About Altruist
Altruist is transforming the multi-trillion dollar wealth management industry by building an AI platform for wealth professionals. We partner with financial advisors nationwide, empowering them to grow, optimize time and resources, and deliver superior outcomes for their clients.
We're looking for exceptional talent to help us achieve our mission of making financial advice better, more affordable, and accessible to all. If you're passionate about challenging the status quo and want to do the most important work of your life, we'd love to meet you!
But first, our values
Kindness - Kindness doesn’t just equal niceness. We listen to understand. We embrace, and encourage healthy debate and diverse perspectives. We approach conflict openly, honestly, and respectfully.
Brilliance - Humility is the skill we’re most proud of and possessing a growth mindset is always top of mind. We take ownership in everything we touch; regularly using our unique superpowers to reach a common goal as a team. We succeed and fail as one.
Grit - When challenges arise, we stay laser focused on achieving our mission and finding a way forward, even when it’s hard. We are nimble and maintain a sense of urgency, swiftly adapting to change and overcoming obstacles.
The opportunity
This is not a traditional support role. Advisor Support Representatives at Altruist operate at the intersection of product, operations, and service, solving complex problems that directly impact advisors and their clients. The work requires a high degree of adaptability, curiosity, and resilience. Our advisors rely on us to navigate challenges that are often nuanced, unfamiliar, or time-sensitive, and that responsibility is not for everyone.
We are looking for individuals who bring kindness and empathy to every interaction, intellectual rigor to problem-solving, and the grit to persist through ambiguity. There's a lot to learn in this role, and success requires comfort with complexity, change, and continuous growth.
As the team continues to scale, Advisor Support Representatives may develop deeper expertise within a specific product or operational specialization while continuing to provide broader-based advisor support. This role is well-suited for individuals who enjoy mastering complex systems, tackling hard problems others avoid, and growing into trusted product and process experts over time.
Your impact
- Utilize proprietary and partner systems to diagnose and resolve complex customer inquiries spanning account opening, funding, trading, fee billing, reporting, and account maintenance
- Sleuth defects and proactively shepherd issues to resolution in close partnership with product, engineering, operations, and compliance teams
- Provide exceptional customer service by building rapport, demonstrating empathy, and driving advisor trust and long-term loyalty
- Become an expert in Altruist’s product offering and end-to-end operational workflows
- Develop deeper expertise within one or more product or operational specializations, serving as a go-to resource for advisors and internal partners
- Apply advanced product and process knowledge to resolve more complex or nuanced advisor issues within your specialization
- Translate complex customer issues clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Tag data and feedback gathered through customer interactions to inform product roadmap prioritization and process improvement
- Help maintain and update response templates, internal documentation, and platform FAQs
- Adhere to all compliance and regulatory guidelines at all times
What you bring
- Experience
- 2 or more years of customer support or call center experience
- 2 or more years of broker-dealer operations or clearing firm experience
- Working knowledge of investing and an understanding of what Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) do on behalf of their clients
- Proficiency with ticket management systems such as Salesforce and Jira
- Deep empathy for customers, including exemplary active listening and interpersonal skills
- Education - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience preferred
- Technical aptitude - You’re technologically savvy and can easily get up to speed on modern tech stacks and ticket management systems (i.e., Salesforce Jira, etc.)
- Ownership - The pride you put into every aspect of your work is unparalleled and undeniable
- Superb communication - Intentional dialogue is a superpower. You listen as well as you share your perspective with others.
- Resilience - We’re inspired by your unwavering determination to achieve success, no matter the adversity you face along the way.
- Assurance - Your confidence is brilliant, yet ego-less. You possess a strong knowledge base, the ability to discover the unknown, and are open to differing perspectives.
- Creative problem solving - Identifying the problem is simply not enough. You’re instinctually creative with your approach in finding solutions to roadblocks.
- Bonus points if you bring
- FINRA series 7 and 63 license preferred
What we bring
Attracting and retaining top-tier talent is a priority. We are proud of the culture we’ve built and are cognizant of the ever-changing professional landscape. Our dynamic offering of perks and benefits are tailored for you to feel your best while doing your best.
- A hybrid work schedule for most positions to promote strong, in-person collaboration.
- Stunning, amenity-filled office spaces in Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Dallas, TX. Our offices are intentionally designed for comfort, collaboration, and productivity.
- Competitive pay and equity for eligible positions.
- Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans (HMO and PPO).
- 401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting.
- 16 week paid parental leave after one year of employment.
- Professional growth and development opportunities including an employee mobility program and an annual L&D budget allocation for each employee.
- Company perks program (includes discounts on pet insurance, fitness, cell phone plans, and travel, etc.).
- Financial guidance program (includes counseling on navigating debt, tracking personal spend, saving and planning goals, home-purchasing preparedness, etc.).
- One month work from anywhere policy (with the exception of a few countries).
Total compensation includes a competitive benefits package, along with equity in the form of Stock Options (ISOs) for eligible roles. For salaried positions, a salary offer will be determined by a number of factors including experience, skill level, internal pay equity, geographic location, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs regularly to ensure fair, equitable, and competitive pay. At Altruist, we are committed to providing fair, equitable, and competitive compensation by leveraging market data to inform our pay bands. Base salaries will be reviewed at regular intervals throughout the year, typically in conjunction with performance review cycles. By evaluating compensation on a regular basis, we are able to reward high performance and ensure all employees have opportunities for growth.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Altruist we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Skills Required
- 2+ years of customer support or call center experience
- 2+ years of broker-dealer operations or clearing firm experience
- Working knowledge of investing and understanding of Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) workflows
- Proficiency with ticket management systems such as Salesforce and Jira
- Deep empathy, active listening, and strong interpersonal skills
- Technological aptitude and ability to learn modern tech stacks and ticketing systems quickly
- Superb written and verbal communication skills
- Resilience and strong ownership mentality
- Creative problem-solving and ability to translate complex issues for technical and non-technical audiences
- Adherence to compliance and regulatory guidelines
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
- FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses
What We Do
Altruist is on a mission to make independent financial advice better, more affordable, and accessible. We’ve built an all-in-one platform that reduces barriers for financial advisors to deliver great advice. Our software makes advisors more efficient and gives them the freedom to charge less. This means clients pay less, make more, and gain confidence. We want to help tens of millions of people have an amazing experience with their money by supporting thousands of financial professionals.
Why Work With Us
We're helping more people get access to quality financial advice. This means lower costs, no minimums, and full transparency. Our team is passionate about our mission and we love working together. Altruist provides all the usual perks of a tech startup, just no ego or politics. We believe in hiring brilliant, hard-working, nice people (no jerks).
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