Advisor Licensing Program

LPL Financial Services•Austin, TX

35d•$23 - $38

About The Position

What if you could build a career where ambition meets innovation? At LPL Financial, we empower professionals to shape their success while helping clients pursue their financial goals with confidence. What if you could have access to cutting-edge resources, a collaborative environment, and the freedom to make an impact? If you're ready to take the next step, discover what's possible with LPL Financial. LPL Financial is looking to grow our Austin, Texas corporate office and is looking to bring on, license and training aspiring financial advisors to join our Wealth Advisor Group Team. Job Overview: The Advisor Licensing Program provides aspiring Financial Advisors the foundational skills necessary for a successful career in wealth management including; client relationship management, comprehensive financial planning, investment solutions, product implementation, financial markets and consultative selling. The 6 month program provides a comprehensive training on LPL's systems and procedures, tutoring and support to obtain necessary FINRA licenses (7&66), and coaching from our leadership team. After completing licensure and necessary milestones throughout the program, program participants will graduate with an opportunity to support our growing book of clients as an Associate Financial Advisor. The Advisor of the Wealth Advisor Group is a group of corporate employee advisors who provide investment solutions to mass affluent investors virtually and over the phone. The advisor will examine clients immediate and long term investment needs, help design solutions that best meet their individual financial goals and help grow our book of 120,000 clients.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Nice To Haves

SIE is preferred or strongly encouraged to have completed before start date
telephone service/ client relationship management skills
High integrity, detail oriented and ability to evaluate and mitigate risk
Must have excellent communication skills, an avid listener, and strong business writing skills
Passion for financial services and client service
Organized with their time, and able to pass multiple FINRA licensing examinations
Prior financial tele-sales, trading or call center service experience
Previous experience as financial advisor or delivering advice and guidance to retail clients
Basic understanding of financial planning concepts, investment markets, and account types
Entrepreneurial mind set, self-starter and quickly adapt to a fast paced environment
Proficient in Microsoft Office and web based applications.
Ability to assist customers in call center environment while accessing data via multiple PC lookup applications. Must have excellent PC and data input skills

Responsibilities

Licensure Testing: Training Advisors will be responsible for passing their SIE, series 7, and series 66 within the first 120 days of employment.
Training: Training Representatives will be immersed in a hands on and comprehensive training which includes investment solutions and products, comprehensive financial planning concepts, systems and operational functions, client service, and consultative sales skills. Training Representatives will be responsible for achieving milestones and learning comprehension goals to graduate.
Customer Service: Advisors are responsible for all functions of client relationship maintained including providing an exceptional service via incoming service calls, directing client transactions, preparing necessary client reports and forms, responding to client emails and proactive client outreach.
Book Maintenance: Representatives will work together to ensure our book of 120,000+ are operationally maintained, compliant, and delivering on our client experience commitments through proactive check ins and outreach.
Financial Planning: Advisors should have a detailed understanding of all aspects of the financial planning process. Advisors should be effective at collecting and analyzing client data, developing and implementing appropriate solutions, as well as reviewing and maintaining those solutions on an ongoing basis. Advisors will need to knowledgably speak to core concepts such as education, tax, estate, insurance and investment allocation on a daily basis
Investment Solutions: Clients on our book possess a very wide range of different investment accounts and strategies. Advisors have the freedom to utilize investment vehicles that are most suitable for clients. Advisors should have a detailed understanding of all account types, investment products, and investment markets in order to field questions from our diverse client base.
Consultative Sales: Advisors will be responsible for meeting goals in asset investment, wallet share consolidation, and relationship deepening metrics. Advisors will need to be well versed in the consultative sales process in order to demonstrate the value of LPL as well as position financial plans and investment solutions that are appropriate for the client.
Business Partnership: Facilitate communication and coordination between departments to ensure smooth client experience and integration. Proactively engage in interdepartmental collaboration to enhance processes and integrate new partnerships and practices to enhance what our team can deliver for clients.
Risk Mitigation: Remain in good standing with various compliance requirements. Assess and mitigate risk through regular book and client analysis. Prevent fraud through security checks and client conversations.

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