Senior Trading Consultant

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.$76K — $126K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of financial services experience
  • 2+ years of supporting trading or related financial technology
  • Experience with trading, rebalancing, and financial platforms
  • Series 7 license required
  • Knowledge of trading regulations
  • Demonstrated problem-solving in complex system issues
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Provides advanced support and guidance on trading and rebalancing tools
  • Acts as an escalation point for complex trading issues
  • Maintains a comprehensive knowledge of trading products and market dynamics
  • Educates advisors on utilizing system functionalities effectively
  • Onboards, trains, and mentors junior staff
  • Leads advisor-facing demonstrations and workshops
  • Collaborates with technology teams to ensure production readiness
  • Identifies and mitigates operational risks

Benefits

  • 401K matching
  • Health benefits
  • Employee stock options
  • Paid time off
  • Volunteer time off
Full Job Description

Job Overview:
Joining our team as a Senior Consultant on the Rebalancing and Model Management Trading Support Desk will allow you to provide advanced trading and system support to financial advisors while helping lead key initiatives across the team. Our trading team’s main priority is to create a reliable support system for our clients so they can easily grow their practice.


This role will serve as a subject matter expert across our trading platforms, provide support for complex advisor and system issues, and help lead testing, training, onboarding, and process improvement efforts. Being flexible and adaptable to competing priorities will be key success factors for this position.

Responsibilities:

  • Provides advanced system support and guidance to advisors regarding model management, rebalancing functionality, block trading tools, and related trading workflows.

  • Serves as an escalation point for complex advisor, trading, and system-related issues.

  • Maintains a strong working knowledge of equities, options, ETFs, mutual funds, the markets, and the market impact and execution complexities of large trades.

  • Maintains advanced knowledge of trading system capabilities and rebalancing methodologies.

  • Educates and consults advisors on the best way to use system capabilities to achieve their desired objectives.

  • Supports inbound advisor contacts and assists with call and workload coverage as needed.

  • Helps onboard, train, and mentor Trading Consultants and other team members.

  • Leads or supports advisor-facing demonstrations, educational workshops, and onboarding activities.

  • Partners with Technology and Product teams on requirements, issue analysis, UAT, production validation, and release readiness.

  • Helps identify platform issues, operational risks, and opportunities to improve system functionality or team processes.

  • Leads assigned projects or workstreams and provides clear updates on progress, risks, and dependencies.

  • Supports LPL’s Volume Contingency Plan by training and supporting other Trading teams as needed.

  • Works closely with Business Transition Partners and other internal partners to showcase capabilities to prospective advisors and support onboarding after affiliation.

  • Supports leadership with complex escalations, team priorities, and operational needs.

  • Additional responsibilities or duties may be assigned as needed.


What are we looking for?

We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of financial services experience

  • 2+ years of experience supporting trading, rebalancing, model management, or related financial technology

  • Experience supporting trading, rebalancing, model management, CRM, or financial services platforms

  • Series 7 required

  • Knowledge of trading regulations and requirements

  • Demonstrated experience resolving complex client, trading, or system issues

  • Written and verbal communication skills

Core Competencies:

  • Knowledge of mutual funds, equities, ETFs, and options

  • Knowledge of model management and rebalancing methodologies

  • Analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills

  • Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently

  • Ability to coach, mentor, and share knowledge with others

  • Ability to identify risk and escalate issues appropriately

  • Cvice and collaboration skills

Preferences:

  • Series 24 preferred

  • Experience with Jira, agile project management, and QA/UAT testing

  • Experience leading projects, workstreams, training, or onboarding efforts

  • Public speaking, coaching, and talent development experience

  • Microsoft Office skills

  • Experience with Beta, Thomson ONE, Microsoft Dynamics, ClientWorks, CWR, or ModelHub preferred

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Pay Range:

$76,220.00 - $126,999.00
 Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!
 

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