AVP, Traded Products / Mutual Funds

Are you great at collaborating & partnering with business stakeholders to drive change and improvement? Do you want to work for an industry-leading company with the ability to pioneer and shape the entire industry?

Excited to learn more? If so, then this could be the role for you!

Job Overview:

LPL Financial is currently searching for an Assistant Vice President, Investment Products Manager to join the Wealth Management Solutions (WMS) group. The Investment Product Management team within LPL’s Wealth Management Solutions (WMS) group is responsible for delivering a highly competitive set of investment solutions across the brokerage and advisory platforms. This includes the platform and product offering, advisor/client access to solutions, and promotional activities.  The team’s goal from an investment product management perspective is to enhance our advisors’ and investors’ experience while helping to improve our firm’s economic and risk profiles. The day-to-day product management activities range from expanding our product traded investment offering, to advisor support calls, addressing operational issues, and delivering new capabilities and/or minimize risk exposure to the firm. It is important to build strong and trusted relationships of partnership throughout the technology, compliance, legal, and operations teams. A preferred candidate would also have an understanding of the market landscape for investment and advisory offerings, including where the industry is trending and innovating.

The position requires an energetic candidate with a financial services background who can think independently, thrive in a fast-paced team environment, creatively problem-solve, connect various thoughts, observations, and results to develop innovative solutions and new insights that drive an improved offering. This role also requires the candidate to help build and deliver presentations that convey new ideas or complicated data to a variety of audiences within the firm, including senior leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Act a product owner for key investment product initiatives, including various complex product initiatives and improvements.

• Leverage and continually grow industry knowledge to deliver competitive solutions that will enable LPL to recruit to and drive adoption across brokerage and advisory platforms.

• Lead and drive projects, initiatives, decisions, and tasks forward to the successful execution of key priorities.

• Capture feedback from advisors, stakeholders, and key partners, translating this feedback into insights and recommendations on improving the platform.

• Gather competitive analysis for key strategic projects.

• Partner across the firm to advance initiatives, enhancements, and remove roadblocks in Technology, Finance, Service/Trading, Operations, and Legal/Risk

• Participate in the formulation of the product development roadmap

• Build presentations and deliver findings to leadership and stakeholders

• Member of the product review committees for traded and complex products.

• Own the day-to-day product management which includes onboarding new strategies, management reporting, and resolving issues in a timely manner

• Manage a team to support the product delivery and execution responsibilities; develop, mentor and expand responsibilities for the team.

What are we looking for?

We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team-oriented, and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.

We want high energy, enthusiasm, a strong work ethic, as well as strong interpersonal and written communication skills. We want a strong consensus-builder who drives change to achieve desired outcomes.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in related field

• 6+ years financial services experience; investment product/platform experience preferred

• Series 7 and 63 licenses

• 3 plus years mutual product experience

Core Competencies:

• Strong PowerPoint and presentation skills required with the ability to communicate effectively to senior leadership

• Ability to handle multiple projects and deliver quality outcomes within short timeframes

Preferences:

• Knowledgeable on the investment advisory product landscape, specifically offerings in UMAs (SMAs, Mutual Fund, and ETF Strategists) and future state platforms including familiarity with competition (broker-dealers, RIAs, TAMPs, etc.), platform/product trends, and regulation.

• Advanced credential(s) such as MBA, CFA, CAIA or other is preferred

Pay Range:

$117,975-$196,625/year
 Actual 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) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for advisors and institutions, and not the other way around. Today, LPL is a leader in the markets we serve, serving more than 23,000 financial advisors, including advisors at approximately 1,000 institutions and at approximately 580 registered investment advisor ("RIA") firms nationwide. We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-mediated model and the belief that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial professional.

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.

Join LPL Financial: Where Your Potential Meets Opportunity

At LPL Financial, we believe that everyone deserves objective financial guidance. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of cutting-edge technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services.

Why LPL?

• Innovative Environment: We foster creativity and growth, providing a supportive and responsive leadership team. Learn more about our leadership team here!

• Limitless Career Potential: Your career at LPL has no limits, only amazing potential. Learn more about our careers here!

• Unified Mission: We are one team on one mission—taking care of our advisors so they can take care of their clients. Learn more about our mission and values here!

• Impactful Work: Our size is just right for you to make a real impact. Learn more here!

• Commitment to Equality: We support workplace equality and embrace diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Learn more here!

• Community Focus: We care for our communities and encourage our employees to do the same. Learn more here!

• Benefits and Total Rewards: Our Total Rewards package goes beyond just compensation and insurance. It includes a mix of traditional and unique benefits, perks, and resources designed to enhance your life both at work and at home. Learn more here!

Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE.

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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