VP, Business Solutioning

VP Business Design & Solutioning

Lead with Purpose, Unlock Your Team's Passion

At LPL, people leaders hold the key to the employee experience — shaping culture, driving performance, and guiding individuals to new heights. Because when that happens, we all win – clients, LPL, and most importantly our, employees.

If you're ready to lead with intention and discover what's possible, LPL Financial invites you to apply today.

Job Overview:

LPL Financial is seeking a VP to join our Business Design & Solutioning team within the Client Success group. As a trusted partner, you will drive solutions, lead cross-functional teams, and contribute to deep and thoughtful analysis that enables our leadership team to make informed decisions regarding product development, M&A transactions, strategic partnership engagements, and our organic growth strategy.

The ideal candidate for this role possesses a combination of strong business acumen, a consulting mindset, and expertise in software, product, and financial knowledge. You will assist in the development and delivery of new business lines, software tools, and the integration of strategic partnerships and M&A opportunities. Additionally, you will ensure continuous improvements to our advisor-facing products, aiming to excite our advisor base, lead the market, and attract additional business. This team focuses on institution product and program management, specifically the execution of large cross-functional programs to support our strategic initiatives and product development efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Initiative Management: Assist in the project management of strategic initiatives and projects, ensuring they are undertaken in an efficient and effective manner.
• Problem Solving and Implementation: Break down complex problems into logical steps, implementing near-term, low-fidelity solutions, and defining scalable, long-term solutions in collaboration with product partners.
• Due Diligence and Integration: Lead due diligence, technology consulting initiatives, and integration activities to support strategic partnerships and M&A opportunities.
• Strategic Assessment and Implementation: Formulate strategic assessments, operational buildouts, and implement onboarding for new affiliation models (e.g., business lines/channels).
• Business Product Requirements: Create detailed business product requirements for development teams to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Reporting and Presentations : Prepare best-in-class reports and presentations related to strategic plays, potential M&A transactions, and growth initiatives, ensuring they are ready for SVP+, C-Suite, and Board review.
• High-Level Strategy Communication: Understand and articulate high-level strategies, breaking down business models to their core fundamentals.
• Senior Leadership Engagement: Drive discussions with senior leaders to gain buy-in for new business solutions, leveraging your understanding of their goals and incentives to drive alignment.
• Customer Journey Creation: Ability to design and map out customer journeys to identify opportunities, enhance processes, and secure buy-in for executing future state workflows.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required
• Minimum 7 years of experience within the wealth management industry, including roles in management consulting, digital transformation, client experience, or project management.
• 7+ years of experience delivering business efficiency and transformation initiatives, including process/design mapping, execution of technical solutions in complex environments, and creating presentation documentation.

Core Competencies:

• Proven experience in strategy development and implementation within the wealth management or financial technology sectors.
• Strong ability to create and optimize customer journeys.
• Excellent skills in communicating high-level strategies and breaking down business models.
• Proficiency in problem-solving and implementing both near-term and long-term solutions.
• Exceptional ability to engage, align with, and present to senior leadership.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.

Preferences:

• People leadership experience
• MBA preferred
• FINRA licenses or industry designations

Pay Range:

$149,762.00 - $249,569.00 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!

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, 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

At 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

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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 View phone number on click.appcast.io.

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