Investment Implementation Lead

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Full Time First/Mid Level Mgr Akron, OH, US

3 days ago Requisition

Sequoia Financial Group is a growing Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), headquartered in Northeast Ohio, offering financial planning and wealth management services. At Sequoia, we exist with a singular purpose: to enrich lives. Our values define how we behave and guide us through the pursuit of our purpose to enrich lives. At Sequoia, our core values are:

• Integrity. We act in the best interests of others by providing an honest, consistent experience for our clients and team.
• Passion
  . We pursue our full potential, seeking to continually enhance and evolve our ability to serve our clients and team.
• Teamwork.We subordinate our egos to work together for the benefit of our clients.

The Inve stment Implementation Leader is a leadership role responsible for overseeing three critical functions within Sequoia's organization: the Portfolio Strategist team, the Investment Implementation team and the Investment Operations team. This role serves as the operational and strategic bridge between Sequoia's investment research products and capabilities and its advisor-facing delivery model, including end-to-end oversight over Sequoia's strategy implementation, ensuring that investment solutions are commercially-defined, communicated, implemented through standard models and on-model proposals, and managed across the firm's regional coverage model.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned investment operations professional with deep experience in portfolio management, trading operations, and client-facing investment strategy. They will be a collaborative leader who can drive adoption of Sequoia's evolving investment platform while maintaining operational excellence across revenue enablement / proposal generation, portfolio implementation, and ongoing portfolio management.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, develop, and manage a large team of professionals across the Portfolio Strategists, Investment Implementation and Investment Operations functions.
• Build and refine the Portfolio Strategist coverage model, aligning team members with Sequoia's regional advisory leadership structure.
• Establish clear performance expectations, development goals, and accountability frameworks for both teams.
• Partner with senior leadership, including the Head of Operations and regional advisory leaders, to align investment implementation priorities with firm-wide business objectives.

Portfolio Strategist Oversight

• Oversee the Portfolio Strategist team's regional responsibilities, ensuring consistent delivery of business development support, proposal generation, and portfolio construction across all regions.
• Ensure Portfolio Strategists are effectively educating advisors and clients on Sequoia's investment solutions and driving platform adoption in their respective regions.
• Collaborate with Investment Research to ensure Portfolio Strategists are current on Sequoia's evolving investment offerings and can communicate them clearly to advisors and clients.
• Ensure all investment recommendations and portfolio construction activity reflects appropriate suitability standards for clients.

Investment Implementation & Operations Oversight

• Oversee the end-to-end revenue enablement / proposal process, ensuring client proposals accurately reflect Sequoia's value proposition, appropriate services, and competitive pricing
• Manage the initial trading and transition of client portfolios onto Sequoia's investment strategies
• Oversee ongoing portfolio management, including trade execution for client cash needs, portfolio rebalancing, and implementation of allocation changes directed by Sequoia's Investment Research team
• Maintain and improve operational workflows, controls, and documentation standards to ensure accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across all investment operations activity
• Develop and implement tracking and oversight mechanisms to monitor portfolio risk and ensure clear records of discretionary and non-discretionary activity

Strategy & Process Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement across investment implementation processes, leveraging technology and scalable workflows to support firm growth
• Partner with compliance and leadership on policy development related to investment operations and portfolio management practices
• Support the firm's hiring plan by identifying talent needs and contributing to the build-out of both teams in alignment with…