Senior Business Development Consultant

Where Ambition Meets Innovation Build 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 Overview As the Senior Recruiter, you’ll play a vital role in executing recruitment strategies that drive the growth and success of Financial Resources Group (FRG) in the Independent Advisor Network (IAN) affiliation model of LPL Financial. You’ll be responsible for identifying, engaging, and attracting top financial advisor talent both internally and externally, while effectively communicating our FRG and LPL IAN models’ unique value proposition. Reporting to the VP of Enterprise Advisor Recruiting, you’ll be a key liaison between FRG, IAN, LPL Financial, and prospective candidates. You will have multiple business development priorities focused on two main candidate pools: existing LPL advisors seeking more support for their business through the FRG / IAN value proposition, and outside advisors joining the FRG / IAN business model. You will build relationships, guide candidates through the recruitment life cycle, and ensure an exceptional candidate experience. You will also collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to support broader business development goals and maintain a strong, proactive recruiting pipeline. Responsibilities: Develop, manage, and maintain a robust recruiting pipeline of internal LPL advisor candidates through outreach initiatives driven at the firm level Prospect, source, and engage outside advisor candidates through outbound cold calls, campaigns, and responses to internal leads Achieve target outreach goals and maintain consistent follow-up with leads Lead outreach campaigns aligned with the goals of FRG and IAN; actively monitoring and analyzing emerging trends, developments, and players across the industry landscape to generate recruiting opportunities Clearly articulate the benefits of affiliation with FRG and IAN, including business models, policies, and platform advantages Utilize Salesforce.com to track individual KPIs and understand the impact of lead flow on territory funnel and results Conduct virtual meetings to evaluate advisor business models and assess cultural fit and strategic alignment Collaborate with the VP of Enterprise Advisor Recruiting to evaluate advisors and their business Schedule, support, manage, and attend virtual and live due diligence visits to the FRG and IAN to address advisor questions and concerns Partner with Business Consultants to identify placement opportunities across the IAN network of offices Partner with senior members of the recruiting team for large recruiting opportunities What 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: Minimum of 5 years of recruiting or sales experience, ideally within the financial services or wealth management industry Highly motivated and resilient by achieving sales targets consistently Core Competencies: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to connect across all levels Ability to quickly build rapport, primarily via phone-based communication Demonstrated commitment to high standards of customer service, timeliness, and quality Professional, dependable, and discreet; able to handle confidential information with care Proven ability to resolve issues, solve problems, and remain positive under pressure Experience with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Salesforce, MS Outlook, Quickbase, Smartsheet Experience or understanding of broker/dealers, advisory, finance or sales principles Preferences: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or related areas Pay Range: $70,967.00 - $118,347.00 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(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 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 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 5.19.26 LPL Financial is the nation’s largest independent broker-dealer.* Our company is widely known for its financial strength, exceptional service, and favorable industry reputation among financial professionals. To understand who we are, it’s important to know our core belief: financial guidance is a fundamental need for everyone. LPL Financial creates the space to let you do what you do best – create personal, long-term client relationships that turn financial aspirations into realities. Each year, thousands of financial professionals successfully manage billions of dollars in assets. Because our company is not too big and not too small, you can seize the opportunity to make a real impact. To learn more about our organization visit our About LPL page. * As reported by Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2019, based on total revenue. Want to learn more about the benefits of working at LPL? Check out the links below! We Are LPL Benefits Culture Social Responsibility