Vice President, Investment and Wealth Solutions

Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America, providing products and expertise that help nearly 16 million people save for a better today and tomorrow.

Responsible for driving new revenue growth and profitability across the Ascensus platform by optimizing existing asset manager partnerships, driving co‑manufacturing and product innovation opportunities in support of partner efforts to drive client expansion opportunities through the workplace and is accountable for the achievement of business objectives working in partnership with the leaders of Ascensus’ four lines of business as well as various centers of excellence.

This position can be remote or hybrid to our Newton, MA location.

• Execute on a comprehensive strategy to drive revenue growth focused on Investment Solutions
• Collaborate with business line leaders to align strategies and ensure cohesive execution across the organization

• Identify opportunities to maximize revenue from current asset manager relationships
• Develop curated product offerings and complete solution sets to enhance value for partners and clients

• Explore and evaluate opportunities for co‑manufacturing investment products with asset managers
• Drive targeted product innovations in areas such as private investments, stable value, QDIA/Target Date Funds, active strategies, etc.

• Evaluate opportunities for asset management partners to share in the growth of wealth solutions.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including asset managers and internal business leaders
• Ensure alignment of economic models, incentives, and commercial differentiation approaches with organizational goals
• Culture Carrier. High degree of emotional intelligence and executive maturity. Open, engaging, inspires others, listens well, holds others accountable and drives change and growth. Capability to lead cultural evolution.
• Responsibility. Makes sound judgments for the long term and owns the results.
• Drive for Results. Ensures things are getting done at an appropriate pace, impacting business performance at the highest levels; for instance, they evoke ownership and accountability, streamline processes and structure, and reallocate resources quickly and flexibly. Possesses a strategic commercial mindset.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence within the team
• Establishes a clear vision and strategy and communicates that vision in a way that creates clarity and inspires action.

• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience
• Ability to drive growth of enterprise value through working with institutional partners & large‑scale distribution as well as through periods of transformation.
• Growth mindset with proven experience and strong results leading large scale complex business segments with significant growth potential with resources and partners across the US.
• Experience enhancing relationships with clients, advisors, and industry influencers and superior interpersonal skills with all levels.
• Demonstrated experience in retirement/savings industry, asset management, and wealth management channels, with understanding of products/solutions, distribution/service models, key competitors, and centers of influence.
• Strong detail orientation. Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast‑paced, informal, and collaborative culture
• Ability to lead within a tech‑enabled business and drive the development of suitable technology solutions and product and services platforms that deliver differentiation in the marketplace and effectuate great outcomes.
• Customer Centric. Strong customer focus with a proven track record of driving customer growth through the adoption of products and excellence in service. Brings the ability to leverage insights to build innovative products and solutions.
• Strong collaboration skills, which lead to the ability to identify meaningful new opportunities and to demonstrate joint accountability for organizational success…