Want a meaningful career where you can make a difference? Edward Jones sounds perfect for you.
Collaboration. Autonomy. Opportunity. Words our headquarters associates use when talking about working at Edward Jones. Words that describe what it’s like being part of a firm where everyone is aligned toward a singular focus: serving the client. And everyone is working to make the firm better together – as they grow as individuals. If these words resonate with you, we should talk.
Job Overview
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Enablement: Align operational capabilities with the strategic objectives of the Canada Business Unit and the broader firm. Lead the development and execution of business plans, including the creation and delivery of a roadmap for technology and tool enhancements. Propose and implement solutions in close partnership with Canada Operations senior leaders and the Canada Operations GP to support both regulatory compliance and growth-oriented initiatives. Collaborate with key stakeholders across Operations, Technology, Compliance, Legal, Wealth Management, and other functions to ensure all initiatives are scalable, compliant, and centered on delivering an exceptional client and advisor experience.
- Project & Portfolio Leadership: In the context of Canada Operations, oversee a portfolio of mid- to large-scale initiatives, both mandatory (e.g., regulatory) and discretionary (e.g., platform modernization). Ensure effective project governance, resource allocation, and budget management. Provides oversight of project tracking tools (e.g., Clarity) and reporting to ensure transparency and accountability.
- Operational Optimization: Identify and implement process improvements in partnership with Canada Operations senior leaders to enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and improve client and advisor experiences. Leads quality assurance, control testing, and risk mitigation efforts across brokerage operations. Drives continuous improvement through data analysis, feedback loops, and performance metrics.
- People Leadership & Capability Building: Lead a high-performing team that supports both run-the-business and change-the-business efforts. Mentor and develops talent, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and collaboration. Ensure teams have the tools, training, and support needed to succeed
- Stakeholder Engagement: Works in partnership with leaders/areas within the division (includes directors, GPs and various levels of executive leadership), across divisions, and externally with vendors, regulators, strategic partners and auditors, to execute objectives and impact current business results.
- Workforce Management: Strategic Workforce Management to develop and implement an annual staffing strategy that supports successful achievement of objectives in their specific area of responsibilities, including but not limited to leaders, associates, contractors, and vendor partners.
- Technology & Vendor Management: Partner with internal tech teams and external vendors to deliver solutions (including run-the-business enhancements) that support operational goals. Evaluate and govern vendor relationships to ensure service quality, compliance, and value delivery. Champion the adoption of new tools and platforms that enhance operational capabilities.
- Financial Stewardship & Governance: Understands firm financials and areas contribution including key drivers. Accountable for certain aspects of financial budget and activity manages key drivers to ensure adherence to budget. Financial stewardship mindset and leads with understanding financial implications and risk/benefit to business decisions. Critical thinking applied to identify OE and FTE savings
- Manage Escalations and Exceptions: This is the position to which high-risk, high complexity decisions are escalated for consultation.
- Industry Involvement: Actively participates on various Industry Committees and drives industry initiatives to proactively address regulatory or client service matters
Hiring Minimum: $131100
Hiring Maximum: $223200
Skills/Requirements
- 11+ years leadership preferred
- 15+ years financial industry experience preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
- Canadian Practice Handbook (CPH) held or obtained within 6 months
- Canadian Securities Course (CSC) held or obtained within 9 months
- Insurance Life License Qualification Program (LLQP) held or obtained within 1 year
- Partner, Director, Sr Officer Course (PDO) held or obtained within 18 months
- In depth knowledge of brokerage operations and financial industry processes(security processing, cash processing, trade operations, packaged products, corporate actions,safekeeping, client reporting and custody), procedures, relevant rules and regulations, and automation within brokerage operations.
- In-depth risk management associated with new and existing process, product and service development and management.
- Brings strong technology acumen, with the ability to assess, influence, and implement automation and digital solutions that enhance operational efficiency and scalability. Must also have a solid understanding of the firm-wide risk and control structure and how technology can be leveraged to strengthen it.
- Financial stewardship mindset and leads with understanding financial implications and risk/benefit to business decisions.
- Critical thinking applied to identify OE and FTE savings. Understands firm financials and areas contribution including key drivers.
- Demonstrated ability to identify emerging gaps in systems, capacity, control environments, regulatory compliance, and associate capabilities, and to proactively develop new procedures and systems to ensure compliance and operational resilience.
- Expert in collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration.
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About Us
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
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It’s like professional
development in the
world’s largest sandbox.
Training, continuing education and mentoring – that’s only the beginning. Our headquarter campuses offer thousands of roles – and as many opportunities – for you to try new skills, get involved on different projects and step up as a leader. You’re in charge of your professional development. We just provide the opportunities.
Hear from Experienced Advisors who’ve transitioned their practice to Edward Jones.
Where clients come first. And you are part of a branch team making a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Where the culture is surprisingly collaborative. And opportunities to lead push you to grow – as you grow your practice.

Extra compensation
when you need it most –
with no ceiling on how
much you can earn.
And we really mean it. There is no ceiling on how much you can earn as we have a work hard and be rewarded philosophy. We also understand that new financial advisors might be more worried about the floor. So we provide a guaranteed salary for your first four years. Did we mention bonuses, commissions, profit sharing and travel awards?
“As hard as I want to work determines how successful my business can be.”
– Mark Audet, CFP Financial Advisor – St. Louis

Come as you are. We will teach you everything you need to know.
Our Branch Office Administrators come from many different career backgrounds. Sales. Marketing. Customer service. Even finance. But they have one thing in common: a desire for a rewarding career that empowers them to make a difference in people’s lives. Your training begins with six months of dedicated onboarding – and is built out with mentoring, learning plans tailored to your needs, and 6,000-plus at the Headquarters making sure you have everything you need to succeed.
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Bring your skills and
experience here.
We’ll find a place to put
them to work.
HR? Marketing? Operations? You’ve got the skills. We’ve got the team. We are a large firm with many areas of expertise but each division is small enough for you to make an impact. And you can test the waters in other areas. We encourage it. Learning new skills and gaining leadership experience along the way.
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When it comes to your
compensation,
we want to be clear.
#1 Your performance drives your compensation – and we won’t limit it with earning caps. Not now, not ever.
#2 Our compensation is competitive and multi-faceted. Commissions and trimester bonuses – based on individual branch and firm profitability – make up the bulk of your variable income. But your total payout may include travel awards and profit sharing. And the opportunity to be rewarded for transitioning client relationships to financial advisors looking to grow.
#3 Our compensation is simple and transparent. We make it easy to understand how you are rewarded and strive to minimize grid changes. You know exactly what to expect and how to impact your results.
Our partnership structure frees you to focus on your clients.
Being a partnership makes us distinctly different from our competitors. More than a structure, it’s a mindset. And it permeates every aspect of our business. From how we work with each other – think collaboration not competition – to our long-term investment philosophy. It’s most at work in our shared focus on doing what’s right for the client. And it’s easy for us to do. Because we have no competing interests. No shareholders clamoring for short-term profits. We can take the long view, because we only answer to our clients. And to ourselves. Our financial advisors find this single-minded focus freeing. A clear mandate for success. And a clear path to get there.


Transitioning your
practice is a difficult
decision.
We’re here to help.
Moving your practice to another firm may be the most stressful decision of your professional life. We understand. And our transition team is here to help. From early days when you are just beginning to consider the opportunity. To that glorious first day of opening your practice. And our support is not one-size-fits-all. We will tailor your transition to you and your practice – with you leading the way. Ensuring a smooth transition for you and your clients. And a solid path forward for next-level growth.

Investing in You
As a valued branch-team member, you will share in the success of your branch – and the firm. Our market competitive compensation program recognizes your individual contributions, promotes a long-term career, contributes to your financial security and promotes the well-being of you and your family.
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How will I be compensated? Will my clients be taken care of? Will Edward Jones’ products meet my clients’ sophisticated needs? You have many questions, and we have the answers. Talk with firm leaders who can share their personal stories and insights. Meet with subject matter experts and learn about our technology, marketing, transition support – and how we can help you grow your practice your way.
No experience in finance? Bring your developed skills, we’ll guide you the rest of the way.
Some of our most successful financial advisors come to us from other fields. Our training and development is designed to help you succeed. From helping you pass your licensing exams and training you to understand the complexities of our industry, to arming you with the knowledge and skills to build your practice, we invest in your training and development. Every. Step. Of. The. Way.
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Opportunities are available in our Canadian headquarters in Mississauga, ON, and we offer flexible work policies which allow some associates to work from home.

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Learn more at a virtual or in-person event
Learn how Edward Jones is built differently – and how our unique business model puts you in charge of unleashing your potential. Virtually or in-person, we’ve created several opportunities for you to network and learn more from current Edward Jones financial advisors.

Webinars
Register for our “Investing In You: The Edward Jones Financial Advisor Opportunity” webinar. This confidential, 30-minute program provides an inside look at what financial advisors do, the ongoing support you’ll be provided, and how your valuable skills can transfer to a career as a financial advisor.
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