Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Business Leader / Wealth Management Team Lead

Six Figure Base Salary + Team Based Production Bonus + Full Benefits
Northbrook, IL
Full-time, In-person

Job Description

As a Business Manager, you'll be a vital contributor to a Financial Advisor team, playing a key role in developing and executing strategies to meet business plan goals and metrics. You'll help manage the team's business plan and financials, tracking progress against quantifiable goals and ensuring daily activities align with practice objectives. This role involves coordinating team assignments, projects, and key initiatives, as well as overseeing the execution of the team's client service strategy.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing business strategies to achieve team goals and metrics.
• Managing the team's business plan and practice financials.
• Tracking and reporting on progress against business and activity goals.
• Ensuring daily team activities align with practice metrics and objectives.
• Coordinating team assignments, projects, and key initiatives.
• Overseeing the execution of the team's client service strategy.
• Applying thorough knowledge of Wealth Management products and services.
• Utilizing working knowledge of general bank policies, programs, and financial/accounting practices.

Requirements:
Qualifications

To be minimally qualified for this role, you must possess:

• Active and current Series 7 and Series 63/65 or 66 (or equivalent) licenses. You must obtain all state registrations held by the Financial Advisor(s) and Advisor Team(s) you support.
• Active and current SAFE Act Registration.
• Active and current firm-approved professional designation (ADV-2B required).
• Strong leadership abilities with excellent communication and delegation skills.
• A proven understanding of how to deliver an exceptional client experience.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the full suite of Wealth Management products and services.
• Demonstrated ability to manage risk and make sound decisions by having a deep understanding of industry regulations, supervisory requirements, and firm policies/procedures.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends, pinpoint root causes, and implement improved processes to drive growth and mitigate risk.
• Ability to influence and demonstrate strong, effective leadership through clear communication and collaboration with partners, making sound decisions with courage and conviction, and influencing desired outcomes without direct authority.

Skills

• Administrative Services
• Customer Experience Improvement
• Project Management
• Sales Performance Management
• Strategy Planning and Development
• Business Acumen
• Business Analytics
• Candidate Screening
• Coaching
• Continuous Improvement
• Account Management
• Process Simplification
• Reporting