AVP, Growth Program Operations

lplfinancial; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking an Assistant Vice President for Growth Program Operations to scale and optimize multi-channel programs that support advisor referrals and employer-based education partnerships.

The role requires coordinating across Compliance, Licensing, Onboarding, and Compensation while delivering repeatable processes and measurable program performance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Strategy, Operations, or related field.
• 6+ years of program management, business operations, or a related role, including scaling a program.
• 6+ years' experience leading cross-functional execution in a matrixed environment across compliance, operations, and support functions.
• 2+ years' experience in the wealth management industry with working knowledge of growth for financial advisors.

Responsibilities

• Own the programs and lead the advisor referral network end-to-end.
• Oversee design, policy, and advisor experience for employer-based financial education partnerships.
• Build repeatable processes and infrastructure to scale program throughput with minimal friction.
• Set metrics, SLAs, and reporting to ensure programs stay healthy and scalable.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across Compliance, Licensing, Onboarding, and Compensation as volume grows.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Process design

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Strategy/Operations

Job description

Where Ambition Meets Innovation

Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you'll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview

Do you get energy from taking a program that works and making it work at 10x the scale? Are you the person that turns a growing pile of one-off requests into a clean, repeatable process nobody has to think about? Do you like operating where growth strategy meets real execution, close enough to advisors to see what actually moves their business?

If so, the Assistant Vice President, Growth Program Operations role in our Growth Strategy and Enablement organization could be for you.

Responsibilities

• Own the programs
• Lead a newly acquired advisor referral network program overseeing program design, process, policy and advisor experience end-to-end
• Own program management and operational execution for an employer-based financial education and advice partnership, from requirements scoping through steady-state delivery
• Build for scale
• Design repeatable processes and operating infrastructure that support materially higher program throughout without added friction
• Establish the metrics, reporting, and service-level standards that show these programs are healthy and scaling, and surface issues early
• Drive cross-functional execution
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across Compliance, Licensing, Onboarding, and Compensation as volume scales, keeping compensated-referral arrangements clean and well-controlled
• Serve as the operational voice in cross-functional planning, aligning stakeholders on priorities, capacity, and tradeoffs

What are we looking for?

We're looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness , act with integrity , and are driven to help our clients succeed . We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Strategy, Operations, or related field
• 6+ years of experience in program management, business operations, or a related role, including demonstrated experience scaling a program or process through a significant increase in volume
• 6+ years' experience leading cross-functional execution in a matrixed environment, coordinating across compliance, operations, and support functions
• 2+ years' experience in the wealth management industry, with working knowledge of how financial advisors grow their business

Core Competencies

• Strong process design, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to run day-to-day operations while simultaneously building repeatable process and infrastructure that reduces manual effort over time
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including comfort working with data to manage program performance, capacity and service levels
• Excellent communication skills, including experience presenting to advisors and senior leaders

Preferences

• Experience managing advisor-facing programs
• Familiarity with the compliance considerations around compensation referrals (e.g., solicitor and promoter arrangements)
• Process improvement or project management credential (PMP, Lean, or Six Sigma) a plus

Pay Range

$99,704.00 - $166,139.00

Benefits

• 401K matching
• health benefits
• employee stock options
• paid time off
• volunteer time off
• and more

Company Overview

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms