Senior Wealth Planner - Wealth Management

BARCLAYS; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Senior Wealth Planner to lead client planning and investment advice for new and existing clients, aligning solutions with long-term goals and lifestyle needs.

Based in Southampton, Bournemouth, or Guildford, you will use digital tools to enhance engagement, build trusted relationships, and collaborate with Wealth Acquisition to welcome new clients while maintaining high regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• A financial planning qualification at RDR Level 4 or above, including certification in advising on packaged products.
• Experience offering personalised planning and investment advice, with a solid understanding of financial markets, products, and regulations.
• Ability to use digital tools to support client conversations, along with thoughtful communication that builds trust.
• A careful approach to identifying and managing risk, while maintaining high standards of compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow client relationships and acquire new clients - identifying and managing solutions to meet a wide range of client needs.
• Establish a sound understanding of the strategy of the clients in their portfolio through regular proactive contact, responding to client / prospect queries and requests and identifying opportunities that will deliver long term commercial reward.
• Manage operational, reputational, financial crime and credit risk for the portfolio to avoid exposing Barclays to undue risk.
• Ensure all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards Service/group relationships - referrals to group colleagues.

Skills

Financial planning

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Client communication

Education

RDR Level 4 financial planning qualification

Tools

Digital tools for client conversations

Job description

Additional Job Description

Join us as a Senior Wealth Planner, where you’ll take a leading role in helping clients shape their financial future through thoughtful planning and investment advice. You’ll work with new and existing clients to understand their long-term goals and offer bespoke solutions that support their financial and lifestyle needs. Your knowledge will help clients feel informed, supported, and empowered in the choices they make.

This role is part of our Wealth Management Business, a growing area for the bank. We’re expanding our ability to support clients with investable assets up to £3 million and help close the Advice Gap in the UK. As part of our broader Affluent segment, this planning-led proposition offers clear and accessible investment options shaped around each client’s needs. Clients benefit from a seamless experience that blends digital channels with adviser support, creating a connected and supportive journey.

You’ll build lasting relationships by listening with care, offering specialist guidance, and tailoring planning strategies to each client’s journey. You’ll collaborate with our Wealth Acquisition team to welcome new clients and ensure a smooth transition from prospect to invested customer. You’ll also work across teams to deliver a consistent and seamless experience.

As a Senior Wealth Planner, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking environment. You’ll use digital tools to enhance client engagement and stay connected to market trends. You’ll be encouraged to share ideas, refine your approach, and contribute to a culture that values integrity, inclusion, and high standards. This is more than a role—it’s a chance to make a meaningful impact while growing your experience in a supportive and evolving space.

To be successful as a Senior Wealth Planner, you should bring:

• A financial planning qualification at RDR Level 4 or above, including certification in advising on packaged products.
• Experience offering personalised planning and investment advice, with a solid understanding of financial markets, products, and regulations.
• Ability to use digital tools to support client conversations, along with thoughtful communication that builds trust.
• A careful approach to identifying and managing risk, while maintaining high standards of compliance.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience working with internal teams and external networks to grow client relationships.
• Broad knowledge of the Financial Services industry, especially in retail regulated products and asset management.
• Familiarity with pensions, investment advice, and UK taxation.
• FCA-approved status and experience managing risk within a client portfolio.
• Adaptability and curiosity in a fast-changing environment.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in Southampton, Bournemouth or Guildford

This role is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority - Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Purpose of the role

Deliver exceptional sales and business performance by acquiring, developing and maintaining highly proactive, long term client relationships. Protect Barclays reputation through sound risk decisions by managing client group within their risk profile and appropriate regulatory framework.

Accountabilities

• Manage and grow client relationships and acquire new clients - identifying and managing solutions to meet a wide range of client needs.
• Establish a sound understanding of the strategy of the clients in their portfolio through regular proactive contact, responding to client / prospect queries and requests and identifying opportunities that will deliver long term commercial reward.
• Manage operational, reputational, financial crime and credit risk for the portfolio to avoid exposing Barclays to undue risk.
• Ensure all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards Service/group relationships - referrals to group colleagues.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escal...
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• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
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• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.