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Sr. Analyst, TAMP Platform Management

LPL Financial

LPL Financial

IT
Multiple locations
Posted on Oct 9, 2024

Are you a team player? Are you curious to learn? Are you interested in working in meaningful projects? Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology? Are you interested in being part of a team that is working to transform and do things differently? If so, LPL Financial is the place for you!

Excited to learn more? If so, then this could be the role for you!

LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for the advisor, and not the other way around. Today, LPL is a leader in the markets we serve, supporting more than 22,000 financial advisors, 1,100 institution-based investment programs, and 500 independent RIA firms nationwide. We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-centered model and the belief that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial advisor. At LPL, independence means that advisors have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run their perfect practice. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.

Job Overview:

The Investment Product Management team within LPL’s Business and Wealth Solutions (BWS) group is responsible for delivering a highly competitive set of investment solutions across the brokerage and advisory platforms. This includes the platform and product offering, advisor/client access to solutions, and promotional activities. The team’s goal from an investment product and advisory platform management perspective is to enhance our advisors’ and investors’ experience while helping to improve our firm’s economic and risk profiles. New team seeking to extend a soft-landing by maintaining familiar and established TAMPs or asset management models for all transitioning advisors impacted by LPL’s recent M&A activity.

Responsibilities:

  • The Sr. Analyst, TAMP Platform Management role is primarily focused on our TAMP (turnkey or third-party asset management programs) that include approximately 20 platforms and is an important contributor to the overall investment product and advisory platform strategy.

  • Works closely with our Transitions, M&A, Business Development, and Wealth Consulting, teams on analysis and recruiting-support opportunities and onboarding of recently recruited advisors/firms.

  • The day-to-day program management activities span the full end of end experience advisors have with the TAMP programs ranging from due diligence, end to end advisor experience, addressing operational issues, negotiating fees and reviewing contracts.

  • A preferred candidate will have an understanding of the advisor experience, advisory services, and investment offerings in advisory and regulatory risk and compliance requirements.

  • Drive projects, initiatives, and analyses that help reach decisions and ensure tasks move forward to the successful execution of key priorities

  • Capture feedback from advisors, operations teams, stakeholders and key partners, translating this feedback into insights and recommendations on improving the offering

  • Gathering competitive analysis for key strategic projects

  • Partnering across the firm to advance initiatives, enhancements, and surface to help remove roadblocks in Technology, Finance, Service/Trading, Operations and Legal/Risk

  • Partnering with Compliance, Legal and Risk on the dynamic regulatory environment

  • Participate in the formulation of the program development roadmap

  • Building presentations and delivering findings to leadership and stakeholders

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required

  • 4 plus years financial services experience

  • 1 plus year wealth management/advisor support experience required

  • 1 plus year analyzing and organizing multiple large data sets, excel proficient

Preferences:

  • TAMP program highly preferred

Core Competencies:

  • Knowledgeable on the investment advisory landscape

  • Problem solving and networking within partner relationships

  • Platform management or operational experience associated with recognizing dynamic decisions and contributing towards recommendation

  • Ability to interact effectively with business partners leveraging strong interpersonal and written communication skills

  • Strong consensus builder who thrives in change and fast paced environments

  • Collaboration and communication skills

  • Ability to handle multiple projects and deliver quality outcomes within short timeframes

  • It is a critical ability for this role to take a problem, identify and recruit partners in relevant areas of the firm to prioritize, and implement solutions in a timely fashion.

  • Focused on assisting with the development and management of the TAMP offerings available to LPL advisors. As each TAMP is unique with operational and legal processes, and this role will help navigate serving mutual advisors with internal and external operations and analysis teams.


Pay Range:

$88,000.00 - $146,600.00


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. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!


Why LPL?

At LPL, we believe that objective financial guidance is a fundamental need for everyone. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of proprietary technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services. We provide you with a work environment that encourages your creativity and growth, a leadership team that is supportive and responsive, and the opportunity to create a career that has no limits, only amazing potential.

We are one team on one mission. We take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.

Because our company is not too big and not too small, you can seize the opportunity to make a real impact. We are committed to supporting workplace equality, and we embrace the different perspectives and backgrounds of our employees. We also care for our communities, and we encourage our employees to do the same. This creates an environment in which you can do your best work.

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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 (855) 575-6947.