VP, Investment Consultant

LPL Financial; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 151,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial Research is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead one of its OCIO teams. The role focuses on investment governance, policy, portfolio construction and aligning investment processes with advisor sales/service functionality.

Ideal candidates collaborate well in fast-paced teams, pursue excellence with integrity, and aim to drive client success while contributing to a culture of shared achievements. Strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years providing investment consulting services.
• Bachelor's degree.
• CFA designation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisors with consultative, objective advice, along with highly customized investment solutions, to help them achieve their business objectives.
• Lead portfolio design and asset allocation frameworks.
• Ensure portfolios align with IPS constraints and risk objectives.
• Oversee junior portfolio managers and investment analysts.
• Support client reviews in coordination with advisors.
• Support the LPL Sales Enablement process meeting with prospective clients.
• Draw upon previous experience in an OCIO consulting role and drive advisor adoption for the firm’s services.

Skills

Investment consulting

Analytical skills

Leadership

Written communication

Team collaboration

Client relations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CFA designation

Job description

Lead with Purpose, Unlock Your Team’s Passion

At LPL, people leaders hold the key to the employee experience — shaping culture, driving performance, and guiding individuals to new heights. Because when that happens, we all win – clients, LPL, and most importantly our, employees.

Job Overview

LPL Financial Research is a team that provides market insights, asset allocation, and model portfolios to our independent advisors. Our mission is to be a trusted partner to our advisors who provide investors with choices to help meet their financial goals. In this endeavor, our sole motivation is to provide stellar investment management advice — as a partner for those advisors who manage client assets themselves or as a portfolio manager for those advisors who want to leverage our experience.

LPL is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead one of its OCIO teams. The team is dedicated to helping build and maintain a robust investment process and investment operating mechanism within an advisor’s practice. Services delivered will focus on investment governance, investment policy, portfolio construction, and aligning investment process/outcomes with the sales and service functionality of the advisor practice.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisors with consultative, objective advice, along with highly customized investment solutions, to help them achieve their business objectives.
• Lead portfolio design and asset allocation frameworks.
• Ensure portfolios align with IPS constraints and risk objectives.
• Oversee junior portfolio managers and investment analysts.
• Support client reviews in coordination with advisors.
• Support the LPL Sales Enablement process meeting with prospective clients.
• Draw upon previous experience in a OCIO consulting role and drive advisor adoption for the firm’s services.

Requirements

• 5+ years providing investment consulting services
• Bachelor's degree

Core Competencies

• Demonstrated interest in investments
• Analytical and quantitative skills
• Demonstrated leadership, integrity, and initiative
• Demonstrated command of written communication and strong business writing skills
• Ability and willingness to engage in conversation with internal and external parties
• Ability to work both independently and in a team under tight deadlines

Preferences

• CFA designation preferred
• Ability to obtain Series 7 and 66 within one year of employment or CFA designation.

Pay Range

$150,792.00 - $251,320.00

Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.

Company Overview

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.

For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

Principals only. EOE.

Information on Interviews

LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at [phone].

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