RIA Integration Manager

Job Description

As an RIA Integration Manager, you'll lead the full lifecycle of bringing newly acquired Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) firms into our organization. From the moment a deal is signed through full integration, you'll act as the central point of contact and trusted partner for advisors and their teams. This role blends project leadership, relationship management, and problem-solving. You'll guide advisors through a major career transition-keeping things on track operationally while ensuring they feel supported and confident throughout the process.

You'll typically manage 4-6 integrations at once, partnering closely with internal teams across the business (Legal, Compliance, Finance, HR, IT, and more) and working alongside integration specialists. This is a hybrid role with about 10-25% travel.


What You'll Do
• Act as the primary point of contact for advisors, leading integrations from deal signing through full onboarding
• Guide advisors through complex transitions with clarity, empathy, and strong communication
• Orchestrate the due diligence questionnaire process, review responses, and surface findings that inform deal terms and integration planning.
• Drive progress while ensuring advisors feel supported and engaged-not overwhelmed
• Develop and execute tailored integration plans, identifying risks early and ensuring long-term success
• Coordinate across 20+ internal teams to deliver a seamless integration experience
• Maintain accurate plans and provide transparent updates to leadership
• Track key metrics and share insights to improve processes and outcomes

What You Must-Have

• Ability to stay calm, steady, and solution-focused in high-pressure or emotional situations
• Strong relationship management skills-you connect well with people and build trust quickly
• Experience managing multiple complex projects at once with competing priorities
• A collaborative mindset-you work well across teams and influence without authority
• Comfort working within structured processes while also suggesting improvements
• Strong written and presentation skills
• Bachelor's degree

What is Nice to Have
• 5+ years in financial services, especially in RIA, wealth management, or M&A integration
• Familiarity with brokerage/advisory operations (e.g., ACATs, repapering, platform transitions)
• Ability to navigate ambiguity or evolving processes
• Knowledge of custodians like Schwab, Fidelity, or Pershing
• Project management or process improvement certifications (PMP, Six Sigma)

Compensation: The base annual salary range for this role is $82,000 to $117,000, plus a competitive performance-based bonus. Base annual salary depends on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and location. Base annual salary may also differ significantly due to geography and cost of labor considerations.

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About Us

About Us

What we give you in return:

Not many teams can say that they support people's dreams coming to life... We happen to do that every day. And as important as we know your career is, we recognize that there's a whole lot more to life. To ensure that our Employees can make the most of their time outside of working hours, we offer a competitive salary and for full-time roles, a benefits package including:

• Inclusive health, dental, vision and life insurance plans built to support diverse lifestyles, offer preventative care, and protect against hardship.
• Easy access to mental health benefits to meet our team members and their families where they are.
• 20 plus days of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and 2 paid wellness days to give our employees the time they need to stay close with their loved ones, recharge, and give back to their communities.
• 401(k) Savings plan with a generous company contribution (up to 5%), and access to a financial professional to offer our employees the opportunity to plan-ahead for a strong financial future well beyond their working years.
• Paid parental leave to support all team members with birth, adoption, and foster.
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account options to help you save money on healthcare, daycare, commuting, and more.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), LifeLock, Pet Insurance and more.

About Cetera Financial Group:

Cetera Financial Group® ("Cetera") is a leading network of independent retail broker-dealers empowering the delivery of objective financial advice to individuals, families and company retirement plans across the country through trusted financial advisors and financial institutions. Cetera is one of the largest independent financial advisor networks in the nation by number of advisors, as well as a leading provider of retail services to the investment programs of banks and credit unions.

Through its multiple distinct firms, Cetera offers independent and institutions-based advisors the benefits of a large, established broker-dealer and registered investment adviser, while serving advisors and institutions in a way that is customized to their needs and aspirations. Advisor support resources offered through Cetera include award-winning wealth management and advisory platforms, comprehensive broker-dealer and registered investment adviser services, practice management support, and innovative technology.

"Cetera Financial Group" refers to the network of independent retail firms encompassing, among others, Cetera Advisors LLC, Cetera Wealth Services LLC (f/k/a Cetera Advisor Networks), Cetera Investment Services LLC (marketed as Cetera Financial Institutions, or Cetera Investors. All firms are members FINRA/SIPC.

Cetera Financial Group is committed to providing an equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. For us, this is the only acceptable way to do business. Accordingly, all employment decisions at Cetera Financial Group, including those relating to hiring, promotion, transfers, benefits, compensation, and placement, will be made without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic characteristics, religion, religious dress and/or grooming, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, U.S. military status, political affiliation, or any other class protected by state and/or federal law.

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