Mgr, Suitability

Thrivent; United States; On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses (annual/long-term incentives)

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k / Pension plan

Paid Time Off (20 days)

Volunteer Time Off

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Thrivent is seeking a Manager, Suitability to lead a team within Enterprise Supervision, ensuring regulatory-compliant sales practices across insurance, securities, and advisory products. You will partner with Compliance, Legal, Field Leadership, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality suitability outcomes.

The role requires deep regulatory knowledge, leadership experience, and the ability to guide executive-level decision-making while promoting Thrivent’s values and client focus.

Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 10+ years working in the financial services industry and/or compliance related experience required.
• Extensive knowledge of FINRA/SEC/IA/MSRB rules and regulations and the ability to interpret and apply as required.
• Extensive knowledge of financial services products (life, annuities, mutual funds, equity, fixed income, options) and related practices.
• Extensive leadership experience, including training, mentoring, and developing teammates.
• Strong analytical and technical skills, including Excel, CoPilot, AI and financial services tools.
• Ability to act independently and take accountability for high-impact decisions.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and influence skills across organizational levels; facilitation skills.
• FINRA Series 4, 7, 24, 52/53/66 or 63/65 required or obtained within 90 days of hire/transfer.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of suitability review activities with risk-based, regulatory-compliant approaches.
• Establish performance expectations, goals, and metrics aligned with Enterprise Supervision.
• Apply knowledge of insurance, securities, and advisory regulations to manage risk.
• Evaluate effectiveness of suitability controls and recommend enhancements.
• Coordinate with Legal, Compliance, Field Leadership on sales practice issues and enterprise initiatives.
• Lead responses to regulatory inquiries, examinations, and audits.
• Serve as SME on suitability and regulatory risk matters for leadership.
• Develop and sustain a high-performing team and promote accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Communication & influence

Analytical skills

Excel

CoPilot / AI tools

Program management

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

CoPilot

AI tools

Financial services tools

Job description

The Manager, Suitability leads a team within Enterprise Supervision and is accountable for providing strategic leadership, operational oversight, and subject matter expertise related to suitability supervision activities. This role ensures Thrivent’s insurance, securities, and investment advisory sales practices comply with applicable regulatory requirements while supporting business objectives and protecting the organization from regulatory, financial, and reputational risk. The manager partners closely with Supervision Leadership, Compliance, Legal, Field Leadership, and other stakeholders to deliver consistent, high-quality suitability outcomes. The role promotes a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and client‑centric decision‑making aligned with Thrivent’s purpose, promise, and values.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership and oversight of suitability review activities, ensuring consistent and risk-based application of regulatory and internal requirements.
• Establish performance expectations, goals, and metrics aligned with Enterprise Supervision objectives and Thrivent strategic priorities.
• Apply deep knowledge of insurance, securities, and investment advisory regulations to identify, assess, and mitigate regulatory, financial, and reputational risk.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of suitability controls and recommend enhancements in response to regulatory change, business evolution, or emerging risk.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Field Leadership, and other stakeholders on sales practice issues, special projects, and enterprise initiatives.
• Lead and coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries, examinations, and audits related to suitability supervision.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on suitability and regulatory risk matters, providing guidance and recommendations to leadership.
• Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization.
• 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.

Describe below the audience this role will interact with and level of influence they will have on those roles.

This position interacts with individual contributors, managers, directors, and senior leaders across Thrivent; field leadership and advisors; internal partners including Compliance and Legal; and external vendors or consultants. The Manager, Suitability exercises influence through expert guidance, risk-based recommendations, and leadership on suitability and regulatory matters.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

Required:

• College degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 10+ years working in the financial services industry and/or compliance related experience required.
• Extensive knowledge of FINRA/SEC/IA/MSRB rules and regulations and the ability to interpret and apply as required.
• Extensive level of understanding of financial services industry products (including life and annuities, mutual funds, equity, fixed income, options, margin, advisory, and alternative/complex products), best practices, and trends.
• Extensive leadership experience, including training, mentoring, and developing teammates.
• Strong analytical and technical skills, including experience with Excel, CoPilot, AI and financial services tools.
• Ability to act independently and take accountability for high-impact decisions.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and influence skills among all organizational levels; strong facilitation and executive communications skills.
• FINRA Series 4, 7, 24, 52(for individuals that passed the Series 7 after 11/7/2011), 53, 66 or 63/65 required or obtained within 90 days of hire/transfer or a combination thereof as directed by the manager and dependent upon specific job responsibilities.

Pay Transparency

Thrivent’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 $114,731.00 - $155,224.00 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.

Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to [e-mail] or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.

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