Senior Private Wealth Advisor, Practice Lead - San Jose area

Job Overview

At Empower, our mission is to empower financial freedom for all, and our vision is to transform financial lives through advice, people, and technology. The Senior Private Wealth Advisor, Practice Lead (Personal Strategy) plays a vital role in helping high-net-worth clients achieve long-term financial success by serving as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact for high-net-worth client households. This role focuses on retaining and growing net assets over time by delivering proactive, tailored financial advice through a highly personal and strategic approach.

• Serve as the lead advisor within a dedicated client team, working closely with a Wealth Advisor and a Client Experience Specialist to build lasting relationships with a dedicated book of high-net-worth Empower clients.
• Provide a first-in-class client experience servicing needs related to client onboarding, financial planning, and investor education.
• Collaborate with advisory team resources to grow and maintain strong long-term relationships with highly valued clients.
• Conduct comprehensive relationship management via phone, email, and virtual meetings, with both proactive and reactive engagement.
• Retain assets under management and garner additional assets through diligent communication, proactive education, and unfailing responsiveness.
• Act as liaison between clients and various internal groups or departments within Empower Personal Wealth to serve clients.
• Explain the Personal Strategy investment strategy, recommend, implement, and review investment strategies that align with clients’ risk tolerance and financial objectives, and engage with clients on portfolio, market, and economic discussions.
• Provide clients with holistic financial planning across a wide variety of subjects, including retirement planning, income optimization, tax-advantaged savings strategies, and education planning.
• Collaborate with Financial Planning Specialists on complex issues or comprehensive financial plans.
• Effectively coordinate with advisory team and various EPW stakeholders for client-related requests.
• Delegate, coach, train, and develop colleagues and resources.
• Travel to meet with clients face-to-face and build strong relationships.

• 10+ years of related work experience in financial services and client experience.
• Demonstrated success with high-net-worth clients, complicated planning, NPS, and client retention.
• Previous experience with direct client contact while exhibiting a knowledgeable, professional demeanor.
• Advanced knowledge of wealth management strategies, financial planning, tax and income optimization, and estate planning.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, detail-oriented, able to manage many time-sensitive tasks simultaneously, pro-active self-starter, strong situational awareness and contextual thinking, and strong organizational and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to navigate multiple client needs, deliver on multi-product goals, and analyze and present investment portfolios to clients.
• Bachelor’s degree in business or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• FINRA Series 65 required.
• FINRA fingerprinting required.
• CFP strongly preferred.

Base Salary Range: $ - $. Non‑sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance.

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with up to 6% company matching contributions, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year.
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans.
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year.
• Paid volunteer time – 16 hours per year.
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and FMLA.
• Business Resource Groups facilitate…