Supervision Team Lead

Cetera Financial Group Inc; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cetera Financial Group Inc. seeks a Senior Supervision Team Lead to drive oversight of the firm’s supervisory and compliance programs and to supervise Registered Representatives and OSJ Managers.

This hybrid role is based in El Segundo, CA or Dallas, TX and partners with Compliance, Licensing, Operations, IT and Field Leadership. You will review advisories and audits, maintain supervisory records, and mentor staff to uphold a strong culture of compliance and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• FINRA Series 7, 24, and 63 required.
• FINRA Series 65 or 66 required.
• FINRA Series 53 required (or obtain within 6 months).
• 5+ years of progressive securities industry experience with supervisory responsibilities.
• 5+ years of supervisory, principal, compliance, or sales leadership in brokerage.
• Extensive knowledge of FINRA rules and supervisory practices.

Responsibilities

• Act as escalation point for supervision and regulatory interpretation.
• Supervise Registered Representatives and OSJ Managers.
• Remediate and support OSJ audits.
• Review advisories, surveillance alerts, and branch audits.
• Maintain supervision hierarchies and records; process licensing requests.
• Provide guidance and education on supervision standards to staff.
• Promote a strong culture of compliance and risk management.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Compliance

Risk assessment

Communication

Mentoring

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Pershing

NFS

Smarsh

Albridge

Protegent

Salesforce

Docupace

Job description

The Supervision Team Lead is responsible for providing leadership, oversight, and execution of the firm\'s supervisory and compliance programs. This role directly supervises assigned Registered Representatives and OSJ Managers, serves as a primary escalation point for supervision-related matters, and ensures regulatory, firm, and supervisory requirements are consistently applied across the organization. The Team Lead partners closely with Compliance, Licensing & Registration, Operations, Information Security, Relationship Management, and Field Leadership to mitigate risk, support business growth, and maintain a strong culture of supervision
This is a hybrid role, based in one of Cetera\’s office locations: El Segundo, CA, Dallas, TX

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Supervision

• Act as a subject matter expert and escalation point for supervision, compliance matters, firm policies, and regulatory interpretation
• Provide guidance, coaching, and education to Financial Representatives and their staff regarding supervision standards, suitability, and firm expectations
• Directly supervise assigned Representatives and OSJ Managers.
• Remediate and provide support in OSJ audits
• Act as liaison to Growth, Relationship Management, Compliance, Operations, and IT teams.
• Review email correspondence for financial professionals and associated persons
• Review Salesforce cases and escalated supervision requests.
• Monitor and investigate off-channel communications, advisor security incidents, and heightened supervision matters
• Review advisory surveillance alerts including concentration, risk variance, and single security concentration.
• Review and approve OBAs, Private Securities Transactions (PSTs), sponsor fund requests, Political Contributions and trustee/POA activities.
• Conduct PinPoint reviews for advertising, correspondence, gifts, check blotters, ACRs, and branch audits.
• Review BIC, rollover, CRS, and other supervisory exception reports.
• Process licensing and registration requests, onboarding packages, process terminations, and U4 updates through the L&R tool.
• Maintain supervision hierarchies and related supervisory records.
• Process Letters of Indemnity and other supervision-related documentation.
• Manage disciplinary investigations, documentation, and enforcement actions.
• Issue Letters of Education (LOE), Letters of Caution (LOC), fines, and representative terminations as appropriate.
• Oversee tracking and remediation of off-channel, branch audit, OBA, and advisor security violations.
• Assist and partner in department projects or enhancements to our supervisory systems
• Support training initiatives, supervision presentations, and recruiting discovery days as needed
• Assist Supervision leadership with process improvements, mentoring junior staff, and departmental initiatives
• Promote a strong culture of compliance, accountability, and risk awareness across the field
• Provide guidance, coaching, and education to Financial Representatives and their staff regarding supervision standards, suitability, and firm expectations

What You Need To Have

• Bachelor\’s degree required
• FINRA Series 7, 24, and 63 required
• FINRA Series 65 or 66 required
• FINRA Series 53 required (or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire if not already held)
• 5+ years of progressive securities industry experience, including significant compliance and supervisory responsibilities
• 5+ years of supervisory, principal, compliance, or sales leadership experience within the brokerage industry
• Advanced working knowledge of securities products and services, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, UITs, ETFs, REITs, annuities, options, alternative investments, and advisory products
• Deep understanding of FINRA rules, regulatory requirements, suitability standards, and supervisory best practices
• Strong critical thinking, decision making, and risk assessment skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with representatives, leadership, and regulators
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently in a fast paced, time sensitive, supervisory environment
• Proven leadership mindset with the ability to influence, mentor, and support others

What Is Nice To Have

• Additional FINRA licenses or industry certifications
• Insurance licenses
• Prior independent broker dealer experience
• Experience with systems such as Pershing, NFS, Smarsh, Albridge, Protegent, Salesforce and Docupace
• Experience supporting M&A, region growth efforts, complex supervision matters, or firm wide initiatives