VP Executive Financial Planning and Stock Plan Services

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.

The VP Executive Financial Planning and Stock Plan Services will develop and execute Empower’s workplace strategy for financial planning, stock plan services, and executive engagement within the greater organizational strategy.  The VP will be vital in developing key services including stock-plan, nonqualified plan, executive and workplace financial planning services. This individual has a passion for financial planning and developing high performing teams that focus on improving the lives of their customers.  Successful leaders in this role partner enterprise wide to deliver an industry leading experience and drive plan sponsor adoption.  This is the perfect fit for outgoing and proactive leaders that want to build an organization from the ground up. 

What you will do

• Own Executive Services and Stock Plan Services strategy, offering, and deliverables across all products. Develop and grow a service model to support executives with complex planning needs.  Hire, onboard and develop a team to deliver on the service model, business goals. and designed customer experience. 
• Integrate acquisition of software as a service (SaaS) stock-plan services provider into Empower ecosystem and develop stock-plan services organization.  Ensure delivery on targets in-line with business growth goals
• Develop service offering for actively employed nonqualified plan participants
• Strategize, own, and develop business plan, job architecture and business model to execute through modeling results, analytics, and execution of plan from the ground up
• Drive high velocity, high impact organization to exceptional results characterized by deepened customer relationships and financial plan delivery/execution
• Support plan sponsor consultation on adoption of holistic service offering to best serve their most complex employees
• Develop team of 20 associates to 100 or more in 2-5 years by attracting and retaining top talent at the associate, manager, and director levels
• Oversee growth of comprehensive Financial Planning team for Workplace business line
• Create strategies to enhance business growth, while supporting new initiatives, process enhancements, and team execution
• Coach leaders to deliver exceptional results personally and through their teams
• Lead through change management in a fast paced, growth-oriented environment
• Ensure supervisory expectations meet firm guidelines and are upheld throughout the organization
• Hold team accountable to and deliver on productivity, performance, and customer experience expectations
• Measure, analyze, evaluate, and manage workflows, business trends and profitability drivers to ensure revenue and AUM opportunities are maximized

What you will bring

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10+ years of relatable industry leadership experience
• FINRA Series 7, 24, & 66, required
• Demonstrated experience owning and developing one or multiple lines of business
• Expertise in asset growth and retention through comprehensive planning (including tax and estate planning, and asset optimization across ERISA and Non-ERISA plans)
• FINRA fingerprinting required
• Demonstrated success leading an organization while developing new service offerings that do not currently exist within the firm
• Deep understanding of financial planning and other services (including tax and estate planning) needed to deliver delightful experiences to executives
• Expertise in sales in a highly regulated environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication and strong executive presence

What will set you apart

• Master's degree preferred
• Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation preferred
• Mastery of Microsoft Office software and a