Top Benefits
About the role
About the day-to-day
- Lead the development and execution of business development and distribution strategies that deliver measurable revenue growth and margin enhancement.
- Champion cross-functional collaboration to break down silos, enhance organizational agility, and bring integrated customer solutions to market.
- Partner across internal teams and external partners to co-create unique value propositions that deliver long-term competitive advantage.
- Cultivate a high-performance sales culture by empowering and developing regional and national distribution teams.
- Drive operational excellence and business transformation through strategic planning, market intelligence, and disciplined performance management.
- Build deep, trusted relationships with industry partners, third-party providers, and key stakeholders to accelerate distribution expansion.
About the qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field (MBA preferred).
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in business development, corporate strategy, or financial services, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Proven success in B2B2X ecosystems and in scaling high-performing sales teams across multiple markets.
- In-depth understanding of lending frameworks, regulatory environment, and shifting industry dynamics.
- Strategic leadership capabilities with a collaborative and solution-oriented mindset.
Preferred Attributes:
- Strong commercial and financial acumen with relentless focus on value creation.
- Entrepreneurial thinker with a track record of driving innovation and transformation.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience in digital transformation, fintech collaboration, embedded finance, or partnership development is considered an asset.
About us
Peoples Group is a boutique financial institution with offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal that has been in the Canadian marketplace for over 35 years. Our mission is to exceed our customers' expectations by providing exceptional customer service backed by extensive product knowledge and experience.
Our culture here at Peoples Group is formed by our values: Trustworthy, Creative, Willing. We believe people don't choose a company to work for, they choose a company to join. We prioritize risk-based practices and procedures in order to remain risk intelligent and compliant. We value people, building relationships, and focusing on strengths; we execute with passion.
About the work environment
Peoples Group offers a flexible and hybrid work environment. In this role you will work a combination of in-office and remotely from home. Typically, you'll be working regular business hours, Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm with flexibility around start/end times.
We offer:
- A hybrid work environment, enabling you to balance your personal and professional life seamlessly.
- Competitive salaries, profit sharing, RRSP matching and benefits from day one.
- Generous paid time off to help achieve a healthy work-life balance.
- A strengths-based approach, ensuring we work together more effectively.
- A commitment to your well-being in five key areas: Financial, Physical, Social, Career, and Community.
NOTE: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. Peoples Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest; however, only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
We value and celebrate individuality while fostering an inclusive workplace for everyone. If there's any way we can support or accommodate you during the selection process, please don't hesitate to let us know.
About Peoples Group
Peoples Group has been providing a tailored suite of financial solutions and delivering world-class customer interactions, since 1985. Over the years, we’ve thoughtfully expanded our product and service offerings based on customer needs. We expect to continue this successful journey in the years to come. We have grown substantial market share in the insured commercial lending space and are the leading issuer of prepaid payment cards in Canada, as well as an innovative merchant acquirer. We are an entrepreneurial organization that excels at customizing solutions to fit the needs of our clients. As a trusted partner of many fintechs, we have a proven track record of providing tools and guidance so they can realize their success.
Today, Peoples Group has 455+ employees and operates nationally in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. Our success comes from our employees who bring our vision and values to life. By valuing people, building relationships, and focusing on strengths, we execute with passion.
And we mean it. We live our vision and values every day by being Trustworthy, Willing, Creative. What does this look like? We believe everyone has strengths that make them unique and are their greatest opportunity for success. We focus on strengths, the strength of our employees, the strength of our customers and build from there.
Focusing on strengths allows our company to be best positioned to build on our other two values: Relationship Building and Passionate Execution. Working at Peoples has a community feeling, where people care about each other and display pride in their work. At Peoples, every employee, at all locations and levels, is empowered to make an impact and contribute ideas.
Top Benefits
About the role
About the day-to-day
- Lead the development and execution of business development and distribution strategies that deliver measurable revenue growth and margin enhancement.
- Champion cross-functional collaboration to break down silos, enhance organizational agility, and bring integrated customer solutions to market.
- Partner across internal teams and external partners to co-create unique value propositions that deliver long-term competitive advantage.
- Cultivate a high-performance sales culture by empowering and developing regional and national distribution teams.
- Drive operational excellence and business transformation through strategic planning, market intelligence, and disciplined performance management.
- Build deep, trusted relationships with industry partners, third-party providers, and key stakeholders to accelerate distribution expansion.
About the qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field (MBA preferred).
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in business development, corporate strategy, or financial services, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Proven success in B2B2X ecosystems and in scaling high-performing sales teams across multiple markets.
- In-depth understanding of lending frameworks, regulatory environment, and shifting industry dynamics.
- Strategic leadership capabilities with a collaborative and solution-oriented mindset.
Preferred Attributes:
- Strong commercial and financial acumen with relentless focus on value creation.
- Entrepreneurial thinker with a track record of driving innovation and transformation.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience in digital transformation, fintech collaboration, embedded finance, or partnership development is considered an asset.
About us
Peoples Group is a boutique financial institution with offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal that has been in the Canadian marketplace for over 35 years. Our mission is to exceed our customers' expectations by providing exceptional customer service backed by extensive product knowledge and experience.
Our culture here at Peoples Group is formed by our values: Trustworthy, Creative, Willing. We believe people don't choose a company to work for, they choose a company to join. We prioritize risk-based practices and procedures in order to remain risk intelligent and compliant. We value people, building relationships, and focusing on strengths; we execute with passion.
About the work environment
Peoples Group offers a flexible and hybrid work environment. In this role you will work a combination of in-office and remotely from home. Typically, you'll be working regular business hours, Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm with flexibility around start/end times.
We offer:
- A hybrid work environment, enabling you to balance your personal and professional life seamlessly.
- Competitive salaries, profit sharing, RRSP matching and benefits from day one.
- Generous paid time off to help achieve a healthy work-life balance.
- A strengths-based approach, ensuring we work together more effectively.
- A commitment to your well-being in five key areas: Financial, Physical, Social, Career, and Community.
NOTE: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. Peoples Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest; however, only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
We value and celebrate individuality while fostering an inclusive workplace for everyone. If there's any way we can support or accommodate you during the selection process, please don't hesitate to let us know.
About Peoples Group
Peoples Group has been providing a tailored suite of financial solutions and delivering world-class customer interactions, since 1985. Over the years, we’ve thoughtfully expanded our product and service offerings based on customer needs. We expect to continue this successful journey in the years to come. We have grown substantial market share in the insured commercial lending space and are the leading issuer of prepaid payment cards in Canada, as well as an innovative merchant acquirer. We are an entrepreneurial organization that excels at customizing solutions to fit the needs of our clients. As a trusted partner of many fintechs, we have a proven track record of providing tools and guidance so they can realize their success.
Today, Peoples Group has 455+ employees and operates nationally in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. Our success comes from our employees who bring our vision and values to life. By valuing people, building relationships, and focusing on strengths, we execute with passion.
And we mean it. We live our vision and values every day by being Trustworthy, Willing, Creative. What does this look like? We believe everyone has strengths that make them unique and are their greatest opportunity for success. We focus on strengths, the strength of our employees, the strength of our customers and build from there.
Focusing on strengths allows our company to be best positioned to build on our other two values: Relationship Building and Passionate Execution. Working at Peoples has a community feeling, where people care about each other and display pride in their work. At Peoples, every employee, at all locations and levels, is empowered to make an impact and contribute ideas.