Bernardsville, New Jersey, United States of America
$270,000 - $350,000 USDTD Wealth
Depth & Scope:
- Provides people management leadership by hiring the best talent, setting goals, developing staff, managing employee performance and compensation decisions, promoting teamwork and handling any/all disciplinary actions, as required
- Develops and executes a comprehensive strategy to optimize end-to-end procedures associated with Investment platforms, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and business goals
- Identifies inefficiencies, control gaps, and opportunities for automation and standardization, driving scalable solutions across U.S. Wealth
- Simplifies advisor-facing processes to minimize administrative burdens and improve advisor productivity
- Redesigns client-facing workflows (e.g., onboarding, portfolio management, account administration) to enhance client satisfaction and engagement
- Works closely with National Sales and Distribution teams to implement solutions that reduce re-work and improve advisor and client experiences
- Leads effort to streamline back-office operations including trade processing and settlement, payment processing, client onboarding and transaction processing
- Identifies and addresses control gaps in operational workflows, implementing robust safeguards to mitigate risk and improve accuracy
- Oversees the enhancements and integration of U.S. Wealth investment platforms such as Pershing, Envestnet, FIS TrustDesk, and Salesforce
- Ensures platform upgrades and releases align with advisor and client needs while driving operational excellence
- Maintains a detailed understanding of FINRA and SEC regulations, ensuring all operational workflows comply with regulatory requirements
- Acts as a trusted advisor to the U.S. Wealth executive team, providing actionable insights on process optimization and platform enhancements
- Leads the adoption of advanced technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence (AI), and business intelligence tools to modernize the U.S. Wealth operating model
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree and progressive work experience
- 15+ years of related experience
- 7+ years of extensive wealth management, controls, processes enhancements, investment platform, and wealth products experience required
- Series 7, 24, 63 and 65 (or equivalent) FINRA Registrations
- Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills (issue identification, problem structuring, process redesign, analysis, development of actional recommendations) and conceptual thinking abilities
- Strong understanding of and experience in implementing large scale and complex programs/projects; proven ability to work effectively with teams and individuals
- Strong understanding of and experience with industry-leading investment platform vendors (i.e., Envestnet, Pershing, etc.)
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Advanced facilitation and influence management skills
- Proven ability to develop good business relationships with internal and external partners
- Able to work in an unstructured and fast paced environment
OCC:
- This position is with a FINRA member, broker and/or dealer and is subject to the requirements of FINRA and Securities Laws. May (or may not) be a registered position under FINRA.
- Must be eligible for employment under standards established by FINRA. Subject to the investigation and verification requirements of FINRA Rule 3110(e), including: the Firm's obligation to
investigate
the good character, business reputation, qualifications and experience of an applicant for registrationbefore
applying to register the applicant with FINRA and filing the applicant's Form U4 with the CRD, and before representing on the applicant's Form U4 that it has conducted this investigation and verified the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the applicant's Form U4; and the Firm's obligation toverify
the accuracy and completeness of the information contained on the applicant’s Form U4, no later than 30 calendar days after the Form U4 is filed with FINRA. - Satisfactory results on a criminal background check, credit report check, civil litigation search, and regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization enforcement action search, andstatements/certificationfrom job applicant regarding administrative, civil, and/or criminal findings by any government agency/authority or self-regulatory organization, are required by federal law for this position.
Physical Requirements:
Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%
- Domestic Travel – Occasional
- International Travel – Occasional
- Performing sedentary work – Continuous
- Performing multiple tasks – Continuous
- Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
- Responding quickly to sounds – Occasional
- Sitting – Continuous
- Standing – Occasional
- Walking – Occasional
- Moving safely in confined spaces – Occasional
- Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) – Occasional
- Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) – Never
- Squatting – Occasional
- Bending – Occasional
- Kneeling – Never
- Crawling – Never
- Climbing – Never
- Reaching overhead – Never
- Reaching forward – Occasional
- Pushing – Never
- Pulling – Never
- Twisting – Never
- Concentrating for long periods of time – Continuous
- Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations – Continuous
- Reading, writing and comprehending instructions – Continuous
- Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing – Continuous
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.
Our Total Rewards Package
awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO), banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition.
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.