VP, Investment Products

Investment Products Team Leader

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The Investment Products team within LPL's Investment Management Solutions (IMS) group is responsible for delivering a highly competitive set of investment solutions across LPL's brokerage and advisory platforms. This includes the platform and product offering, advisor / client access to solutions, and promotional activities. The team's goal from an investment product management perspective is to enhance our advisors' and their clients' experience and ability to grow and to enhance our firm's economic and risk profiles.

This role will be responsible for leading the team managing investment products including mutual funds, ETFs, money markets, capital markets and other high net worth solutions offered in this space. This leader will drive continual platform enhancements to offer a robust fund menu across all lines of business and set the prioritization of our product pipeline in support of demand coming from our growing acquisitions. The team is responsible for onboarding of new products, project management, and client experience across LPL's investment product offerings. It coordinates with other functional teams such as LPL's Research, Legal, Compliance, Operations, Technology and sales / business development teams to collectively create great client outcomes.

Job Overview :

Lead the team of business owners responsible for mutual funds, ETFs, money markets, capital markets, and other high net worth and tax deferral solutions such as 529s, HSAs, DAFs. This includes leading the initial and ongoing due diligence of these products, and continual evolution of the process. Advise when we need to discontinue offering specific products. Set the strategy around product pipeline and sourcing, manage product requests, and identify / fill gaps on the platform to ensure the platform remains competitive and meets new areas of demand, continually benchmarking LPL's platform against the industry. Engage with advisors to explain product availability, be a point of escalation for resolving complex problems in selling or servicing products and create / publish educational and marketing materials to increase engagement and awareness. Engage with asset managers to deliver a quality product shelf and manage selling agreement negotiations. Explore new investment structures and proactively seek new investment opportunities for platform distribution. Use asset flows, fund trends, industry trends and monitor share class usage at both the firm and industry level to advise how we strategically position our platforms Be an agent of change to influence at both the industry and firm level how we support new product innovation to investment offerings. Provide project leadership on a variety of firm roadmap initiatives. Collaborate with others in Investment Management Solutions where we see product spaces overlap

The position requires a candidate with deep investment product experience, specifically with mutual funds, ETFs, money markets, capital markets and tax deferral solutions. The ability to lead in partnership with other teams within IMS and across the organization is also critical to the role. Experience with investments and the ability to operate independently to advance projects and handle advisor escalations are baseline skills required of the role. Lastly, deep industry connectivity is expected in order to stay on top of industry trends and be an active voice across the space.

Responsibilities :

• Demonstrate a commitment to creating an environment in which the investment product shelf is managed in a manner consistent with the firm's core values namely putting the interests of our advisors and their clients first.
• Act as a subject matter expert for all aspects of LPL's Mutual Fund, ETF, money market, capital markets and other tax deferral offerings
• Lead a team responsible for building the product pipeline, completing due diligence and onboarding products.
• Partner with others in Investment Management Solutions to support departmental and firm-wide initiatives
• Lead thought leadership to enhance / evolve LPL approach to Mutual Fund and ETF diligence assessing fund availability
• Partner with the firm's Product Risk team to improve our approach to on-going monitoring. Own the resolution of specific issues with fund categories or fund companies
• Track regulatory changes and industry / competitor developments in terms of product, pricing, policy and platform experience within the investment product space
• Provide expertise in the offerings and consult with Marketing and Communication team members on product attractiveness and change management

Requirements :

Pay Range : $154,400-$257,400 / year 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) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for advisors and institutions, and not the other way around. Today, LPL is a leader in the markets we serve, serving more than 23,000 financial advisors, including advisors at approximately 1,000 institutions and at approximately 580 registered investment advisor ("RIA") firms nationwide. We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-mediated model and the belief that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial professional.

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