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Job Overview:
The Wealth Management team is responsible for delivering a highly competitive set of investment advisory program solutions. This includes the investment product offering, pricing, advisor/client experience, and promotional activities. The team’s goal is to enhance our advisors’ and investors’ experience while helping to improve our firm’s economic and risk profiles.
The Senior Vice President of Centrally Managed Advisory Programs is responsible for the health, strategy, and evolution of the business line. It leads the teams that oversee LPL’s centrally managed advisory programs and tax management capabilities across the firm’s various business channels. This includes the strategy of the programs, delivery of initiatives, and working across the organization on the management of the programs. The programs include Unified Managed Account (UMA), Separately Managed Account (SMA) and MF/ETF wrap programs. The teams’ activities enable the firm to reach its goals related to advisory program adoption, asset growth, risk management, and profitability.
Responsibilities:
Leveraging industry network and insights to assess LPL’s competitive position and create various strategies that evolve the programs in alignment with the firm’s objectives
Distilling the strategies into discrete business opportunities, gaining alignment within the firm, and ultimately securing funding and capacity to proceed
Shepherding initiatives to completion across multiple business, product, technology, operations, and field stakeholders
Specific focus on supporting the build out of emergent capabilities within the UMA and tax capabilities across the LPL ecosystem.
Presenting at various LPL and industry events to drive LPL advisor engagement and enhance the firms’ competitive intelligence
Engaging with teams across LPL to understand the advisor experience, risk management needs, economics / product mix shift, and the positioning & delivery of the programs
The candidate must have a proven ability to:
Develop the strategic vision for UMA and tax management offerings
Lead change across large, complex organizations
Collaborate and build consensus leveraging internal and external relationships to achieve desired outcomes
Communicate effectively at all levels of management
Engage with high profile clients on escalations and feedback.
What are we looking for?
We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree required; CFA or MBA preferred
15+ years of experience with 10+ years of specific experience in managing investment advisory platforms
Knowledgeable on the advisory landscape with a focus on advisor platform experience and UMAs including familiarity with competition (wire houses, technology platform providers, IB/Ds, TAMPs, etc.), platform/ product trends and industry regulation
Understanding of investment products, advisory / industry economics, and regulatory challenges
Pay Range:
$201,365.00 - $335,677.00Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!
Company Overview:
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.
For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
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Information on Interviews:
LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- CFA or MBA
- 15+ years of experience
- 10+ years managing investment advisory platforms
- Deep knowledge of advisory landscape, UMA platforms, competitors, platform/product trends and industry regulation
- Understanding of investment products, advisory economics, and regulatory challenges
- Proven ability to develop strategic vision for UMA and tax management offerings
- Proven ability to lead change across large, complex organizations and build consensus
- Strong communication skills and ability to engage with high-profile clients and stakeholders
LPL Financial Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about LPL Financial and has not been reviewed or approved by LPL Financial.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a company 401(k) match that is frequently highlighted as a strong component of total rewards. Feedback suggests these features meaningfully enhance long‑term financial value.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a meaningful discount and lookback is highlighted as accessible ownership. Feedback suggests the plan adds tangible upside beyond base salary.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave has been expanded alongside family‑building and adoption support. Feedback suggests these benefits compare well to large‑employer standards.
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What We Do
Financial advice is changing, and at LPL Financial, we’re at the forefront. We’re building a future where advisors can—with no friction or complexity, as simple as turning the dials—pick the business model, services, technology, and product mix that best meet their clients’ needs. With one platform, one sign-on, and one team to call, you can take your business anywhere you want it to go. There are no limits to your growth, and we’ll partner with you every step of the way. Your greatness is our goal. LPL Financial is a leader in the retail financial advice market and the nation’s largest independent broker/dealer*. We serve independent financial advisors and financial institutions, providing them with the technology, research, clearing and compliance services, and practice management programs they need to create and grow thriving practices. LPL enables them to provide objective guidance to millions of American families seeking wealth management, retirement planning, financial planning and asset management solutions. LPL.com Securities and Advisory Services offered through LPL Financial. A registered investment advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.
