Vice President Executive Financial Planning and Stock Plan Services

Company: Empower
Location: Saint Charles
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

Vice President Executive Financial Planning and Stock Plan Services at Empower summary:
The Vice President of Executive Financial Planning and Stock Plan Services is responsible for strategizing and implementing Empower's offerings in financial planning and stock plan services. This role involves developing high-performing teams and creating enhanced customer experiences through comprehensive financial solutions. The position requires strong leadership, experience in the financial services industry, and a commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace culture.
Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.The Vice President, Executive Financial Planning and Stock Plan Services will develop and execute Empower's workplace strategy for financial planning, stock plan participant services, and executive engagement within the greater organizational strategy. This VP will play a vital role in developing participant service centers for stock-plan services, nonqualified plans, executive services and workplace financial planning. This individual has a passion for financial planning and developing high performing teams that focus on improving the lives of their customers. Successful leaders in this role partner enterprise wide to deliver an industry leading experience and drive plan sponsor adoption. This is the perfect fit for outgoing and proactive leaders that want to build an organization from the ground up.What you will do

• Strategize and grow a service model to support executives with complex planning needs across a variety of benefit offerings
• Stand up phone-based participant Stock Plan Servicing and advisory organization
• Enhance in-plan financial planning offering to meet the complex planning needs of broadly complex participants
• Hire, onboard and develop team members to deliver on the service models, business goals, and designed customer experience for these service models
• Develop service offering for nonqualified plan participants
• Strategize, own, and develop business plan, job architecture and business model to execute through modeling results, analytics, and execution of plan from the ground up
• Drive high velocity, high impact organization to exceptional results characterized by deepened customer relationships and financial plan delivery/execution
• Support plan sponsor consultation on adoption of holistic service offering to best serve their most complex employees
• Develop team of 20 associates to 100 or more in 2-5 years by attracting and retaining top talent at the associate, manager, and director levels
• Oversee growth of comprehensive Financial Planning team for Workplace business line
• Create strategies to enhance business growth, while supporting new initiatives, process enhancements, and team execution
• Coach leaders to deliver exceptional results personally and through their teams
• Lead through change management in a fast paced, growth-oriented environment
• Ensure supervisory expectations meet firm guidelines and are upheld throughout the organization
• Hold team accountable to and deliver on productivity, performance, and customer experience expectations
• Measure, analyze, evaluate, and manage workflows, business trends and profitability drivers to ensure revenue and AUM opportunities are maximizedWhat you will bring
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 10+ years of relatable industry leadership experience
  • FINRA Series 7, 24, & 66, required
  • Demonstrated experience owning and developing one or multiple lines of business
  • Expertise in asset growth and retention through comprehensive planning (including tax and estate planning, and asset optimization across ERISA and Non-ERISA plans)
  • FINRA fingerprinting required
  • Demonstrated success leading an organization while developing new service offerings that do not currently exist within the firm
  • Deep understanding of financial planning and other services (including tax and estate planning) needed to deliver delightful experiences to executives
  • Expertise in sales in a highly regulated environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and strong executive presenceWhat will set you apart
    • Master's degree preferred
    • Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation preferred
    • Mastery of Microsoft Office software and ability to learn new technology systems
    • Culture development aligns with flat organization and collaborative mindset#PJPW - EPW***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***What we offer youWe offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.
      • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
      • Retirement savings - 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
      • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
      • Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
      • Generous paid time off upon hire - including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
      • Paid volunteer time - 16 hours per calendar year
      • Leave of absence programs - including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
      • Business Resource Groups (BRGs) - internal networks that rally around common interest, experiences and identities such as race, ethnicity, gender, ability, military status and sexual orientation. BRGs play a vital role in educating and engaging our people and advancing our business priorities.Base Salary Range$210,000.00 - $250,000.00The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.Equal opportunity employer --- -Drug-free workplaceWe are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. -All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. -All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. -***For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.***Job Posting End Date at 12:01 am on:04-16-2025Want the latest money news and views shaping how we live, work and play? Sign up for Empower's free newsletter and check out The Currency.Workplace Flexibility: Remote - Nationwide
        
        Keywords:
        financial planning, stock plan services, executive engagement, team development, customer experience, financial services leadership, business strategy, workplace culture, employee engagement, financial well-being
        

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