Business Program Manager

Threadneedle group; Minneapolis, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 days in-office per week

Work from home 1 day per week

Bonus/long-term incentives

Job summary

Ameriprise Financial supports Experienced Advisor Recruiting (EAR) with strategic leadership for events, compliance programs, and workforce onboarding. You will collaborate with EAR leadership to set priorities, drive initiatives from planning through implementation, and ensure issues are resolved and improvements sustained across cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes end-to-end event management, governance liaison, and cross‑organization alignment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including networking, conflict resolution, negotiating, and influencing.
• Demonstrated program or project management experience, including ownership of multiple complex initiatives from strategy and planning through implementation, issue resolution, and ongoing improvement.
• Demonstrated capability in standard office and project management applications - Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end management of EAR recruiting events, including VIP, Leadership Conferences, Search Firm Summit, and town halls.
• Establish program plans, timelines, roles, decision points, communications, registration processes, content requirements, onsite execution plans, and follow-up activities.
• Independently assess and resolve complex participant, field leader, candidate, vendor, and operational issues; balance business objectives, candidate experience, policy considerations, and resource constraints; and determine when escalation if warranted.
• Partner with EAR leadership to develop and manage forward-looking agendas for senior-leader meetings and strategic forums.
• Maintain visibility into organizational priorities, identify emerging issues and decision points, recommend topics for leadership consideration, coordinate development of executive-ready content, and ensure decisions and action items are translated into clear ownership and execution.
• Connect related initiatives across EAR and enterprise partners to improve leadership alignment and organizational effectiveness.
• Serve as the EAR lead and primary liaison for BUCL, BCP, ADTRAX submissions, and related governance and risk programs.
• Interpret requirements, assess organizational impacts, coordinate deliverables with compliance, risk, and business partners, maintain appropriate documentation, and drive timely completion of required activities.
• Partner with AMPI resources to manage the effective onboarding and offboarding of Recruiting Directors and Divisional Directors, resolve process issues, and ensure operational readiness.
• Evaluate assigned programs and processes to identify pain points, operational risks, scalability needs, and opportunities to improve effectiveness.
• Develop recommendations, gain alignment from the appropriate teams and lead approved solutions through implementation and adoption.
• Establish consistent practices, tools, communications, and measures that strengthen execution while reducing the need for day-to-day leadership involvement.

Skills

Program management

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

About Our Company

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance & Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Job Description

Provides strategic and operational leadership for multiple business‑critical programs within Experienced Advisor Recruiting (EAR), including recruiting events, organizational compliance and risk programs, and workforce onboarding and offboarding. Partners with EAR leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders to identify priorities, shape strategic agendas, make informed business decisions, and drive initiatives from planning through implementation. Accountable for program effectiveness, issue resolution, stakeholder alignment, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end‑to‑end management of EAR recruiting events, including VIP, Leadership Conferences, Search Firm Summit, and town halls.
• Establish program plans, timelines, roles, decision points, communications, registration processes, content requirements, onsite execution plans, and follow‑up activities.
• Independently assess and resolve complex participant, field leader, candidate, vendor, and operational issues; balance business objectives, candidate experience, policy considerations, and resource constraints; and determine when escalation if warranted.
• Partner with EAR leadership to develop and manage forward‑looking agendas for senior‑leader meetings and strategic forums.
• Maintain visibility into organizational priorities, identify emerging issues and decision points, recommend topics for leadership consideration, coordinate development of executive‑ready content, and ensure decisions and action items are translated into clear ownership and execution.
• Connect related initiatives across EAR and enterprise partners to improve leadership alignment and organizational effectiveness.
• Serve as the EAR lead and primary liaison for Business Unit Compliance Liaison (BUCL), Business Continuity Planning (BCP), ADTRAX submissions, and related governance and risk programs.
• Interpret requirements, assess organizational impacts, coordinate deliverables with compliance, risk, and business partners, maintain appropriate documentation, and drive timely completion of required activities.
• Partner with AMPI resources to manage the effective onboarding and offboarding of Recruiting Directors and Divisional Directors, resolve process issues, and ensure operational readiness.
• Evaluate assigned programs and processes to identify pain points, operational risks, scalability needs, and opportunities to improve effectiveness.
• Develop recommendations, gain alignment from the appropriate teams and lead approved solutions through implementation and adoption.
• Establish consistent practices, tools, communications, and measures that strengthen execution while reducing the need for day‑to‑day leadership involvement.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 5 to 7 years relevant experience required.
• Demonstrated capability in standard office and project management applications - Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated program or project management experience, including ownership of multiple complex initiatives from strategy and planning through implementation, issue resolution, and ongoing improvement.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including networking, conflict resolution, negotiating, and influencing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in event planning and logistics.

Visa Sponsorship

Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).

In‑Office Collaboration

We are a client‑centric, relationship‑based business. Working together, in‑person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face‑to‑face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additional in‑office time or different in‑office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.

Base Pay Salary

The estimated base salary for this role is $93,400 – $128,400 per year. We have a pay‑for‑performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long‑term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well‑being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.

Full‑Time/Part‑Time

Full time Exempt/Non‑Exempt Exempt

Job Family Group

Business Support & Operations Line of Business AAG Ameriprise Advisor Group

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.

About Ameriprise (historical context)

Since 1894, Ameriprise Financial has helped people feel more confident about their financial future. Guided by strong values and a deep commitment to clients, we've remained a trusted leader in financial planning and advice for more than 130 years. Through our businesses, Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance & Annuities, we deliver advice, investment and protection solutions designed for long‑term success. While each business brings distinct capabilities and expertise, all are united by our unwavering focus on clients and a strong financial foundation. For you, that means the opportunity to build a meaningful career in a high‑performing, collaborative culture where your expertise can grow, your contributions are valued and your work can make a real impact. As a global financial services company with three complementary businesses, the breadth of our capabilities sets us apart. It also creates unique opportunities for employees to learn, collaborate and grow their careers: Ameriprise Financial: Financial planning, advice and wealth management. Columbia Threadneedle Investments: Global asset management serving individual, institutional and corporate clients. RiverSource Insurance & Annuities: Products and solutions designed to help clients protect and grow their wealth.