Vice President of Business Development

💼 WE’RE HIRING: VP, National Business Development & Advisor Recruitment Location: Toronto, ON / National 🇨🇦 Reports To: Senior Vice President (SVP) Sector: Wealth Management / Private Wealth 🚀 THE MANDATE This is NOT an HR or corporate recruiting role. This is a high-visibility, pure strategic enterprise growth and acquisition mandate. We are seeking a sophisticated dealmaker to lead our national lateral advisor acquisition strategy. Your single mission: build relationships with premier, "corner-office" advisory teams currently navigating the constraints of traditional legacy platforms and transition their elite blocks of business ($250M to $1B+ AUM) to our world-class wealth management ecosystem. If you are a high-performing retail or institutional wholesaler or wealth management executive, who understands how to manage complex, high-stakes practice transitions, this is your next move. 🎯 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 🔹 Sourcing & Origination: Proactively map, target, and open doors with top-tier wealth management producers across the Canadian market on a highly confidential basis. 🔹 The Enterprise Pitch: Articulate our advanced platform infrastructure, independent-minded payout structures, equity opportunities, and culture to high-net-worth advisors. 🔹 Deal Architecture: Orchestrate transition economics, valuation models, and competitive equity packages peer-to-peer with elite producers. 🔹 Executive Collaboration: Work directly with the SVP and Executive Leadership Team to close ultra-high-net-worth advisory teams. 🔹 Transition Accountability: Partner with our implementation teams to ensure flawless, friction-free asset migration for newly acquired advisory businesses. 🛠️ WHAT YOU BRING ✔️ Deep Industry Credibility: An intimate understanding of the Canadian wealth management landscape (IIROC/CIRO) and the unique frustrations of advisors in traditional corporate channels. ✔️ IIROC Distribution Channel Experience: Deep relationships in the IIROC (not mutual fund/planner) distribution channel and an understanding the challenges of corner office advisors in both the bank and independent channels. ✔️ Peer-to-Peer Gravitas: The executive presence required to command respect from established advisors managing hundreds of millions in AUM. ✔️ Dealmaking Track Record: Highly sophisticated negotiation skills with experience in lateral advisor movement, practice acquisition, or specialized wealth recruitment. ✔️ Strategic Mobility: A self-starter mentality built for a high-growth environment with a national scope. 💎 WHAT WE OFFER • A highly competitive executive base salary with a lucrative, performance incentive structure tied directly to recruited AUM/revenue growth. • Direct access to the executive suite and a clear runway for upward mobility. • A premium, agile wealth platform designed to offer sophisticated advisors a significantly better alternative for their clients and their enterprise value. 👉 To apply or schedule a confidential discovery call, contact David J. Corsini, Principal – Hunter Mercantile

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