Financial Advisor Regional Director

Allworth Financial () is an independent investment financial advisory firm that specializes in retirement planning, investment advising, and 401(k) management with a direct approach to financial planning. Allworth Financial delivers long- and short-term investment planning solutions and advice to help clients achieve their goals and plan strategically for retirement.

Allworth Financial is a high growth, private equity backed, multi branch Registered Investment Advisor. Founded in Sacramento, California, in 1993 Allworth is primarily a fee-based, employee-centric fiduciary advisory firm, that prides itself on emphasizing client well-being and education. The business is a multi-billion dollar firm and is on track for continued growth through both acquisitions and strong organic growth. Allworth is considered a great place to work and was once again given the prestigious “Circle of Excellence” award by the National Business Research Institute for employee and client satisfaction in 2021, placing it among the best-loved brands in America.

Allworth Financial was also recognized as a Barron's Top 40 RIA in 2024.

Reporting directly to the Chief Client Officer. The Regional Director leads a region of 45-65 financial advisors and their Associate Advisors one of five regions (growing to six) as Allworth scales toward $100B AUM. The Regional Director owns regional growth, adherence to the Allworth advice standard, and the client experience for the region, supported by Market Leaders who provide local leadership while the Regional Director retains supervisory accountability.

• Lead 45-65 advisors and their Associate Advisors; serve as a member of the Advisory leadership team and represent the region in the monthly FS Business Review.
• Own regional growth goals (NCNM and net flows) and hold advisors accountable to mutually agreed business plans; drive the clients-per-advisor productivity path (171 → 198) with Associate Advisor support toward a 4:1 ratio.
• Recommend advisor hiring within the FS capacity plan (per scorecard triggers, ~5-month lead time); partner with recruiting and lead onboarding of new advisors.
• Recommend Market Leader appointments and develop Market Leaders as local leaders — office culture, recruiting presence, first-line advisor support.
• Personally engage advisors through effective 1:1s, attending client meetings, and delivering individual and group coaching; serve as SME for advisor training needs.

• Own advice-standard adherence and the coaching cadence for the region, in partnership with Practice Management growth consultants.
• Champion the planning-led client experience: drive planning penetration for $1M+ households through the Wealth Planning intake (≤3-week plan delivery SLA) and specialist engagement (tax, estate, insurance).
• Deliver the segmented service-tier promise; own regional client escalations; monitor household retention (≥96%) and AUM retention (≥98%).

• Decide client and book assignment — new clients, M&A books per the integration playbook, and advisor departures — with Market Leader input.
• Decide individual AGS migration exceptions within policy; escape to the Head of Advisory when exceptions exceed 5% of a book; execute migration waves against the ≥97% client-retention guardrail.
• Decide Associate Advisor → Advisor promotion timing and book assignment (readiness criteria owned by Practice Management; contributes to the 8–10 promotions/year firm pipeline).
• Recommend fee exceptions below segment minimums (decided in-band by the Head of Advisory); log all exceptions for quarterly review.

• Receive acquired-firm…