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Principal Wealth Advisor

Cerity Partners

New York (NY)

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USD 150,000 - 200,000

Full time

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Job summary

A leading financial services company seeks a Principal Wealth Advisor to manage client relationships and develop tailored wealth planning strategies. This role requires strong leadership and interpersonal skills, ensuring exceptional client satisfaction and mentoring colleagues. Applicants should have relevant industry experience and professional designations.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with 4% match
Flexible PTO policy
Financial assistance for advanced education
Community service opportunities

Qualifications

  • 7-10+ years of industry experience required.
  • Proficiency in wealth planner functions.
  • Must thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a key relationship manager for clients.
  • Develop personalized wealth planning strategies.
  • Lead client meetings and onboarding processes.

Skills

Leadership
Interpersonal skills
Networking
Problem-solving
Attention to detail

Education

Completion of CFP, CFA, or CHFC designation
Series 65

Tools

e-Money
Salesforce
PowerPoint
Word
Excel
Outlook
YCharts

Job description

The Principal Wealth Advisor serves as a key relationship manager, ensuring high client retention by addressing client needs across all dimensions of wealth management. The Principal Wealth Advisor provides superior client experiences by developing personalized wealth planning strategies, leading client meetings, mentoring colleagues, and collaborating across departments. Your focus will be ensuring exceptional client satisfaction and participating in business development.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Serve as a key relationship manager for clients, meeting all service needs and achieving high levels of retention.
  • Develop and communicate customized wealth planning strategies based on clients' financial goals, risk tolerance, and investment preferences.
  • Prepare and lead and / or actively participate in prospective client presentations and guide new clients through the onboarding process.
  • Perform research on investments.
  • Coordinate with internal departments (investment team, risk management, tax, etc.) to ensure a holistic approach to each client's financial plan.
  • Identify cross-department solutions for client needs and able to speak generally of other service offerings.
  • Mentor and train colleagues on best practices in wealth planning, client management, and business development.
  • Proactively interact with clients.
  • Assure timely completion of clients' transaction requests.
  • Involvement in company committees and / or firm-wide initiatives.
  • Perform other duties as deemed necessary or as directed.

Ideal Candidate Profile - "Our Casting Call!"

Required Qualifications :

  • Series 65
  • Completion of the CFP, CFA, or CHFC designation or another approved advanced designation / degree
  • 7-10+ years of industry experience

Skills and Competencies :

  • Proficiency in all Wealth Planner functions, plus :
  • Proven leader, decision-maker, and subject matter expert.
  • Independently develops and communicates wealth planning strategies and manages client relationships.
  • Independently sources new client revenue and expands upon existing client relationships.
  • Strong interpersonal and networking skills with both external clients and internal collaboration.
  • Working knowledge of e-Money, Salesforce, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, YCharts.
  • Ability to listen and empathize with clients, spot and analyze issues, and simplify / explain financial concepts to provide solutions.
  • Strong attention to detail, exceptional problem-solving skills, and ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines in a proactive manner with little supervision required.
  • Must accept and thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
  • Tenacious about doing what is right for the client - always.

Physical Requirements :

  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Compensation Range : 150,000-$200,000

Why Cerity Partners :

Our people drive our success by working together to deliver exceptional service to our clients. Below is a glimpse of the key elements of our total rewards package :

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance - day 1!
  • 401(k) savings and investment plan options with 4% match
  • Flexible PTO policy
  • Financial assistance for advanced education and professional designations
  • Opportunity to give back time to local communities

Cerity Partners is committed to providing an environment where all individuals can be their authentic selves. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who respects each individual and supports the diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences of our colleagues. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Cerity Partners is committed to working with and providing accommodations to applicants with disabilities or special needs. For those needing accommodations, please reach out to [emailprotected] . Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

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