At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident.
We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity.
Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.
Role Summary
Consults with external clients, and associates, on how best to attain plan
objectives while maintaining the plans’ qualified status, reviews plan documents, and helps clients resolve complex operational and regulatory compliance issues relating to qualified and nonqualified retirement plans.
Independently analyzes new laws and regulations to determine impacts on plans and holds discussions with clients to influence the best strategy to implement changes for clients and impacted internal partners. Responsible for delivering consultative services across their client base, which will primarily consist of large retirement plans. Requires an advanced understanding of retirement plan regulations and consultative skills.
Responsibilities
- Maintains a high level of regulatory knowledge and understanding of industry trends. Analyzes impact of new regulations and legislation on client needs and RPS services. Proactively educates clients and RPS associates regarding legislative and regulatory developments. Drafts client-specific talking points and other written analysis relating to such developments.
- Researches and resolves highly complex operational and regulatory compliance issues arising from both client questions and from internal activities. When applicable, conducts an analysis of options available under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System. Communicates findings to client, internal parties, and client’s attorneys and other advisors. Discusses implications and offers alternative courses of action that client may take. Analyzes and discusses implications of test results with client and internal parties. Provides strategic alternatives for correction of failed tests and presents options to improve future nondiscrimination test results.
- Coincident with implementation of new plans, provides suggestions for plan design and/or administrative enhancements to influence client in using best practices while meeting client objectives. Coincident with corporate mergers and acquisitions, provides comparative analysis of plan provisions and protected benefits. Reviews plan design on an ongoing basis to ensure that the client’s objectives continue to be met in view of rapidly changing legislation and regulatory guidance and changes in the workforce. Participates in the sales process.
- Serves as a lead subject matter expert on cross functional taskforces and committees. Conducts internal training as needed. Responds to internal and external inquiries.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND
- 5+ years of total relevant work experience
Preferred:
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Advanced designations form American Society of Pension Professional and Actuaries (ASPPA) (QKA – CPC) or equivalent professional designation
- Broad knowledge of plan documentation and plan testing concepts and practices for 401k, profit sharing, 403(b), ESOP, Puerto Rico and 457 plans.
- Knowledge of the laws and regulations affecting plan design and plan documents
FINRA Requirements
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.
Work Flexibility
This role is eligible for full time remote work.
Base Salary Ranges
Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.
$87,000.00 - $148,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers$95,500.00 - $163,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$108,000.00 - $185,000.00 for the location of: New York, California
Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.
This job posting is expected to be available until:
11/19/2026Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.
Benefits
We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.
Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:
Competitive compensation
Annual bonus eligibility
A generous retirement plan
Hybrid work schedule
Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy
Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits
Learn more about our benefits.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- 5+ years of total relevant work experience in retirement plan compliance or similar
- Advanced understanding of retirement plan regulations, plan testing, and consultative skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- ASPPA advanced designations (QKA, CPC) or equivalent professional designation
- Broad knowledge of plan documentation and plan testing concepts and practices for 401(k), profit sharing, 403(b), ESOP, Puerto Rico and 457 plans
- Knowledge of laws and regulations affecting plan design and plan documents
T. Rowe Price Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about T. Rowe Price and has not been reviewed or approved by T. Rowe Price.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are positioned as a standout, including strong 401(k) matching/contributions and related long-term savings features. Employee stock purchase options are also cited as part of the overall rewards structure that adds value beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are repeatedly framed as generous, including sizeable PTO allotments and multiple paid-leave categories. This breadth of leave is described as a meaningful component of the overall rewards package.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Annual bonuses and performance-linked rewards are described as common components of total compensation. Tuition assistance and development support are also presented as rewards that reinforce longer-term career growth.
T. Rowe Price Insights
What We Do
T. Rowe Price is an asset management firm focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on—now, and over the long term. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, we provide an array of mutual funds, subadvisory services, separate account management, recordkeeping, and related services for individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. At T. Rowe Price, we believe in strategic investing. It has guided how we do business for more than 80 years, and it’s driven by independent thinking and rigorous research. So our clients can be confident that we’ll strive to select the right investments as we help them achieve their objectives. Strategic investing means that we don’t stop at surface level analysis. Instead, we go beyond the numbers. Our investment professionals travel the world, visiting the companies they evaluate. It’s this passion for exploration and understanding that has helped inform better decision-making and prudent risk management for our clients since its founding by Thomas Rowe Price Jr. in 1937.
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