Principal | Investment Advisor

The Principal Wealth Advisor serves as a key relationship and investment manager, ensuring high client retention by meeting all service needs and developing personalized wealth planning strategies. This role involves onboarding new clients through various programs and serving as a secondary advisor when needed. The Principal Wealth Advisor leads client meetings, collaborates across departments to meet client needs, mentors colleagues, and ensures a superior client experience. Your focus will be on growing assets under management while ensuring exceptional client outcomes and satisfaction. This is the perfect role for someone who enjoys the analytical aspects of portfolio management and welcomes the opportunity to develop relationships with a wonderful group of clients, ultimately growing to serve as their primary advisor.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as a key relationship and investment manager for clients, meeting all service needs and achieving high levels of retention.
• Develop and communicate customized wealth planning strategies based on clients' financial goals, risk tolerance, and investment preferences.
• Serve as a secondary advisor for selected clients as needed.
• Onboard new client relationships through organic pipelines, Custodian Referral Programs, and Workplace Solution Programs.
• Day-to-day management of client portfolios.
• Responding to incoming requests from clients, external advisors, custodians and investment managers as needed.
• Prepare and lead client and prospect meetings.
• Participation in portfolio reviews and new business presentations.
• Identify cross-department solutions for client needs and able to speak generally of other service offerings.
• Assist with the timely completion and submission of all client related transaction requests.
• Involvement in company committees and/or firm-wide initiatives.
• Perform other duties as deemed necessary or as directed.

Required Credentials:

• Bachelor's or master's degree plus CFA (completed or in progress) or other qualifications, such as CIMA, CAIA, or CFP
• Desire to move into a full-time advisor role, being the primary contact for clients
• 5+ years of progressive experience at a private bank, registered investment adviser or asset management firm
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities in a dynamic environment with deadline pressures
• Proficiency with Addepar, eMoney, Salesforce

Skills & Competencies:

• Proficiency in all Advisor functions, plus:
  
  • Proven leader, decision-maker, and subject matter expert.
  • Independently sources new client revenue and expands upon existing client relationships.
  • Independently develops and communicates wealth planning strategies and manages client relationships.
• Considerable experience with the use of alternative investments in client portfolios
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills with both external clients and internal collaboration.
• Working knowledge of e-Money, Salesforce, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook a strong plus.
• Ability to listen and empathize with clients, spot, and analyze issues, and simplify/explain financial concepts to provide solutions.
• Strong attention to detail, exceptional problem-solving skills, and ability to organize and prioritize work in order to meet deadlines in a proactive manner with little supervision required.
• Must accept and thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Tenacious about doing what is right for the client - always.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Compensation Range:

$140,000-$160,000 base

Why Cerity Partners:

Our people drive our success by working together to deliver exceptional service to our clients. Below is a glimpse of the key elements of our total rewards package:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance- day 1!
• 401(k) savings and investment plan options with 4% match
• Flexible PTO policy
• Parental Leave
• Financial assistance for advanced education and professional designations
• Opportunity to give back time to local communities
• Commuter benefits

Cerity Partners is committed to providing an environment where all individuals can be their authentic selves. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who respects each individual and supports the diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences of our colleagues. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Cerity Partners is committed to working with and providing accommodations to applicants with disabilities or special needs. For those needing accommodations, please reach out to careers@ceritypartners.com. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.