Area Vice President

Thrivent; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrivent Financial seeks an Area Vice President to lead a geographic area, growing new advisors through teams and future team leaders while enabling practices that provide advice and solutions to Thrivent clients.

The AVP will partner with Centers of Excellence to drive capacity and total sales growth, attract and launch talent, and build brand awareness in local communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead 5–10 field leaders and 50–100 Financial Advisors serving 100,000 clients.
• Drive total sales growth in the area by executing Thrivent's strategy and initiatives.
• Collaborate with Centers of Excellence to share best practices and COE playbooks/systems for capacity, productivity, and advice.
• Attract, onboard, and launch talent within the geographic area to create future team leaders.
• Foster a culture of engagement, continuous improvement, and Thrivent values across the region.
• Coordinate with matrixed partners to grow diverse advisor and client segments in the area.

Job description

Purpose-Based Advice supports our strategic bets and customer-centric approach of becoming a leader in financial advisory, delivered by our Financial Advisors (FA).

Thrivent Financial, a Fortune 500 diversified financial services firm, seeks Area Vice Presidents to lead geographic areas focused on growing new advisors through teams and future team leaders and enabling practices who provide advice and solutions to Thrivent clients. The Area Vice President will partner closely with our COEs focused on Advisor Growth, Practice Growth, and Advice Adoption (Matrix Partners) to ensure Thrivent drives productive capacity growth by attracting, selecting, onboarding, and launching talent into Thrivent. These Area VPs will also work with experienced practices to grow their advisor capacity and their ability to serve clients. This role is responsible for driving total sales for their area that to contribute to Thrivent's overall growth goals of capacity and total sales. The AVP must possess strong skills to execute a strategy and a proven track record of driving growth and fostering a culture of engagement. Your role will be instrumental in building brand awareness, expanding the client base, and establishing the organization as a trusted leader in the local areas. Collaborate seamlessly within a matrix organizational structure, fostering synergy across departments and leveraging diverse expertise to achieve collective goals.

Additional duties and accountabilities:

Inspire others with Thrivent's purpose, promise and principles. The Area VP will grow exceptional leaders, connect with regional communities, build relationships, and identify and pursue growth opportunities. They will provide direct leadership for 5-10 field leaders and 50-100 Financial Advisors serving 100,000 clients.

Ensure execution for advice adoption and solutions and sales in their key geographic area(s) for Thrivent. The AVP will be accountable for delivering total sales growth in their area.

Monitor and drive results aligned to our key performance indicators (KPIs), financial metrics, and operational benchmarks to assess performance, identify areas for improvement, and drive informed decision-making in the area.

Connect matrixed partners within the area to grow diverse advisor and client segment.

Attract and launch talent through market leaders within the area to create future team leaders.

Encourages experienced advisors to grow their practice capacity with new FAs, grow teams, and create professional practices. The AVP will collaborate well with National Practice Group (NPG) leaders to leverage advanced practices in their geographic area.

Collaborates across Thrivent's ecosystem, National Practice Group, and our advisor continuum and channels (e.g. remote advice, TAN). The AVP forges a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Area Vice President supports Group Vice President as a key leadership , growing a key strategic area and leading other Directors, FAs, and staff. She/he exhibits strong leadership and can delegate and lead a team toward reaching regional Advisor Group goals.

The Area Vice President (AVP) focuses on 5 key areas:

Leadership: In their key area(s), the AVP will attract, develop, and lead exceptional field leaders who recruit and launch new advisors on teams or as future team leaders:

The AVP will ensure high talent regional leaders are in place to grow the Financial Professionals in their area.

Drive strong accountability so market leaders deliver on advice adoption and solution sales and advisor capacity growth in an economically viable manner for Thrivent.

Focus resources on their key area(s) with the most opportunity for Thrivent.

Culture of Courage, Collaboration and Commitment: The AVP will create a culture that embodies Thrivent's leadership competencies - Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes.

The AVP forges a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent's trust and reputation remain strong with its clients and across Christian communities.

The AVP will collaborate with the Leader of Group Operations to effectively partner with our Centers of Excellence, help identify and spread best practices, and execute on COE playbooks/systems for capacity, productivity, and advice.

Drive growth through current and future teams, virtual advice partnerships to deliver advice.

Manage the market directors and developers assigned to your area. Indirectly provide guidance to Virtual Advice leaders within your area.

The leader will establish and foster an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional workforce engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients.

The AVP will connect with the Thrivent Member Network (TMN) and \ Board in the area to help achieve the TMN and Thrivent's goals.

Given their focus on leadership and culture, The Area Vice President leads