Client Relationship Specialist

Sendero Wealth Management; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid time off

Professional development support

Job summary

Sendero Wealth Management is seeking a Client Relationship Specialist to provide high-level service and operational support throughout the client relationship. This role involves onboarding clients, managing asset movement requests, and ensuring documentation is accurate.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years in client service or similar roles and possess strong communication and financial services skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years in client service, account operations, onboarding, or custodial service.
• Energetic, self-starter team player with a desire to make a difference.
• Demonstrated ability to review documentation for completeness and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Lead client onboarding process, including preparing documentation and opening accounts.
• Serve as primary contact for clients and resolve service requests.
• Process and approve asset movement requests in accordance with procedures.

Skills

Client service experience

Attention to detail

Financial services expertise

Project management

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree (business, finance, economics)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Fidelity

Pershing

Job description

ABOUT SENDERO

Sendero Wealth Management is a privately owned, partner-led registered investment advisor headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 2008, we serve multigenerational families, entrepreneurs, women, professionals, institutions, and charitable organizations with an institutional, fiduciary approach to preserving, protecting, and growing wealth. As a majority-employee-owned firm, our partners are engaged in every aspect of the business, including direct client relationships.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Client Relationship Specialist provides high-level service and operational support throughout the client relationship, from onboarding and account establishment through ongoing service, asset movement, and account maintenance. This position serves as a knowledgeable resource for clients, advisors, and team members while ensuring transactions, documentation, client data, and regulatory records are complete and accurate. The role requires strong relationship-building skills, financial services expertise, sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to lead workflows, resolve complex issues, train team members, and improve client service processes.

Job Duties (including but not limited to):

• Lead the client onboarding process, including reviewing statements, determining account requirements, preparing documentation, opening and funding accounts, and coordinating with custodians and the client team.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients and their outside professionals, responding to service requests, resolving escalated concerns, and providing timely, professional follow-up.
• Process, review, and approve asset movement requests, including wires, ACHs, checks, journals, distributions, RMDs, gifting, and ACAT transfers, in accordance with established procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Perform quality-control reviews of account documentation, transactions, client records, and daily work to ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper document retention.
• Partner with Portfolio Managers and Investment Advisors to support client goals, cash needs, account strategies, life events, lending needs, estate information, and other complex planning matters.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and data steward for CRM, portfolio management, and custodial systems, ensuring client information, notes, workflows, reports, and account records remain accurate and current.
• Coordinate client meetings, including scheduling, invitations, meeting preparation, follow-up activities, and alignment with established client service standards.
• Provide operational guidance, training, and support to members of the client service team, including developing and managing the training plan for the Client Relationship Associate role.
• Maintain expertise in custodial services, alternative investments, private placements, and complex financial products, and coordinate with internal and external subject matter experts as needed.
• Monitor operational dashboards, support audits and regulatory reviews, manage client files, and identify opportunities to improve procedures, workflows, and the overall client experience.
• Support general office and client-facing needs, including answering phones, welcoming visitors, preparing meeting rooms, and assisting with team projects as needed.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years in client service, account operations, onboarding, or custodial service within an RIA, broker-dealer, or similar financial services environment
• High school diploma required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree is preferred (business, finance, economics, or related)
• Experience with Fidelity and Pershing a plus
• FACSC Certifications a plus
• Experience processing or supporting wires, journals, check requests, distributions, or similar cash movement activities with strong attention to controls
• Demonstrated ability to review documentation for completeness and accuracy, performing quality checks to minimize errors and rework.
• Energetic, self-starter team player with a desire to make a difference
• General understanding of the global financial markets
• Ability to communicate professionally with clients, advisors, and internal teams, including responding to inquiries clearly and promptly; uses sound judgment with sensitive transactions
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines and maintaining precision
• Intermediate-level user of Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel & Outlook

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Competitive base salary commensurate with experience.

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• retirement plan with employer contribution
• paid time off
• professional development support