AVP, Strategic Partners

Where Ambition Meets InnovationBuild a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.Job OverviewAre you energized by building relationships, evaluating emerging companies, and turning promising opportunities into partnerships that create measurable value? Do you thrive in complex environments where progress depends on knowing how to connect the right people, navigate competing priorities, and maintain momentum across a large portfolio of opportunities?The AVP of Strategic Partners, within our Technology Consulting & Partnerships team, will serve as a key role in helping identify, evaluate, structure, onboard, and grow third-party partnerships that improve the advisor and client experience and advance the firm’s strategic priorities.This role requires an exceptional relationship builder and highly organized portfolio leader who can manage a large and continuously evolving pipeline of prospective partners through multiple stages of evaluation, diligence, contracting, approval, onboarding, launch, and ongoing relationship management. The successful candidate must be equally effective with external executives and internal stakeholders, possessing the judgment, persistence, and organizational awareness needed to advance complex opportunities across a large enterprise.This is not simply a project-management or vendor-management position. The AVP will be expected to own meaningful business outcomes, translate strategy into execution, and create alignment among stakeholders who may have different objectives, processes, and priorities.Responsibilities:Set direction, and manage a list of firms seeking approval for advisor use and/or acceptance to the LPL Vendor Affinity Program:Manage a large portfolio of prospective and expanding partners across evaluation, due diligence, contracting, approval, onboarding, and launchMaintain clear visibility into each opportunity’s stage, strategic rationale, owner, next action, dependencies, risks, and target milestonesPrioritize opportunities based on advisor value, strategic alignment, commercial potential, scalability, effort, and riskKeep opportunities moving, identify barriers early, and determine when opportunities should advance, pause, or stopProvide leadership with concise, decision-ready views of pipeline health, priorities, risks, and emerging opportunitiesBuild and grow strategic relationships:Build a strong internal network and become highly adept at determining who needs to be involved, how decisions get made, and how to move work forward. Coordinate effectively across Product, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Procurement, Finance, Marketing, Operations, and other stakeholders involved in partnership decisionsLead complex initiatives where progress depends on influence rather than direct authority.Anticipate organizational dependencies and resolve issues before they create unnecessary delays. Bring recommendations and proposed solutions when escalating issues rather than simply identifying problemsDevelop and maintain strong, trusted relationships with prospective partners, existing partners, technology companies, and senior external executivesIdentify opportunities to deepen relationships through new capabilities, integrations, adoption initiatives, or expanded use cases Apply strategic and commercial judgment:Evaluate prospective partnerships through the lens of advisor value, enterprise strategy, market opportunity, economics, scalability, implementation effort, and riskDevelop business cases and executive recommendations that enable clear decisionsParticipate meaningfully in pricing, revenue-sharing, contracting, and other commercial discussionsRecognize opportunities to improve mutually beneficial outcomes while maintaining strong partner relationshipsMonitor market developments and identify emerging partnership opportunitiesWhat are we looking for?We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.Requirements:3-5+ years in strategic partnership/vendor management rolesProject management / multi-tasking skills across different projectsFinancial Services, Advisor Practice, Financial Custodian and/or FinTech/SaaS Technologies experienceCore Competencies:Strong communication skills, both written and oral, including public speaking, leading in a board room setting, etc., with a track record of building relationshipsAbility to manage priorities simultaneously and with autonomyPreferences:Knowledge of advisor technology, financial planning, client relationship management, reporting, marketing, AI, cybersecurity tools in marketExperience with third-party risk management, information security reviews, compliance reviews, procurement, contracting and technology governance processesExisting relationships within the financial services technology, venture-capital, wealth-management or advisor-services ecosystemIntermediate to Advanced skillset in Excel, with a comfort comparing and analyzing data sets, is a plusPay Range: $112,991.00 - $188,284.00Actual 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!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 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 .Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. 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 View phone number on click.appcast.io.EAC 5.19.26SummaryLocation: Fort Mill/Charlotte; New York; Tempe; Boston; Arlington VA; Waltham MA; Austin TXType: Full time