Vice President, Sales Effectiveness & Productivity

Location: Toronto/Winnipeg

Referral: Level 1

IGM Financial Inc. is a leading wealth and asset management company in Canada managing approximately$310billionin assetsas of December 31 2025. It offers financial planning and investment services to over two million Canadians through IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie Investments.

Mackenzie Investments founded in 1967 is a key part of IGMs business model serving as a comprehensive asset-management partner for Canadian financial advisors and their clients.

At Mackenzie Investments You Can Build Your Career with Confidence.We are proud to be recognized as one of Canadas Top 100 Employers for the fourth consecutive year and one of Canadas Best Diversity Employers. Our vision and strategy aim to innovate the industry and support Canadians in achieving their financial goals.

Join our team to engage in continuous learning and skill development in a supportive environment.Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work environment where you spend three days a week in the office connecting collaborating and enjoying quality time with your amazing colleagues!Our Values: Be better;we strive for improvement in everything we do.Be accountable;we foster clarity and are empowered to act responsibly.Be a team;we are united to drive collective impact to achieve our goals.

THE OPPORTUNITY

IGM Financial is seeking a Vice President Sales Effectiveness and Productivity with end-to-end accountability for technology strategy product delivery and modernization agenda supporting IG Wealth Managements core advisory and productivity capabilities.

Reporting to the SVP Head of IG Portfolios this executive will shape and execute a portfolio strategy that directly enables business growth advisor productivity leveraging AI and digital transformation. The role carries end-to-end accountability for Advisor Applications Productivity Applications Data and Integration within a portfolio-based delivery model with responsibility for investment priorities execution outcomes and value realization.

This leader will oversee a high-performing technology and delivery organization operating through cross-functional persistent delivery pods and modern engineering practices including AI-enabled delivery. Working closely with business product and enterprise technology leaders the Vice President will translate strategic priorities into execution manage performance across the portfolio and ensure measurable outcomes are delivered at scale.

This is an opportunity to lead a critical portfolio at the intersection of growth advisor enablement and enterprise transformation. The successful candidate will play a defining role in shaping how technology accelerates business performance through AI-enabled innovation strong governance and cross-enterprise collaboration.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

AI Strategy Automation & Value Realization

• Lead the deployment of AI solutions and AI agents across digital platforms to improve advisor effectiveness and scale productivity partnering closely with the AI Accelerator teams to align use cases enable adoption and realize measurable business value
• Define and track measurable value realization (e.g. productivity gains advisor adoption revenue enablement) from AI-enabled capabilities
• Drive AI enablement and upskilling across delivery teams to embed AI-assisted ways of working

End-to-End Delivery & Portfolio Execution

• Own the full Software Delivery Lifecycle integrating AI into engineering and deployment practices to optimize speed and quality
• Own portfolio-level backlog prioritization and sequencing balancing value risk and dependencies
• Proactively identify and manage delivery risks and interdependencies escalating enterprise-level issues as required

Business Partnership & Enterprise Alignment

• Serve as a strategic technology partner to the IG Wealth Management executive team aligning portfolio priorities to business growth advisor effectiveness and client outcomes
• Influence and align leaders across Business Data and Technology platforms to deliver integrated scalable and reusable solutions
• Lead cross-portfolio coordination across IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie Investments where applicable resolving competing priorities and ensuring enterprise alignment on delivery commitments and outcomes

Strategy Execution OKRs & Performance Management

• Oversee delivery of complex business digital and technology programs aligned to enterprise Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
• Translate enterprise strategy into portfolio OKRs and cascade into pod-level priorities with clear accountability
• Monitor and report on performance against OKRs and value realization metrics

Portfolio Governance Funding & Capacity Management

• Own portfolio prioritization governance decisions and strategic trade-offs to maximize business value manage risk and align investments to enterprise priorities
• Provide executive stewardship over portfolio capacity funding allocation and budget performance across a complex technology portfolio
• Align resourcing with delivery commitments in partnership with chapter and platform leadership
• Lead inputs into quarterly and annual governance forums (e.g. QBR/ABR) including risks trade-offs and performance insights

Technology Leadership & Capability Build

• Lead develop and mentor a high-performing technology organization within a pod-based delivery model
• Partner with chapter leaders to define technical standards build critical capabilities and sustain a strong talent pipeline
• Drive adoption of Agile and AI-enabled ways of working to enhance delivery performance

Vendor & Ecosystem Strategy

• Manage strategic relationships across a diverse vendor ecosystem including global technology partners SaaS platforms and fintechs
• Balance build vs. buy decisions to support scalable reusable solutions
• Ensure vendor contributions align with enterprise architecture standards and value outcomes

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

Leadership & Delivery Experience

• Proven success leading large-scale technology and digital portfolios in the financial services industry with deep wealth management experience and strong understanding of advisor client dealer and platform ecosystems
  
  
• Demonstrated experience supporting wealth management business priorities including advisor productivity sales effectiveness practice management client experience and regulatory or operational considerations within a wealth environment
• Demonstrated ability to operate credibly at the executive level while driving disciplined execution translating strategy into measurable business and technology outcomes
• Experience managing portfolio prioritization trade-offs funding and cross-functional dependencies in a scaled delivery model

AI Digital & Technology Expertise

• Demonstrated experience delivering AI-enabled solutions (e.g. AI agents intelligent workflows) that drive measurable business value
• Strong end-to-end Software Delivery Lifecycle experience including use of modern engineering practices and AI-assisted tools
• Deep experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce workflow automation and wealth/dealer platforms (e.g. Broadridge)

Strategy Governance & Value Management

• Proven ability to translate enterprise strategy into prioritized roadmaps and measurable outcomes using OKRs
• Experience defining and tracking value realization frameworks tied to business performance
• Strong understanding of governance performance management and data-driven decision making

Agile & Operating Model Leadership

• Strong understanding of Agile ways of working with experience leading cross-functional persistent delivery pods
• Experience operating within a portfolio-based or product-based delivery model including coordination across multiple teams and platforms

Stakeholder & Partner Management

• Exceptional executive presence communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior business and technology leaders and build alignment across complex stakeholder groups
• Experience managing complex vendor ecosystems and external partnerships balancing enterprise scale with innovation

Benefits:

• COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION & RECOGNITION:competitive base salary performance-weightedbonus education/career support option to join Employee Share Purchase Plan with employer matchingcomponent.

• EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & INSURANCE:competitive health and dental coverage flexible plan for you and your family and short-term & long-term disability plans.

• RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAMS:voluntaryGroup RRSP enrolment with employer matchingcomponent.

• WORK LIFE BALANCE:paid volunteer days competitive time off including 10 wellness days offWorkPerksdiscount program hybrid & flex work arrangements.

• INCLUSIVE CULTURE AND DIVERSITY:living our core values: Be a Team Be Accountable Be Better engaging with community through Business Resource Groups (BRG communities are volunteer employee-led groups formed around a common interest identity or background).

IGM is a diverse workplace committed to doing business inclusively - this starts with having a representative workforce! We encourage applications from all qualified candidates that represent the diversity present across Canada including racialized persons women Indigenous persons persons with disabilities 2SLGBTQIA community gender diverse and neurodiverse individuals as well as all who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Mackenzie Investments is an accessible employer committed to providingbarrier-free recruitment experience. If you require accommodation or this information in an alternate format at any stage of the recruitment process please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team who will work with you to meet your needs.

How to Apply:Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their qualifications and experience to Intelligence in Recruitment:As part of our Talent Acquisition process we may use artificial intelligence and automated tools to support activities such as candidate sourcing application review and interview scheduling.These tools support the recruitment process; all hiring decisions are made by people.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Mackenzie Investments; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please apply by July 10 2026.

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