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
Altruist is in the midst of an exceptional growth phase and we’re excited to hire a Corporate Actions & Dividends Associate to join our growing Operations team. In this role you will be responsible for the accurate, timely, and controlled processing of corporate action events (both mandatory and voluntary) and dividend income activities for domestic and foreign securities. This role supports client servicing, operations, reconciliation, and risk & control frameworks, ensuring that entitlements are correctly recorded and distributed, and that the risks inherent in corporate events are properly managed.
Your impact
- Set up and send out corporate action notifications to advisors and internal teams.
- Review and process voluntary corporate action elections (e.g., tender offers, rights issues, exchange offers).
- Process mandatory corporate action events such as cash dividends, stock splits, mergers, and reorganizations.
- Reconcile event details and entitlements between internal FIS records, client statements, and DTCC.
- Support day-to-day inquiries from advisors and client service teams regarding corporate events.
- Manage risk and controls: identify, assess, and document operational risk, process controls, SLA adherence, audit responses, and control testing.
- Process domestic and foreign dividend payments accurately and timely, ensuring all entitlements are captured in the system.
- Manage exception reports to ensure books and records remain in balance between DTC and FIS systems.
- Monitor payable dates, ex-dates, and record dates to ensure correct entitlement and withholding tax application.
- Investigate and resolve reconciliation breaks between internal systems, DTC, and custodians in a timely manner.
- Ensure correct withholding tax rates are applied to foreign dividends.
What you bring
- Experience - 1+ years of experience in securities operations, asset servicing, corporate actions, and/or dividend income processing
- Background across equities, ETFs, mutual funds & fixed income
- Education - Ideally looking for a Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- Securities licenses - Series 7 required; Series 24 preferred (or ability to obtain).
- 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
- Hands-on experience with FIS and XSP (Phase3/XSP CA platform) strongly 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 and a healthy work-life-balance.
- 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.
- 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, entertainment 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.
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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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