Regional Director, Elite Advisor Recruitment

LPL Financial; United States; Remote; USD 235,000 - 392,000; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking a VP, Business Development Consultant to drive sales by recruiting premium segment financial advisors and teams from top banks and RIAs. The role focuses on ownership of segments from first contact to joining LPL, partnering with Regional Directors and Division Managers to win business.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in financial services, strong collaboration, and the ability to navigate long sales cycles while maintaining an exceptional client experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in the financial services industry
• Willingness to travel 60% of the time
• Must reside in and/or be willing to relocate

Responsibilities

• Develop sales and recruiting strategies; research, source, and engage with prospects
• Identify new prospective advisors within the target segment by making initial sales calls
• Own advisor segments of the pipeline from initial contact to joining LPL
• Meet with prospective advisors to demonstrate LPL’s value proposition
• Navigate long sales cycles with multiple buying influences
• Educate internal staff on recruiting premium segment advisors
• Improve recruitment practices and partnerships to source women advisors
• Articulate LPL’s business model and benefits of affiliation options
• Partner with BD leadership on evolving offering and capabilities
• Identify external organizations and events for sourcing channels and attend them

Skills

Sales and recruiting

Prospect research

Advisor recruitment

Relationship building

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Client experience

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business

Tools

MS Office

Salesforce

Job description

LPL Financial is seeking a VP, Business Development Consultant to drive sales by recruiting premium segment financial advisors and teams from top banks and RIAs. The role focuses on ownership of segments from first contact to joining LPL, partnering with Regional Directors and Division Managers to win business.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in financial services, strong collaboration, and the ability to navigate long sales cycles while maintaining an exceptional client experience.