Senior Advisor Success Consultant, PWS

Kestra Financial; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

Kestra Financial is seeking an advisor-facing team member for Kestra Private Wealth Services with wirehouse or regional experience. You will act as the subject matter expert for tech tool implementation, platform questions, and escalation monitoring.

Regular interaction with advisors and staff will promote the PWS value proposition and support scalable client service. The role emphasizes relationship-building, on-site transitions, and coordinating cross-functional support teams.

Qualifications

• College degree or 4+ years of equivalent industry experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with wirehouse or independent financial advisor industry preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 80% of time.
• Familiarity with financial planning tools and CRM software.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with new and veteran advisors across the national footprint.
• Coordinate and track technology platform resolutions for PWS firms.
• Provide on-site transition support for onboarding advisor teams.
• Assist with events and marketing activities for Kestra and PWS.
• Generate regular reporting on issues and escalations within the PWS ecosystem.

Skills

College degree

Customer focus

Communication skills

Travel readiness

MS Office proficiency

Tech-savvy

Advisor industry experience

Onsite collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

CRM software

Financial planning tools

RedTail

eMoney

Albridge

Black Diamond

Job description

Explore Life at Kestra

Kestra Holdings Website: https://www.kestrafinancial.com/

Kestra Financial is a wealth management platform dedicated to empowering independent financial professionals—including traditional and hybrid RIAs—to grow their businesses and deliver exceptional client service. We combine advanced business management technology with personalized consulting to provide unmatched scale, efficiency, and support. Our advisor-focused culture is built on innovation and advocacy, enabling advisors to offer comprehensive securities and investment advisory solutions to their clients

Lead with Purpose, partner with Impact.

Kestra Private Wealth Services seeks a person with wirehouse or regional W-2 experience for a consultative, advisor-facing role. This individual will serve as the subject matter expert and point of contact for new and experienced advisors on the PWS platform, focusing on issues related to implementation of tech tools, general platform questions, and the monitoring of escalations. They will engage regularly with existing and prospective advisors and staff to promote the PWS value proposition, assess advisor needs, recommend the appropriate solutions, and provide onsite support to help establish those solutions. The right candidate for this role loves and respects financial advisors and knows how to build and maintain deep contacts and relationships. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead key engagements, coach team members, and help shape best practices - experiences that naturally prepare you for expanded responsibility and advancement into strategic roles across our services organization.

What You’ll Do

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily:

• Client Retention – build relationships and rapport with new and veteran advisors across our national footprint via onsite interactions focused on proper implementation of standards/procedures to ensure an excellent advisor team experience. Includes maintaining retention tracker and assisting with retention ideas for PWS population.
• Technology Systems – serve as the central point of contact for new and veteran PWS firms on their technology platform and coordinate and track resolutions. Familiarity with the use of industry standard financial planning tools, customer relationship management software, performance reporting tools, and client service solutions is required.
• On-site Transition Support – travel onsite the day of/after a firm register with PWS to assist with advisor/support staff onboarding and creating a smooth transition onto the Kestra platform. The individual will coordinate advisor/staff questions and escalations with the correct subject matter experts, track progress and provide new teams with a sense of calm and connection. On an ongoing basis, site visits for wellness checks to ensure advisor firm understanding of the full value proposition, monitor advisor morale, and provide any needed updates from the home office.
• Events and Marketing – assist with Kestra and PWS events on communication and organization of advisor and support staff involvement, including events such as podcasts, Peer Perspective roundtables, and Advisor/Staff Council Meetings, along with annual and quarterly events such as the PWS Symposium and Kestra Connect Events.
• General Assistance to Management Team – work with all members of the PWS team at various times as needed, maintain the Retention Tracker, coordinate PWS and Kestra home office employee office visits to generate the greatest coverage experience for advisors and staff. Generate regular reporting focused on the tracking of issues, questions or escalations that occur in the PWS ecosystem while keeping executives informed of progress and resolutions is required.

What You Bring

• College degree required or combination of 4+ year of equivalent industry related experience.
• Strong customer focus, excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong work ethic, and extremely organized.
• Interpersonal, networking and influencing skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate with advisors effectively and persuasively at all levels of the organization.
• Working backwards to lead the end-user experience.
• Work well with others in a small, elite team atmosphere.
• Deliver outcomes at the highest professional standards.
• MS Office experience required.
• General understanding of technology and technology systems preferred.
• RedTail, eMoney, Albridge, Black Diamond and other financial technology platform experience preferred.
• Previous experience of the wirehouse or independent financial advisor industry preferred.
• Ability to travel to advisor sites, as well as other conferences, as needed.

Travel Expectations

• Up to 80%

Internal Application Policy:

Internal applicants must be in good standing and have a minimum of 1 year of service with Kestra. Internal applicants must also have a minimum of 1 year service in current role unless approved by EVP.

Benefits to support you:

• Competitive pay and benefits with a large employer (over 1600 employees nationwide)
• 401(k), health insurance, and a competitive benefits package
• Work in a supportive, collaborative environment committed to professional excellence
• Help clients navigate meaningful financial decisions with confidence
• Opportunities for training, development, and long-term growth within the firm
• Tuition reimbursement for qualified expenses

Kestra Values:

Our Mission is Powering Financial Independence, enabling the growth and success of investing clients and the advisors who serve them. We do that by living our values: Serve, Make it Happen, and One team.

Disclosure

By applying to a job at Kestra Financial, Inc., you are agreeing to the following statements:

• You acknowledge that if hired, Kestra Financial, Inc. may, obtain and use background information concerning your credit, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, work habits, performance and experience for evaluation for your potential employment.
• It is the policy of Kestra Financial to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Kestra Financial prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.

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