Operations Associate-Advisory Support

Why Stifel Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole. Lets talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success . What You'll Be Doing Join a team that serves as a key operational partner to Financial Advisors and branch associates across the firm. As an Operations Advisory Support Associate, you'll help ensure advisory accounts are established, maintained, and serviced accurately so advisors can focus on helping clients achieve their financial goals. You'll gain hand-on experience with advisory operations, collaborate with experienced team members, and build expertise in account processing, problem resolution, and service support. Success in this role comes from attention to detail, a commitment to excellent service, and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment where accuracy and teamwork matter. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a strong foundation in the financial services industry while contributing to a team that supports one of the firm's most important business lines. What We're Looking For Accurately perform job duties as provided by leadership while adhering to departmental procedures and guidelines Proficiently process, create, and enter data into systems to be utilized by our Financial Advisors and branch staff Identify potential problems or issues and elevate to department leadership if necessary Develop effective communication skills within the department Provide timely updates on progression of job responsibilities to leadership Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively within a team Learn basic advisory operations concepts to provide timely and accurate responses to phone calls and emails from the branch offices. Establish confidence completing daily reports as needed. Provide additional support to the Advisory Services team as volumes dictate. What You'll Bring Ability to attain a basic understanding of industry rules/regulations and Stifel policies that pertain to the department. Strong attention to detail skills to minimize risk to the firm Initiative and self-direction when performing tasks with the ability to organize and prioritize effectively in order to meet deadlines Able to handle large workloads that vary based on heavy volume periods Ability to work autonomously throughout the day based on performance criteria provided by leadership Education & Experience Minimum Required: High School Diploma or equivalent Preferred: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience Minimum Required: 0-2 years' professional business related experience Systems & Technology Proficient in Outlook and Microsoft Office products #LI-AS1 About Stifel Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients' money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success. While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Lets talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success. At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off. Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr Stifel, Incorporated