Senior Manager, Franchise Recruiting & Engagement

About Our Company

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and River Source Insurance and Annuities.

Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

In this role, you will be responsible for Novice and Experienced Advisor recruiting and development, staff career path and Experienced Advisor onboarding for the Territory. This includes partnering with the Franchise Field Vice President (FFVP), Franchise Consultants and franchise advisors in driving advisor engagement and driving practice growth in corporate office and Region initiatives. Additionally, you will provide business planning, implementation and follow-up support to all levels of Field Leadership and advisors as needed.

This position supports the territory of Michigan and Northwestern Ohio. If you are not located close to a physical office, remote work is considered for qualified candidates.

• Lead a high quality, high quantity recruiting/career path effort for Franchisee Staff, Novice/Experienced Advisors and External Practice Acquisition hires for the Territory. Develops and manages a comprehensive diversified sourcing strategy- driving a consistent level of high-quality lead flow. Able to effectively screen and conduct interviews with candidates, present the unique value proposition of each opportunity, and guide and manage all steps of the process in partnership with the Franchisee, all the way through from sourcing, offer and hiring to future development/promotion opportunities.
• Lead the annual Advisor Business Planning process for the Territory, ensuring a high-quality implementation that drives both high participation (90+% of advisors) and a thorough capture of the advisors  growth goals and objectives. Responsible for advisor engagement in programs that drive practice growth. By leveraging available resources, drive advisor participation and uptake in Growth Programs, Region and Territory training events, and other critical Practice Growth initiatives.
• Lead the onboarding process for all new advisor hires and practice acquisitions for the territory. Create and manage an on- boarding plan customized to each situation. Serve as a key point of contact to ensure they have the right tools, resources, training, and support necessary to onboard effectively, quickly transition their clients/assets and grow GDC to pre-transition level of production.
• On an as needed basis, support ad hoc field leader and top advisor requests for assistance. Present strategic messaging on behalf of the local leadership team in advisor engagement venues. Provide leadership to matrix business partners who are responsible for driving results in the assigned territory. Connect top advisors to tools and resources designed to help them troubleshoot issues and drive growth within their practice.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 5+ years of relevant experience

• Experience with recruiting
• Experience in financial services industry
• Series 7
• Series 66
• Ability to work independently with high initiative, while also comfortable working with a team to drive results
• Ability to create and implement change, drives results, and holds others accountable. Strategic focus with ability to translate vision into tactical actions
• Extensive Project Management experience required, preferably (but not exclusively) in leading operational, on boarding and recruiting projects.
• Outstanding relationship management, negotiation, and collaborating/influencing skills in working with all levels of advisors
• Ability to monitor and…