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Senior Advisor, Personal

@ Federation Caisses Desjardins

Montréal, Quebec

HybridFull-time8+ years experience
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Overview

Federation Caisses Desjardins is hiring a senior personal advisor to serve, prospect for and develop business relationships with members and clients with complex needs. The role involves strategic sales and service initiatives, advising on financial and partnership opportunities, and retention. The posting states full-time work, a hybrid arrangement, competitive salary with annual bonus, and four weeks of flexible vacation.

Responsibilities:

  • Évaluer et saisir les occasions d'affaires et de partenariat
  • Conseiller membres, clients et parties prenantes sur leurs initiatives stratégiques
  • Assurer le développement, la rétention et la satisfaction des membres et clients
  • Surveiller l'industrie et formuler des recommandations

Requirements summary:

  • Baccalauréat dans un domaine connexe
  • Minimum de huit ans d'expérience pertinente
  • Connaissance du français requise
  • Maîtrise avancée de l'anglais

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Benefits mentioned

Retirement planPaid time off
Source and dates

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Employer posting date
2026-10-25
First seen by our source
2026-10-08
Source record updated
2026-11-02

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentSales
Experience8+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesFrench, English
EducationBachelor’s degree (required)
Perks mentionedGenerous paid time off, Flexible hours, Retirement plan, Wellness

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Federation Caisses Desjardins

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Full company description

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $435.8 billion as at March 31, 2024. It was named one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine and by Mediacorp. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. Ranked among the world's strongest banks according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has some of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry and the first according to Bloomberg News.

LinkedIn followers
379,882
People associated on LinkedIn
43,673
Reported office locations
  • 100, rue des Commandeurs, Lévis, Québec G6V 7N5, CA
  • 11 King St W, Toronto, ON M5H 4C7, CA
  • 110 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0T1, CA
  • 1 Complexe Desjardins, Montreal, QC H2X, CA
Business categories
  • Banking
  • InsurTech
  • Insurance
  • Financial Services
Other recorded names
  • Desjardins
Specialties
  • Services financiers
Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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Reported total investment
0

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Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $435.8 billion as at March 31, 2024. It was named one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine and by Mediacorp. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses…

FieldValue
IndustryBanking
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersLévis, Québec
Organization typePrivately Held
SpecialtiesServices financiers
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Job description

As a senior personal advisor, you help serve, prospect for, solicit, and develop and maintain business relationships with members and clients. You provide service tailored to client needs in accordance with current strategies and practices. You lead and influence clients and practitioners on sales and service development projects, initiatives and activities that significantly impact the entire organization. You take a strategic mindset to boost the organization’s development and profitability while retaining clients and stakeholders and ensuring their satisfaction. You draw on your networking skills and interpersonal savvy to develop and maintain business partnerships with prestige and key clients who have complex, diverse needs. Your highly complex, strategic initiatives require extensive knowledge of sales and service. You analyze extremely complex problems and develop and implement personalized solutions tailored to client needs. You serve as expert for your unit, members and clients and represent your unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies. You represent Desjardins and enter the organization into important agreements with clients. You also have considerable leeway and many opportunities to establish and negotiate product and service terms. More specifically, you will be required to :

  • Evaluate and act on business and partnership opportunities to boost the organization’s development and profitability.
  • Advise members, clients and stakeholders to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic initiatives.
  • See to member, client and stakeholder development, retention and satisfaction. Develop retention tactics and strategies.
  • Monitor the industry to understand and anticipate trends in your field and make recommendations.

What we offer*

  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

*Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

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What you bring to the table

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
Action oriented, Ambiguity, Communicates effectively, Customer Focus, Differences, Strategic mindset, Trust

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Trade Union (If applicable)

Job Family

Member/client sales and service (FG)

Unposting Date

2026-11-12

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