Branch Director, Financial Advisor - FR

What is the opportunity?

As a Branch Director, Financial Advisor, you fill a hybrid essential role within the branch, spending 40 to 50% of your time providing financial advice to clients and 50 to 75% in a general management leadership role. As a local market leader, you are responsible for the performance of retail business within a growth-oriented branch, including acquiring new clients and improving RBC's ability to acquire and deepen relationships with clients. As a financial advisor, you possess extensive expertise in banking services, investments, and everyday credit, with the ability to deliver a strong advisory experience on complex personal and business needs.

What will your tasks be?

• Manage a team that delivers an exceptional customer experience by leading with advice and leveraging all of RBC's capabilities to provide appropriate solutions to meet our clients' needs and financial situation.
• Promote digital enablement by proactively educating our clients on self-service, leading with advice, serving digitally where possible, and encouraging our clients to interact with us in their preferred channel.
• Lead your team forward by actively engaging clients inside and outside the branch, providing complex advisory solutions, and modeling key behaviors by emphasizing teamwork to meet our clients' needs.
• Stay locally connected and active in your community, effectively motivating your team and RBC partners to proactively connect with clients and influencers.
• Strategically manage team capacity by leveraging advisors' skills and capabilities, mobility, and understanding of weekly and monthly turnover to drive client contacts.
• Role model, coach, and champion of our leadership model. Consistently demonstrate empathy, kindness, and take the time to understand the circumstances, motivators, and concerns in all interactions with employees, colleagues, and clients.
• Speak for and about inclusion and create conditions where the unique character of team members and clients is appreciated and valued; team members bring their best selves to work, feel a strong sense of belonging, and realize their full potential, regardless of their identity.
• Develop and coach your team on skill and capability improvement. Emphasize employee movement through skill levels to drive performance in the current role and enable future professional advancement.
• What do you need to succeed?

Requirements

• Valid mutual fund certification (Canadian Investment Funds or Canadian Securities Course)
• Completion of the General Management Compliance Agent course offered by the Canadian Securities Institute, or ability to pass an exam within 4 months of the start date.
• Entrepreneurial business acquisition mindset
• Bilingualism (English and French) required, as you will serve both French and English-speaking clients.

Assets

• Experience in banking services for businesses and individuals.
• Minimum of 3 years in a people management role.
• Certification of Completion – Personal Finances, offered by the Canadian Securities Institute (i.e. Personal Finance Fundamentals – Quebec, Investment and Taxation Fundamentals – Quebec, Insurance and Retirement – Quebec).

Benefits for you

We go the extra mile, think differently to drive our growth, and collaborate to deliver reliable advice that contributes to clients' success and the prosperity of communities. We care about everyone's well-being and are committed to realizing our full potential, fostering community growth, and contributing to everyone's success.

• Comprehensive compensation program including bonuses and benefits, competitive remuneration, commissions, and shares, if applicable.
• Supported development by leadership through coaching and mentoring opportunities.
• Ability to make a positive contribution and have a lasting impact.
• Dynamic and high-performing team focused on growth and collaboration.
• Strong financial standing and reputable brand supporting your goals.
• Professional Skills
• Inspiration, Critical Thinking, Talent Development, Long-term Planning
• Additional Job Details
• Address
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• 1068 BOUL VACHON N:SAINTE-MARIE
• City
• :
• Country
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• Number of hours per week:
• 37.5
• Employment Type:
• Full-time
• Industry:
• Banking Services for Individuals and Businesses
• Function Type:
• Regular
• Salary Scale Type:
• Salaried
• Job Posting Date:
• 2026-06-25
• Application Deadline:
• 2026-07-10
• Note:

*Applications will be accepted until 23:59 on the day before the above application deadline.*

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At RBC, we are guided by our common values – Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect, Excellence – and the principle Together at RBC, the key to success. We believe that an inclusive work environment offering diverse perspectives is essential to our continued growth as one of the world's largest and most profitable financial institutions. Our work environment that fosters excellence, collaboration, innovation, and professional growth contributes to realizing our purpose and generating value for our clients and communities. To this end, we implement policies and programs to promote a work environment based on respect and belonging and offer opportunities for all.

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