Wealth Advisor

About the role

The Principal Wealth Advisor serves as a key relationship manager, ensuring high client retention by meeting all service needs and developing personalized wealth planning strategies. This role involves onboarding new clients through various programs and serving as a secondary advisor when needed. The Principal Wealth Advisor leads client meetings, collaborates across departments to meet client needs, mentors colleagues, and ensures a superior client experience. Your focus will be on growing assets under management while ensuring exceptional client outcomes and satisfaction.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as a key relationship manager for clients, meeting all service needs and achieving high levels of retention
• Develop and communicate customized wealth planning strategies based on clients' financial goals, risk tolerance, and investment preferences
• Serve as a secondary advisor for selected clients as needed
• Onboard new client relationships through organic pipelines, Custodian Referral Programs, and Workplace Solution Programs
• Lead and/or actively participate in prospect presentations and guide new clients through the onboarding process
• Lead client meetings through all phases of our wealth planning process
• Coordinate with internal departments (tax, legal, investment teams etc.) to ensure a holistic approach to each client's financial plan
• Identify cross-department solutions for client needs and able to speak generally of other service offerings
• Mentor and train colleagues on best practices in wealth planning, client management, and business development
• Proactively interact with clients and lead team to create a spectacular client experience
• Assist with the timely completion and submission of all client related transaction requests
• Involvement in company committees and/or firm-wide initiatives
• Perform other duties as deemed necessary or as directed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Series 65
• Completion of CFP® or CFA designation – CPA, JD, CHFC, or another approved advanced designation/degree
• 7-10+ years of industry experience

Skills and Competencies

• Proficiency in all Wealth Planner functions, plus proven leader, decision-maker, and subject matter expert
• Independently sources new client revenue and expands upon existing client relationships
• Independently develops and communicates wealth planning strategies and manages client relationships
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills with both external clients and internal collaboration
• Working knowledge of e-Money, Salesforce, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook a strong plus
• Ability to listen and empathize with clients, spot, and analyze issues, and simplify/explain financial concepts to provide solutions
• Strong attention to detail, exceptional problem-solving skills, and ability to organize and prioritize work in order to meet deadlines in a proactive manner with little supervision required
• Must accept and thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Tenacious about doing what is right for the client – always

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Pay

$120,000 - $175,000

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance – day 1!
• 401(k) savings and investment plan options with 4% match
• Flexible PTO policy
• Parental Leave
• Financial assistance for advanced education and professional designations
• Opportunity to give back time to local communities
• Commuter benefits