CIBC

Senior Wealth Strategist

CIBC$200K — $240K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctorate required.
  • 10-15+ years of estate planning experience, including taxation and business succession.
  • Strong network in the trust and estate legal community is essential.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proven analytical skills for problem identification and resolution.
  • Team player motivated by collective success and inclusive teamwork.
  • Values-driven individual embodying trust, teamwork, and accountability.

Responsibilities

  • Develop holistic wealth plans in collaboration with Relationship Managers and HNW clients.
  • Create strategies for estate, legacy, and philanthropic planning.
  • Review and facilitate the implementation of estate planning and trust documents.
  • Engage in business development activities through prospect calls and presentations.
  • Contribute to educational and marketing materials for the firm's wealth strategies.
  • Participate in internal educational seminars and present to external client groups.
  • Promote wealth strategies offerings across the firm.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision.
  • Health Savings Account and Life Insurance options available.
  • Disability insurance and additional insurance plans.
  • Generous Paid Time Off policies, including Sick Leave and Parental Leave.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match and incentives.
  • Access to special perks reserved for team members.
Full Job Description
What you'll be doing

As a Senior Wealth Strategist, you are responsible for supporting and working closely with Relationship Managers and high net worth (HNW) clients to develop and implement wealth planning as part of CIBC Private Wealth's integrated wealth management process. You will help clients understand their estate planning, tax planning, philanthropic vehicles, life insurance programs, and business succession planning.

Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How you'll succeed
  • Comprehensive Planning: Partner with Relationship Managers and HNW clients in a consultative role, developing holistic wealth plans to enhance the overall client experience with CIBC Private Wealth.
  • Estate & Legacy Planning: Develop strategies for wealth transfer, asset protection, and philanthropic goals.
  • Client Collaboration: Review estate planning and trust documents. Serve as a bridge between clients and outside advisors (i.e., attorneys, CPAs) to implement strategies. Research and review fiduciary and tax issues. Prepare written and graphical summaries.
  • Business Development Support: Support business development activities by actively participating in prospect calls.
  • Thought Leadership: Contribute to the development of educational and marketing materials.
  • External & Internal Engagement: Participate in educational seminars internally. Present to client and intermediary groups externally. Promote the wealth strategies offering across the firm.


Who you are
  • Education: You have a Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctorate.
  • You have estate planning experienceYou are an attorney with 10-15+ years of estate planning experience with expertise in estate planning, insurance planning, business succession planning, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning. Experience in income tax planning and accounting preferred.
  • You have a network. You have experience in the trust and financial services industry with broad connections in the trust and estate legal community.
  • You are a strong communicator You possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to present complex information to internal and external clients in a clear, focused and concise manner.
  • You possess strong analytical skillsYou have demonstrated experience identifying and quantifying problems and providing effective resolutions.
  • You are motivated by collective success You know that teamwork can transform a good idea into a great one. You know that an inclusive team that enjoys working together can bring a vision to life.
  • Values matter to you You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.


At CIBC, we offer a competitive total rewards package. This role has an expected salary range of $200,000 - $240,000 for the market based on experience, qualifications, and location of the position. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit's incentive compensation plan, which may also include a discretionary bonus component. CIBC offers a full range of benefits and programs to meet our employee's needs; including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave and Vacation), Holidays and 401(k), in addition to other special perks reserved for our team members.

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Job Location
CO-100 Saint Paul Street

Employment Type
Regular

Weekly Hours
40

Skills
Business Development, Client Service, Customer Experience (CX), Ensure Compliance, Group Problem Solving, Investment Advising, People Management, Profitability Management, Risk Management and Mitigation, Wealth Management

About CIBC

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The bank is headquartered at Commerce Court in the city's Financial District. CIBC's Institution Number is 010, and its SWIFT code is CIBCCATT. It is one of two Big Five banks founded in Toronto, the other being the Toronto-Dominion Bank. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was formed through the June 1, 1961, merger of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the Imperial Bank of Canada, the largest merger between chartered banks in Canadian history. The bank has four strategic business units: Canadian Personal and Business Banking, Canadian Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, U.S. Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets. It has international operations in the United States, the Caribbean, Asia, and United Kingdom; Globally. CIBC serves more than eleven million clients, and has over 40,000 employees. The company ranks at number 172 on the Forbes Global 2000 listing.
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