Senior Associate Wealth Strategist

RBC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Program

Flexible benefits

Coaching and development

Work-life balance

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Senior Associate Wealth Strategist to support wealth transfer planning as a core component of the client experience for HNW and UHNW clients. This role primarily supports external Wealth Strategists across the United States, collaborating with Financial Advisors and their clients.

Responsibilities include supporting tax and estate planning, business succession planning, and training for Financial Advisors and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong analytical and excellent oral and written communication skills.
• 3+ years of experience with wealth transfer planning.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with external Wealth Strategists, field leadership, service, and other support areas to ensure a collaborative support effort and exceptional client experience. Serve as a support resource for external Wealth Strategists for tax and estate planning, business succession planning, trust and charitable planning issues affecting HNW and UHNW clients.
• Occasionally provide direct consulting, which could range from conference calls or meetings with Wealth Strategists and/or Financial Advisors, clients and their families, and client tax or legal counsel. Serve as a subject matter expert developing educational content and providing training for Financial Advisors, other RBC employees, media, and outside centers of influence, such as attorneys and CPAs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Oral & written communication

Wealth transfer planning

Securities licenses 7 & 66

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

What is the opportunity?

Our team continues to grow! The Senior Associate Wealth Strategist position supports a holistic focus on making wealth transfer planning a primary component of the core client experience at RBC for its high net worth (“HNW”) and ultra-high net worth (“UHNW”) clients. The position primarily supports external Wealth Strategists located throughout the United States who are collaborating directly with Financial Advisors and their clients.

Job Description

What is the opportunity? Our team continues to grow! The Senior Associate Wealth Strategist position supports a holistic focus on making wealth transfer planning a primary component of the core client experience at RBC for its high net worth (“HNW”) and ultra-high net worth (“UHNW”) clients. The position primarily supports external Wealth Strategists located throughout the United States who are collaborating directly with Financial Advisors and their clients.

What will you do?

• Work closely with external Wealth Strategists, field leadership, service, and other support areas to ensure a collaborative support effort and exceptional client experience. Serve as a support resource for external Wealth Strategists for tax and estate planning, business succession planning, trust and charitable planning issues affecting HNW and UHNW clients.
• In addition to supporting external Wealth Strategists, occasionally provide direct consulting, which could range from conference calls or meetings with Wealth Strategists and/or Financial Advisors, clients and their families, and client tax or legal counsel. Serve as a subject matter expert developing educational content and providing training for Financial Advisors, other RBC employees, media, and outside centers of influence, such as attorneys and CPAs.

Must-have

• Bachelor's degree
• Strong analytical skills and excellent oral and written communication skills
• 3 or more years of experience with wealth transfer planning

Nice-to-have

• JD, LLM, and/or CPA
• Securities industry licenses 7 and 66 (or 7, 63, and 65). If not already licensed, obtaining such licensure will be required within six months of beginning employment at RBC.

What’s in it for you?

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits, and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business

The good-faith expected salary range for this position is $70,000 - $130,000, depending on various factors, such as: (i) candidate’s education, experience, skills, and registration status; (ii) market conditions; and (iii) business needs. This salary range does not include other elements of total compensation, such as RBC’s Short-Term Incentive Program. Other benefits include: (i) a 401(k) program with company-matching contributions; (ii) health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; and (iii) a paid time-off plan. RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

• Drives RBC’s high-performance culture
• Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
• Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value

Job Skills

Additional Job Details

Address

250 NICOLLET MALL:MINNEAPOLIS

City

Minneapolis

Country

United States of America

Work hours/week

40

Employment Type

Full time

Platform

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Job Type

Regular

Pay Type

Salaried

Posted Date

2026-05-04

Application Deadline

2026-08-28

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.