AVP, Transitions Administrative Manager

Job Overview

LPL Financial is seeking a leader to elevate and lead the administrative transition experience for financial advisors and their teams as they join the firm. This role plays a critical part in ensuring advisor transitions are well-orchestrated, thoughtfully managed, and experienced as seamless and personal for both advisors and their staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the administrative transition experience end-to-end, serving as a trusted partner to advisors and internal teams while driving consistency, clarity, and quality across transitions.
• Act as the connective tissue across stakeholders—ensuring the experience is aligned, proactive, and executed with precision—while continuously identifying opportunities to enhance how transitions are delivered.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with advisors and their teams, delivering calm, solution-oriented leadership during high-stakes and complex transitions.
• Partner with Regional Branch Managers and People Business Partners to assess practice structure, staffing needs, and onboarding readiness for each transition.
• Provide hands-on guidance to advisor office staff on systems, workflows, and operating procedures during critical transition moments.
• Serve as the primary administrative leader and point of contact for advisor transitions for the Field, coordinating closely with Business Transitions, Field Management, and cross-functional partners throughout the transition lifecycle.
• Advocate for the advisor and staff experience by identifying patterns, escalating obstacles, and driving resolution across stakeholders.
• Strengthen consistency and quality across transitions by reinforcing repeatable best practices and continuously refining how the experience is delivered.
• Ensure clean, well-coordinated handoffs to Business-as-Usual Administrative Managers, supporting continuity of service and post-transition stabilization.
• Use data, feedback, and transition outcomes to recommend process and workflow improvements that enhance efficiency and long-term advisor success.
• Support capacity needs by managing or assisting with a reduced BAU territory or partnering with existing Regional Administrative Managers as needed.

Requirements

• FINRA Series 7 and 66, or equivalent licensure.
• 3+ years of proven experience leading or coordinating advisor onboarding or transition experiences within financial services.
• 5+ years of experience working in a wealth management and brokerage environment, including advisor business models and administrative support structures.
• 5+ years of previous experience partnering effectively with financial advisors, branch teams, and home-office stakeholders.

Core Competencies

• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and complex timelines with attention to detail.
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and influence across diverse stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, particularly in fast-paced or high-stakes situations.
• Demonstrated professionalism with a high standard for confidentiality, integrity, and ethical conduct.

Preferences

• 5+ years of experience in the brokerage or financial services industry.
• Prior experience in office management, operations leadership, or administrative team oversight.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• FINRA Series 24 or 9/10.
• Proficiency with standard business and office technology tools.