Team Leader- Generations Tax Strategy

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 06-Nov-2025. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately‑owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns. Behind everything we do is our purpose:
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The Edward Jones Generations™ team provides an end-to-end, high net worth (HNW) client experience by partnering with our branch teams to provide ongoing client services including holistic financial planning, tax and estate planning services via trusted 3rd parties, plan implementation via expanding sets of Edward Jones products and services, and ongoing reporting and support.

Lead a team of tax subject matter experts holding advanced designations who are responsible for supporting branch teams and complex client engagements in order to better meet client needs and deepen client relationships through the delivery of the Edward Jones Generations Private Client Services experience. This team serves as a tax planning expert in partnership with the senior planner and financial advisor to uncover, understand, and articulate tax planning needs.

They also leverage relationships with, and provide oversight to, external 3rd party service providers, such as tax planning and advice firms, to bring forward tax planning strategies, recommendations, and implementation support. We work in a highly collaborative and fast‑paced environment, where we welcome fresh perspectives that allow us to continually exceed client expectations in an ever‑evolving landscape. The team leader is expected to run the day‑to‑day business, including updating and ensuring alignment to all written supervisory (WSPs), standard operating procedures (SOPs) and oversight of risk associated with working directly with branch teams and clients.

The team leader is also expected to hold the team accountable for exceeding business results and will be required to ensure all tax planning recommendations are suitable and align to client goals.

• Develop and execute team objectives and drive team performance (feedback, training & coaching) in support of department and firm objectives.
• Lead the strategy to evolve and set team guidance on presenting complex concepts in an understandable and actionable manner to home‑office associates, branch teams and clients to provide customized solutions.
• Coach team members on their tax planning delivery including but not limited to their collaboration with Generations colleagues, written tax planning summaries, and client interactions.
• Act as an advanced subject matter expert in their area of tax planning and translate to strategic initiatives within various business areas to identify, create, and develop the most advanced client focused business building ideas.
• Act as a resource for firm strategy, knowledge and interpretation of industry rules and regulations, and potential rule changes as it relates to area of expertise and translates to strategic initiatives within various business areas.
• As a tax subject matter expert, present to branches through the various channels available within the department such as webinars and field‑based training meetings. This may also include providing expertise for content development and acting as a subject matter expert for formal training programs led by Enterprise Learning, WMAS Content Creation or other areas.
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