Senior Financial Advisor - VP Private Client

Grow your career with a growing organization

Whether they’re helping people reach their long-term financial goals or providing personal wealth management strategies, every associate contributes to changing the lives of those we serve for the better. When it comes to job satisfaction, that’s hard to beat. And from a personal satisfaction perspective, you’ll enjoy the freedom to support causes that matter to you and experience a truly inclusive work environment. Your future starts now.

This position can be done fully remote and offers competitive incentive compensation on top of the base pay.

The Sr. Financial Advisor, Vice President – PC DTC with Empower works with prospects who are not yet Empower consumers to ignite a plan to document and meet financial goals and consolidate assets with Empower. The Sr. Financial Advisor, Vice President utilizes proper licensing, certifications, and industry leading financial tools to develop a deep understanding of customers and provide solutions to improve their financial outlook.

A successful Advisor quickly and effectively delivers excellent conversations with customers regarding the benefits of consolidating accounts to meet financial goals simply and effectively. Asset growth results are measured by successful consolidation of outside accounts. These conversations are scheduled by a team of associate advisors allowing the Sr. advisor to deliver recommendations and impactful educational conversations.  

What You Will Do

• Cultivate Private Client relationships by prudently addressing customer needs, while maximizing the use of Empower products and service benefits available.
• Drive scheduled appointments that require one to uncover outside asset opportunities, close on the outside opportunities identified, and seamlessly quarterback the onboarding of outside assets.
• Partner with relationship management and advisory teams to prioritize appointments that will consolidate outside assets and seamlessly hand back off to the relationship management team once assets are closed. 
• Deliver on goal-based targets to earn incentive compensation.
• Demonstrate holistic knowledge of goal-based planning by presenting solutions for all types of savings goals, including education planning, retirement planning, and other intermediate to long term savings goal planning.
• Implement Empower’s conversation model and interactive planning tools to identify participant needs and deliver on appropriate next steps.
• Diligently manage time and pipeline to prioritize day based on customer’s needs and likelihood of expanding relationship with Empower. 
• Govern the process (using SalesForce CRM) to document conversations, follow up appropriately with clients in the processes of bringing over accounts, and effectively follow up on opportunities not yet closed.  
• Deliver on asset growth and conversion targets to earn incentive compensation.
• Other duties as assigned which may involve some or all of the following: staff meetings, product seminars/training, meeting all federal and state requirements as they pertain to securities and compliance regulations etc., in support of strategic department and firm initiatives.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and professional work experience
• 5+ years of financial industry experience with demonstrated success in growing assets
• FINRA 65 registration, or equivalent required.
• FINRA fingerprinting required.
• CFP designation preferred.
• Robust Financial Planning knowledge.
• A track record of success with influencing prospects & clients with a net worth of at least $1 million.
• Strong understanding of the competitive landscape of investment offerings & services
• Exceptional listening, verbal, and presentation skills.
• In-depth understanding of retail investment vehicles and qualified retirement plans.
• Passion to help others reach financial freedom:  Help high net worth & ultra-high net worth prospects reach their financial goals.
• Proven Consumer-Direct Investment Advisory asset growth capabilities: End-to-end experience with all aspects of retail investment asset growth, such as proactive outbound prospecting, suitability and information gathering, and product personalization.
• Self-motivated: Self-starter with the drive to thrive in a high velocity, asset goal-based environment.
• Coachable: Desire to learn and implement new financial tools, computer systems, and conversation models.

***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***

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