The Financial Advisor Manager leads and develops a team of High-Net-Worth (HNW) Financial Advisors focused on delivering personalized financial advice, portfolio management, and exceptional client experiences. This role is responsible for driving team performance, strengthening client relationships, and ensuring advisors effectively manage complex books of business while supporting clients in achieving long-term financial goals.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead, coach, and mentor a team of Financial Advisors serving HNW clients ($2M–$5M in assets)
- Provide ongoing performance feedback, career development support, and coaching to enhance advisory capabilities
- Foster a collaborative, high-performing culture that emphasizes accountability, partnership, and continuous development
- Serve as a positive and resilient change agent, driving adoption of new tools, processes, and business strategies
Client Strategy & Advice Delivery
- Ensure advisors deliver high-quality, personalized financial advice and complex portfolio management
- Supervise & Oversee client engagement strategies, including initial consultations, financial planning, and ongoing relationship management. Foster an environment of adherence to risk and controls.
- Guide advisors in assessing client goals, risk tolerance, and planning needs to develop tailored investment strategies
- Promote a client-first approach, ensuring consistent delivery of a high-touch, digitally enabled client experience
Business & Book of Business Management
- Support advisors in effectively managing and growing books of business with a focus on client satisfaction, loyalty, and retention
- Monitor key performance metrics, including client outcomes, engagement, and asset growth
- Partner with leadership to execute strategic initiatives aligned with business objectives and market opportunities
Client Relationship & Experience Excellence
- Ensure advisors maintain deep, trust-based relationships through proactive outreach and ongoing financial guidance
- Reinforce the role of advisor as a behavioral coach, financial planner, and relationship manager
- Drive consistency in delivering proactive advice to help clients stay focused on their long-term financial goals
Qualifications
- CFP® designation preferred
- Series 7 and 63 or 66 and 24 (or ability to obtain within 3 months of hire)
- Minimum 5+ years of financial advisory experience, including:
- Financial planning and investment strategy development
- Book of business and relationship management
- Demonstrated success managing client relationships with strong satisfaction and loyalty outcomes
- Prior leadership, coaching, or mentorship experience preferred
- Deep understanding of financial planning, investment management, and regulatory requirements
- Proven ability to manage priorities, drive results, and lead through change
- Strong collaboration and partnership skills across teams and stakeholders
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.About Vanguard
At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
Skills Required
- CFP designation
- Series 7 and 63 or 66 and 24 (or ability to obtain within 3 months of hire)
- Minimum 5+ years of financial advisory experience
- Financial planning and investment strategy development experience
- Book of business and relationship management experience
- Demonstrated success managing client relationships with strong satisfaction and loyalty outcomes
- Prior leadership, coaching, or mentorship experience
- Deep understanding of financial planning, investment management, and regulatory requirements
- Proven ability to manage priorities, drive results, and lead through change
- Strong collaboration and partnership skills across teams and stakeholders
Vanguard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanguard and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanguard.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support appears unusually strong through a 401(k) design that includes a match plus an additional employer contribution, which can materially lift long-term total rewards. HSA seeding and an enhanced employer match further strengthen the savings-and-benefits value of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle support is reinforced by a sizable annual FlexFund stipend that can be applied across many day-to-day categories such as fitness, childcare, and other personal expenses. On-site or virtual clinics and fitness options add practical health and wellness convenience.
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare and related benefits are positioned as comparatively affordable via heavily subsidized medical plans and broad coverage options. This affordability can offset moderate base pay for employees who place higher value on out-of-pocket cost reductions.
Vanguard Insights
What We Do
We are a community of 30 million who think – and feel – differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests. Since our founding in 1975, helping our investors achieve their goals is our sole reason for existence. With no other parties to answer to and therefore no conflicting loyalties, we make every decision—like keeping investing costs as low as possible—with only your needs in mind. Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment companies, offering a large selection of high-quality low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, advice, and related services. Individual and institutional investors, financial professionals, and plan sponsors can benefit from the size, stability, and experience Vanguard offers. As of April 30, 2019, we managed more than $5.6 trillion in global assets. In addition, we have 189 funds in the United States and 225 funds in global markets. For Commenting Guidelines & Important information, visit here: http://vanguard.com/linkedin Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
