Associate Regional Branch Director

LPL Financial • Bedminster, NJ

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About The Position

Where Ambition Meets Innovation Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals. Job Overview: The AVP, Associate Regional Branch Director, LPL Independent Advisor Network role is part of LPL’s Field Management team. Field Management provides end-to-end leadership support to advisors and staff through managing personnel, practices, and properties to drive outsized growth and satisfaction. As part of the Field Management team, you will have the opportunity to directly live out LPL’s mission: We take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients. As AVP, Associate Regional Branch Director, LPL Independent Advisor Network, your primary focus will be helping to support the Regional Branch Director in leading, managing, and coaching the financial advisors/teams within your region. You will play a key leadership role, supporting financial advisors/teams through all phases of their lifecycle (i.e., growth through succession). The successful leader will have a comprehensive understanding of the LPL Independent Advisor Network model and its discrete solutions (i.e Consultants, Service, etc). Additionally, you will help further the development of LPL Independent Advisor Network by providing key leadership insights and supporting the implementation of frameworks that increase ease of doing business and promote advisor growth and satisfaction. Not only will you be a key advocate for our advisors across the organization, but also an ambassador of the LPL Independent Advisor Network in your region.

Requirements

• 5+ years of financial services experience
• FINRA Series 7,66 (or ability to obtain within 120 days)
• 3+ years of experience working as a branch manager, associate complex manager or another field-based sales role
• Ability to travel visiting branch offices and participating in recruit meetings
• Track record for successfully bringing on and integrating recruits/new teams
• Strong business acumen with a deep understanding of how advisors grow and how to support their growth
• Ability to motivate advisors/teams to drive positive business outcomes
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to balance the need to build trust/respect amongst your advisors with the need to maintain the integrity of LPL Advisor Networks.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills; capable of assessing complex problems, prioritizing key issues and focusing on relevant facts while maintaining a strong execution focus
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Executive presence with a demonstrated ability to lead change and influence at all levels

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the financial services and/or wealth management industry
• Series 9/10 or 24

Responsibilities

• Build and sustain deep advisor relationships while maintaining high advisor retention and satisfaction.
• Support the growth aspirations of advisors/teams through coaching; execute on sales strategy to drive growth within your region.
• Strategize and execute on teaming and succession planning opportunities, including, but not limited to, identifying successors, merging teams with similar practices, etc.
• Partner with the sales organization to drive the recruitment of advisors by educating them on the mission and vision of LPL Independent Advisor Network and associated benefits to their practice in joining your region.
• Collaborate with the LPL Independent Advisor Network Consultants and internal partners to increase awareness/adoption of appropriate tools and resources (e.g., financial planning, advisory, high net worth services)
• Help drive outsized growth in Same Store Sales, Net New Assets, and client satisfaction scores (NPS).
• Support the acclimation of new advisors/teams to the LPL Independent Advisor Network.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level