Manager of Transitions and Data Analytics

Merit Financial Advisors • Alpharetta, GA

11d

About The Position

The Manager, Onboarding and Asset Transition leads the coordinated transition of client accounts, assets, data, and investment models from newly acquired organizations onto Merit’s enterprise and investment platforms. The role coordinates acquired-firm principals, Merit teams, custodians, technology partners, and outside transition vendors to deliver accurate, timely, and client-sensitive transitions while enabling advisors and acquired-firm teams to continue serving clients. It also establishes data-driven measurements to evaluate transition quality, adoption, and post-transition outcomes.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of relevant experience in wealth management, investment operations, custodial transitions, M&A integration, or a related financial-services function.
• Bachelor’s degree; Business, Finance, or Data Analytics preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-management skills, including the ability to build trust with acquired-firm principals and communicate effectively during change.
• Excellent written, presentation, and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex investment asset-transition issues into clear decisions and action plans.
• Strong analytical and detail-oriented skills, with a control mindset and commitment to data accuracy.
• Ability to identify risks, resolve issues, make sound decisions, and escalate appropriately in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Ability to work effectively independently and across diverse internal and external teams.
• Must be in the EST or CDT time zone.

Nice To Haves

• Securities licenses or relevant professional designations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of investment asset transitions for newly acquired organizations into Merit’s enterprise and investment systems.
• Partner with principals, advisors, and operating teams at acquired firms to develop model portfolio transition plans that preserve continuity of client risk and investment management and minimize disruption.
• Provide investment operational and data input during due diligence, working with Merit’s transition team and resolving open portfolio-management transition issues.
• Coordinate the investment team’s work across Investment, Trading, Operations, Technology, Compliance, Client Service, and integration teams.
• Engage and lead outside vendors supporting investment operations, asset transition, and investment model assignment; establish responsibilities, timelines, deliverables, and escalation paths.
• Oversee investment portfolio mapping and assignment of client accounts to Merit strategies and models in accordance with approved transition plans and client requirements.
• Ensure accurate capture, validation, and transfer of critical investment data for transitioning client accounts, including systematic distributions, capital-gains buffers, cash buffers, tax-management instructions, and investment restrictions.
• Develop quality-control procedures and reconciliation checkpoints to confirm accounts are invested according to the asset mapping plan.
• Maintain investment operations issue logs, decision records, risk assessments, and executive status reporting; promptly escalate material risks or delays.
• Use data analytics to measure each acquired firm’s portfolio-model transition to Merit’s platform, including progress, accuracy, exception trends, and model adoption.
• Develop consistent key performance indicators and post-transition reviews to identify root causes, capture lessons learned, and improve future asset-transition processes.
• Create repeatable playbooks, workflows, controls, and communication standards to improve the scalability, predictability, and client experience of investment operations asset transitions.
• Educate and support acquired-firm principals, advisors, and staff on Merit’s investment platform, transition processes, and ongoing operating procedures.
• Promote a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach that balances transition speed with fiduciary, operational, compliance, and client-service considerations.
• Adapt responsibilities as they vary, grow, and change with the organization.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental and vision insurance
• Life and personal accident insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Account (HSA), or Dependent Care FSA
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Paid holidays

What This Job Offers

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