Associate Advisor / Associate Portfolio Manager

Exponent Investment Management Inc.

Location: Ottawa–Gatineau | Work Model: In-person | Travel & community involvement required

About Exponent

Exponent Investment Management is a boutique, discretionary portfolio management and financial-planning firm serving high-net-worth families across Canada.

We built this firm intentionally — as the opposite of the large financial institutions many of us came from.

Everyone here is a bank refugee — the investment professionals, the operations team, and most importantly, the clients.

They came for deeper relationships, thoughtful portfolios, less bureaucracy, and more accountability. We operate in what we call our Commoditization-Free Zone — where advice is personal, portfolios are intentional, and responsibility actually means something.

The Opportunity

We’re hiring an Associate Advisor / Associate Portfolio Manager to work directly alongside a Senior Portfolio Manager who is actively transferring knowledge to the next generation of investment counsellors.

This is a hands-on apprenticeship inside a real discretionary practice. You will be in client meetings, portfolio decisions, planning discussions, and the details — learning how a boutique firm attracts, serves, and retains high-net-worth clients the right way.

A Quick Reality Check (with a smile)

This role is not for everyone.

It involves hard work, travel, after-hours community involvement, constant learning, and occasionally solving problems you didn’t know existed at 9:00 a.m. If you’re looking for comfortable, this isn’t it. If you’re looking to become exceptional, it might be exactly right.

What You’ll Do

  • Support discretionary portfolio management and security analysis
  • Participate directly in HNW client relationships and review meetings
  • Assist with integrated financial planning and implementation
  • Prepare reporting and investment commentary
  • Contribute to research and process improvements
  • Travel for client and firm initiatives
  • Engage in community and professional events
  • Learn how to attract and retain high-net-worth clientele

Required Qualifications

  • CIM® or CFA® (required)
  • CFP® strongly recommended
  • Registered or eligible as an Associate Portfolio Manager or Client Relationship Manager with provincial regulators
  • Experience in discretionary or HNW wealth management environments

Who You Are

  • A self-starter
  • Solutions-oriented
  • Detail-driven and intellectually curious
  • Comfortable with responsibility and high standards
  • Motivated by results and client impact


You take ownership of outcomes — you don’t wait to be told, you don’t pass the buck, and you measure success by the results you deliver for clients.

Why Exponent

  • Direct mentorship from a Senior PM who genuinely wants to teach
  • Immediate responsibility and real client exposure
  • High-quality HNW clientele
  • A growing entrepreneurial firm where your contribution truly matter
  • A team of thoughtful professionals who left large institutions to do better work

If you want to climb a corporate ladder, stay at the bank. If you want to drive results and make a difference, let’s talk.

How to Apply

Please send your résumé and a short cover letter explaining why Exponent — and why now. Applications are treated confidentially. Please send to: [email protected] .