Growth Director: Financial Advisor Recruitment

Prudential Financial, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive base salary

Medical, dental, vision, life

401(k) plan with company match

Company-funded pension plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Prudential Financial in New York seeks a Divisional Director, Advisor Acquisition to drive recruitment of experienced financial advisors and advisor teams across assigned markets.

You will lead pipelines, build relations with candidates, and partner with field leadership to close opportunities from contact to onboarding, delivering growth through strategic deals and market intelligence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 8–10 years of experience in advisor recruiting, wealth management, business development, wholesaling or related financial services.
• Proven success recruiting experienced financial advisors and advisor teams that drive revenue and AUM growth.
• Strong knowledge of wirehouse, independent broker-dealer, bank, and RIA channels.

Responsibilities

• Execute business development and advisor recruitment strategies to support growth objectives and develop localized sales and recruiting plans.
• Build and maintain pipeline of experienced advisors, advisor teams, and succession opportunities.
• Research, source, assess, and engage prospective candidates within target advisor segments.
• Identify new prospective advisors through proactive outreach, including initial sales calls, networking, referrals, and response to inbound inquiries.
• Own designated advisor opportunities from initial contact through deal execution and onboarding, partnering with field leadership to recruit and transition candidates to Prudential Advisors.
• Meet with prospective advisors to communicate Prudential Advisors’ value proposition and address questions.

Skills

Advisor recruiting

Wealth management

Business development

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Salesforce

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Prudential Financial in New York seeks a Divisional Director, Advisor Acquisition to drive recruitment of experienced financial advisors and advisor teams across assigned markets.

You will lead pipelines, build relations with candidates, and partner with field leadership to close opportunities from contact to onboarding, delivering growth through strategic deals and market intelligence.