Director of Retirement Plan Services

Allworth Financial (www.allworthfinancial.com) is an independent investment financial advisory firm that specializes in retirement planning, investment advising, and 401(k) management with a direct approach to financial planning. Allworth Financial delivers long- and short-term investment planning solutions and advice to help clients achieve their goals and plan strategically for retirement.

Allworth Financial is a high growth, private equity backed, multi branch Registered Investment Advisor. Founded in Sacramento, California, in 1993 Allworth is primarily a fee-based, employee-centric fiduciary advisory firm, that prides itself on emphasizing client well-being and education. The business is a multi-billion dollar firm and is on track for continued growth through both acquisitions and strong organic growth. Allworth is considered a great place to work and was once again given the prestigious “Circle of Excellence” award by the National Business Research Institute for employee and client satisfaction in 2021, placing it among the best-loved brands in America. Allworth Financial was also recognized as a Barron's Top 40 RIA in 2024.

SUMMARY:

Allworth’s Retirement Plan Services (RPS) business partners with plan sponsors to design, improve, and govern employer-sponsored retirement programs, including 401(k), 403(b), defined benefit, and non-qualified plans, while helping participants make confident decisions.

The Director of RPS  is responsible for stabilizing, leading, and optimizing the established RPS business line while serving as a key partner to advisors delivering retirement plan solutions to their clients.This role is primarily focused on protecting and enhancing an existing business by creating structure, accountability, and consistency across a function that has operated without consistent leadership. This includes establishing operating rhythm, clear ownership, and performance visibility, and disciplined execution against business goals.

In addition, this role will support growth by enabling advisors to win and expand retirement plan relationships through strong plan design, RFP support, and consistent execution, helping improve conversion, retention, and overall performance of the RPS business.

This leader will ensure strong execution against business targets by:

• Effectively managing and retaining the current book of business
• Supporting advisors in winning and servicing retirement plans
• Providing leadership and direction to a small internal RPS team
• Bringing discipline and clarity to a function operating without a defined strategy

This is a critical role in protecting an important revenue stream for the firm and ensuring RPS effectively supports broader advisor-driven growth.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

 

RPS Business Leadership & Execution

• Provide leadership and direction to the RPS function, establishing clarity in priorities, roles, and expectations
• Own execution against the RPS annual growth goal ensuring accountability, clear tracking, forecasting and intervention when performance is off-track.
• Bring structure and discipline to a function that currently lacks defined strategy and operating rhythm
• Monitor performance and proactively address gaps to ensure targets are met

Advisor Support & Plan Growth Enablement

• Partner closely with advisors to support retirement plan opportunities, including RFPs, plan design, and positioning
• Serve as a subject matter expert to help advisors win and retain retirement plan business
• Ensure RPS is effectively integrated into the advisor workflow as a support function
• Improve consistency and quality of proposal and client-facing materials

Client & Plan Management

• Oversee management of approximately $1B in retirement plan assets across ~200 plans
• Ensure high-quality servicing, governance, and client experience across all plans
• Drive retention of existing plans through proactive engagement and service delivery
• Standardize service models and expectations across clients

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop a small team (relationship managers and administrative support)
• Operate as a player-coach—willing to engage directly in plan support, advisor enablement, and client situations when needed
• Establish clear roles, performance expectations, and accountability standards
• Provide coaching and day-to-day leadership to improve team effectiveness
• Ensure appropriate resource allocation to support advisor needs and client demands

Operational Discipline & Process Improvement

• Implement consistent proc