Royal Bank of Canada

Senior Manager, High Net Worth Planning and Business Owner Planning Specialist

Royal Bank of Canada$100K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree with CPA, LL.B, JD, or CBV professional designation
  • 12+ years of experience in tax, estate, and business succession planning
  • Extensive knowledge of private wealth management strategies
  • Strong interpersonal skills; able to adapt in various situations
  • Ability to communicate complex information clearly
  • Bilingual in French and English

Responsibilities

  • Consult on tax, estate, and business succession planning strategies
  • Perform thorough information gathering to understand client circumstances
  • Review client situations to develop effective wealth strategies
  • Provide objective planning information to address wealth gaps
  • Partner with other specialists to enhance service delivery
  • Develop robust referral networks with accountants and lawyers
  • Create customized presentations summarizing planning strategies

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program with bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Leadership coaching and development opportunities
  • Chance to make a significant impact on clients and communities
  • Dynamic, collaborative, high-performing team environment
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Challenging work opportunities with increasing responsibilities
  • Access to diverse job opportunities within the organization
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

RBC Family Office Services (FOS) is looking to add an experienced High Net Worth/ Business Owner Planning Specialist to the Quebec team. As a member of HNW Planning Services team, you'll join a team of diverse, highly accredited and experienced lawyers, accountants and business valuation subject matter experts. Your role as a High net worth/ Business Owner Specialist is to work with our advisors to deliver high value customized information and guidance on tax, estate, business succession planning and overall wealth planning to HNW and UHNW clients of RBC.

What will you do?

Consults on tax, estate, trust and business succession planning strategies and develops planning recommendations for individual and business owner clients of Wealth Management Canada. Applies extensive, in-depth knowledge, skills to meetings with HNW and UHNW clients:
  • Perform a thorough information gathering and discovery process to gain insight into the client's family, business circumstances, financial statements, existing trust and legal agreements, etc.
  • Review the current situation taking into account the client's short- and long-term goals, and strategically develop strategies and solutions for the client's family and business wealth and legacy plans.
  • Provide objective planning information and strategies to the client to address wealth planning gaps and risks and present unbiased enterprise solutions where appropriate through coordination with the client's RBC Wealth Management advisor.
  • Accountable for ensuring effective delivery of business owner planning, tax and succession planning, estate planning and philanthropic planning.
  • Where appropriate, partner with other planning specialists at RBC (e.g., Financial Planning Specialists, Will & Estate Consultants, Insurance Specialists, Mid-Market Mergers & Acquisitions, etc)
  • Develop strong internal and external referral networks of COIs (accountants, lawyers, etc)
  • Deliver a customized memo or PowerPoint presentation summarizing strategies and discussions that may be provided by the client to their accountant or lawyer to facilitate implementation of recommendations (flexibility to meet with trusted external advisors, as required)


What do you need to succeed?

Must haves:
  • University degree supported by CPA, LL.B, JD, or CBV professional designation
  • 12 years or more of related experience and significant technical expertise in individual / Canadian private corporate tax, estate planning, business succession planning
  • Knowledge and technical proficiency related to private wealth management strategies, issues and trends
  • Strong interpersonal skills, flexible and empathetic, self-starter, able to work in effectively in a variety of situations
  • Ability to communicate complex planning information in a comprehensive and practical manner
  • Bilingual (French and English)


Nice-to-have:
  • CPA Canada In Depth Tax completion or equivalent
  • FEA designation or FFI GEN Certificates in Family Business Advising and Family Wealth Advising
  • US cross-border planning knowledge would be a strong asset


What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
  • Flexible work/life balance options.
  • Opportunities to do challenging work.
  • Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities.
  • Access to a variety of job opportunities across business.


Job Skills
Cash Management, Client Counseling, Competitive Markets, Customer Service, Customer Service Management, Decision Making, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Investment Management, Investment Risk Management, Results-Oriented

Additional Job Details

Address:

2828 BOUL LAURIER:QUÉBEC

City:

Québec

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-07-15

Application Deadline:

2026-07-29
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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.

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