Senior Trading Consultant — Strategy, Support & Training

LPL Financial; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. is seeking a Senior Consultant to join the Rebalancing and Model Management Trading Support Desk in San Diego, CA.

You will provide advanced trading and system support to financial advisors while helping lead key initiatives and onboarding activities. Responsibilities include serving as a subject matter expert on trading platforms, mentoring team members, and collaborating with Tech and Product teams on requirements, testing, and release readiness.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of financial services experience
• 2+ years of experience supporting trading, rebalancing, model management, or related financial technology
• Experience supporting trading, rebalancing, model management, CRM, or financial services platforms
• Series 7 required
• Knowledge of trading regulations and requirements
• Demonstrated experience resolving complex client, trading, or system issues
• Written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced system support and guidance to advisors regarding model management, rebalancing functionality, block trading tools, and related trading workflows
• Serves as an escalation point for complex advisor, trading, and system-related issues
• Maintains a strong working knowledge of equities, options, ETFs, mutual funds, the markets, and the market impact and execution complexities of large trades
• Maintains advanced knowledge of trading system capabilities and rebalancing methodologies
• Educates and consults advisors on the best way to use system capabilities to achieve their desired objectives
• Supports inbound advisor contacts and assists with call and workload coverage as needed
• Helps onboard, train, and mentor Trading Consultants and other team members
• Leads or supports advisor-facing demonstrations, educational workshops, and onboarding activities
• Partners with Technology and Product teams on requirements, issue analysis, UAT, production validation, and release readiness
• Helps identify platform issues, operational risks, and opportunities to improve system functionality or team processes
• Leads assigned projects or workstreams and provides clear updates on progress, risks, and dependencies
• Supports LPL’s Volume Contingency Plan by training and supporting other Trading teams as needed
• Works closely with Business Transition Partners and other internal partners to showcase capabilities to prospective advisors and support onboarding after affiliation
• Supports leadership with complex escalations, team priorities, and operational needs
• Additional responsibilities or duties may be assigned as needed.

Skills

Financial services

Trading support

CRM systems

Regulatory knowledge

Client issue resolution

Communication skills

Tools

Jira

QA/UAT testing

Microsoft Dynamics

Beta

Thomson ONE

ClientWorks

CWR

ModelHub

Job description

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. is seeking a Senior Consultant to join the Rebalancing and Model Management Trading Support Desk in San Diego, CA.

You will provide advanced trading and system support to financial advisors while helping lead key initiatives and onboarding activities. Responsibilities include serving as a subject matter expert on trading platforms, mentoring team members, and collaborating with Tech and Product teams on requirements, testing, and release readiness.