000, which is determined based on skills, knowledge and experience and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for annual short-term incentive, health and well-being benefits, retirement and savings plan, paid time off and career development.

a) Knowledge of French and English is required to support clients and Team members within and/ or outside the province of Quebec.

b) As this position is posted in Montre9al, Toronto and Winnipeg, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only for the frequent interactions with English.

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 & INSURANCE: competitive health and dental coverage, flexible plan for you and your family and short-term & long-term disability plans.


  • RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAMS: voluntary Defined Contribution Pension Plan


  • 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).


How to Apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their qualifications and experience to https://www.ig.ca/en/careers

Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment: As part of our Talent Acquisition process, we may use artificial intelligence and automated tools to support activities such as candidate sourcing, application review, and interview scheduling. These tools support the recruitment process; all hiring decisions are made by people.

We thank all applicants for their interest in IG Wealth Management; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please apply before March 26th, 2026.

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