Work Location:

Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Product Management

Pay Details:

We’re committed to providing fair and equitable compensation to all our colleagues. As a candidate, we encourage you to have an open dialogue with a member of our HR Team and ask compensation related questions, including pay details for this role.

Job Description:

The TD Wealth Shelf Management & Investment Research ("SMIR") team is the TD Bank Financial Group's center of excellence and subject matter experts relating to all managed investment products. SMIR's purpose is to run a quality Product shelf to enable our businesses investment strategies, drive growth, and deliver legendary client experiences within TD Bank's risk appetite. SMIR is responsible and accountable for onboarding and providing oversight for all investment products that are available for sale within TD Wealth along with curating Preferred List strategies across all managed investment product types.

Job Description

The Senior Manager, product due diligence will be responsible for the curation and management of the TD Wealth Product shelf. The Senior Manager will lead the development and maintenance of all approved products, product due diligence policies and procedures and risk assessment, product monitoring, including the creation, maintenance, and dissemination of product information, as well as on-going product governance on behalf of TD Wealth. An accountability is to act as a point of contact for product related inquiries from internal partners and Advisors.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• Expertise within the Canadian investment dealer industry along with developments/challenges/opportunities facing investment dealers and clients.

• Ability to take initiative and produce results either through independent work or collaborating effectively with a diverse team.

• Aptitude to communicate and confidently interact with internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to gather and share relevant industry product due diligence developments and provide a fact-based opinions and recommendations.

• Oversee and execute the team's reporting accountabilities as well as collaborate on various ad-hoc projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Enhance the Product approval standards and procedures to right-size resourcing, while ensuring compliance with regulatory and TD Bank requirements

• The design and optimization of comprehensive shelf controls, including an end-to-end mapping of current state and roadmap for enhancements

• Evolve processes and procedures to accommodate changing industry practices, regulatory environment and business needs

• Evolve the ability to identify, manage, mitigate and avoid risks associated with the Product shelf

• Enhance and optimize a quality of Product Shelf under a Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) framework

• Identify and addressing emerging regulatory themes relevant to product shelves and distribution, leveraging strong background in securities regulatory environment, and governance issues

• Enable new and evolving Product types and support TD Wealth market-share / profitably growth within its risk appetite. 

• Enhance the Product Due Diligence Database to improve existing product approval workflows to support internal reporting and/or deliver execution excellence

• Lead and participate in shelf due diligence and on-boarding responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of updates on significant change firm, product and/or market events, including keeping track of new developments and noteworthy market news

Job Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in the financial services industry

• Strong understanding of a variety of Product types and Product Due Diligence frameworks

• Strong analytical skills along with effective oral and written communication skills

• University degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance,  or related fields

• CFA Charterholder

• CAIA, FRM, Masters Degree would be considered an asset

• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) is a requirement. Programming skill will be considered an asset.

• Possess a facility for understanding and finding new systems solutions to enhance the team’s technology and research capability

• Well organized, and able to execute well in a multi-task environment

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.
 

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement:

N/A.