Advisor Directed Programs Specialist II

Stifel Financial Corp.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k

Wellness initiatives

Paid time off

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Stifel Financial Corp. seeks an Advisor Directed Programs Specialist II to support advisory programs across multiple teams. You’ll assist with applications, model support, and account setup while coordinating with Compliance, Operations, and Marketing to keep FAs informed.

This role emphasizes data-driven analysis of portfolios and ongoing program improvement. You will work closely with a Program Manager and contribute to maintaining rigorous documentation and files, ensuring regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field required.
• 3–5 years of experience in the investment advisory industry.
• Knowledge of investment securities, strategies, and asset allocation.
• Ability to analyze data and explain portfolio statistics clearly.
• Familiarity with regulatory considerations in advisory programs.
• Proven ability to collaborate across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong Excel and portfolio analytics tool familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for Financial Advisors and their staff.
• Assist with program applications, model/strategy support, and account setup.
• Collaborate with the Program Manager to monitor programs.
• Interface with Advisory Operations and Advisory Compliance on accounts and fees.
• Coordinate with Advisory Marketing to share program information with FAs and recruits.
• Maintain documentation and program files; review procedures for improvements.

Skills

Investment securities knowledge

Analytical reasoning

Customer service

Statistical interpretation

Regulatory/compliance understanding

Independent work

Cross-stakeholder collaboration

Cost/benefit decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

3–5 years investment advisory industry experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Morningstar Direct

FactSet

Aladdin

Moxy

EIKON

Tableau

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

The Advisor Directed Programs Specialist II works on all aspects of their respective advisory programs. The Specialist collaborates with the Program Manager, Financial Advisors (FAs), Compliance, Operations, and other groups both inside and outside of Stifel. The primary goal of the program management team is to provide highly competent support to Stifel Financial Advisors through the efficient and effective management of Advisor Directed programs.

What We're Looking For

• Provide day-to-day support of Financial Advisors and their staff including; program applications, model/strategy support and account set-up and maintenance support
• Collaborate with Program Manager on monitoring and analyzing Advisor Driven programs
• Interface with Advisory Operations and Advisory Compliance to resolve items regarding accounts, fees, trading, and other issues
• Coordinate with the Advisory Marketing team to ensure appropriate program information is shared with FAs and new recruits
• Maintenance and periodic review of program procedures to ensure proper documentation and to identify opportunities for improvement
• Responsible for the maintenance of documentation and programs files

What You'll Bring

• Knowledge of investment securities, investment strategy and theory, asset allocation, investment statistics, and both brokerage and investment advisory industries
• Ability to use logic reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Excellent customer services skills with a willingness to think critically and creatively in problem solving
• Ability to synthesize and explain advanced statistical measurements related to investment portfolios
• Understanding of operational and regulatory considerations in developing advisory program solutions
• Ability to act independently in meeting team objectives
• Commitment to collaborative work and building consensus across disparate groups of stakeholders
• Ability to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

Education & Experience

• Minimum Required: Bachelor's in business or related field
• Minimum Required: 3 to 5 years' investment advisory industry experience

Licenses & Credentials

• Minimum Required: Series 7, 63 and 65 (Series 66 in lieu of 63 and 65) within 6 months of hire

Systems & Technology

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Familiarity with portfolio analysis applications (e.g., Morningstar Direct, FactSet, Aladdin, etc) and/or portfolio management tools (e.g., Moxy, EIKON, Vestmark, Black Diamond
• Experience with data analytics/presentation tools (e.g., Tableau)#LI-JK1

About Stifel

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let's talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.