Experienced Advisor Transition Specialist

Thrivent Financial; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k plan

Pension

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Thrivent Financial seeks an Experienced Advisor Transition Specialist to lead high-touch, compliant advisor transitions from offer to integration. The role coordinates across recruiting, compliance, licensing, operations, technology, field leadership, and external partners to ensure a seamless handoff.

Requires 3+ years in transition or related fields, strong project management, and outstanding communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, finance, communications, organizational leadership, or a related field required.
• 3+ years of experience in transition, project coordination, operations, talent acquisition, advisor support, financial services, wealth management, or related business functions.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional work, managing complex multi-step processes, and delivering high-touch client experiences.
• Experience in financial services, licensing/registration, advisor recruiting, or practice management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Executes scalable, integrated transition frameworks from offer through integration.
• Develops and maintains detailed transition plans with milestones, risks, and ownership.
• Coordinates transition kickoff meetings and aligns internal and external partners.
• Tracks progress, identifies risks, and escalates issues for timely resolution.
• Provides advisor readiness, support, and continuous improvement insights throughout transition.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Communication

Relationship management

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Confidentiality

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Experienced Advisor Transition Specialist executes a consistent, high-touch, and compliant transition and transition experience for experienced financial advisors and teams joining Thrivent. This role coordinates transition activities from offer through integration, manages detailed transition plans, tracks key milestones, and serves as a central point of coordination across recruiting, business development, compliance, licensing and registration, operations, technology, field leadership, and external partners. Working under the direction of the Experienced Advisor Transition Consultant, the Specialist supports advisor readiness, practice integration, and long-term retention by helping ensure advisors experience a seamless transition into Thrivent. This can be a remote position within the US.**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:** **Transition Planning & Execution*** Executes a scalable, integrated transition and transition framework for experienced advisors and teams, ensuring a consistent, compliant, and advisor-centered experience from offer through integration.* Develops and maintains detailed transition plans tailored to each advisor or team, including milestones, dependencies, deliverables, risks, and stakeholder accountabilities.* Coordinates and facilitates transition kickoff meetings to align expectations, confirm timing, clarify roles, and establish accountability across internal and external partners.* Serves as the central operational liaison among the incoming advisor, recruiting, business development, compliance, licensing and registration, operations, technology, field leadership, and external firms.* Tracks progress against transition milestones, proactively identifies risks or delays, escalates issues as appropriate, and supports timely resolution.* Maintains accurate documentation, status updates, and reporting related to advisor transition and transition activities.* Gathers advisor feedback throughout the transition journey and shares insights with the Experienced Advisor Transition Consultant and leadership to inform process improvements.* Supports the Experienced Advisor Transition Consultant with complex transition cases, special projects, and enhancements to transition tools, resources, and workflows.**Advisor Experience*** Provides responsive, high-quality communication and support throughout the advisor transition and transition process.* Helps advisors understand transition steps, required actions, timing, and available resources so they can move through transition with confidence and clarity.* Identifies opportunities to improve the transition experience, reduce friction, and strengthen advisor satisfaction and retention.* Partners with business development, field leadership, relationship management, and other support teams to help ensure a smooth handoff after key transition milestones are complete.**Cross-Functional Collaboration*** Coordinates with recruiting, compliance, operations, Centers of Excellence, licensing and registration, technology, field leadership, and external firms to complete transition deliverables such as technology setup, registration, book transfer support, training, and advisor readiness activities.* Communicates transition status, risks, decisions, and next steps to appropriate internal stakeholders and leaders.* Connects key stakeholders to the appropriate stages of the transition process to ensure alignment, timely execution, and clear ownership.* Contributes to continuous improvement efforts that streamline transition workflows, strengthen role clarity, and enhance the advisor and stakeholder experience.* Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies—Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes—through collaboration, accountability, sound judgment, and results orientation.* Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes. * Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.**QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:** ***Required:**** Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, finance, communications, organizational leadership, or a related field required.* Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.**Experience*** 3+ years of experience in transition, project coordination, operations, talent acquisition, advisor support, financial services, wealth management, or related business functions.* Experience managing complex, multi-step processes with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, deadlines, and competing priorities.* Experience coordinating cross-functional work and influencing outcomes without direct authority.* Experience delivering strong client, advisor, employee, or customer experiences.* Financial services, insurance, wealth management, licensing and registration, advisor recruiting, transition, or practice management experience preferred.* Experience supporting organizational growth initiatives, process improvement efforts, workflow optimization, or business transformation initiatives preferred.**Knowledge & Skills*** Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple advisor transitions simultaneously.* Ability to create and maintain detailed project plans, track milestones, manage dependencies, and proactively address risks.* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage advisors, leaders, and business partners clearly and professionally.* Strong relationship management and service orientation, with a commitment to delivering a high-touch experience.* Ability to navigate ambiguity, solve problems, exercise sound judgment, and make timely decisions in a fast-paced environment.* Ability to coordinate across diverse stakeholder groups and foster collaboration, shared ownership, and accountability.* Strong attention to detail and ability to follow established policies, procedures, compliance requirements, and operational standards.* Analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends, recommend improvements, and use data and feedback to inform decisions.* Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and project management or workflow tools.* Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive advisor, candidate, and business information with professionalism.***Preferred:**** Knowledge of advisor transition, advisor transitions, registrations, licensing, broker-dealer operations, RIA or hybrid affiliation models, or wealth management practices.* Familiarity with financial advisor recruiting, advisor development, practice management, business development, or field operations.* Experience working in a highly regulated environment requiring adherence to compliance, supervision, and operational requirements.* Exposure to change management, program implementation, process design, or operational transformation.* Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and serve as a primary point of coordination for advisors, clients, leaders, or business partners.Pay TransparencyThrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $73,955.00 - $100,059.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.