Associate Vice President, Client Engagement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Serve as a secondary contact for clients, supporting and promoting the strategic direction established by the Lead Advisor.

• Engage in all client communications to ensure continuity, clarity, and effective follow-through.

• Prepare and present client communications, including:

• Meeting summaries

• Action plans

• Status updates

• Guarantee that clients enjoy a seamless, proactive, and highly organized advisory experience.

• Convert high-level advisory direction into:

• Clear action items

• Structured workflows

• Defined deliverables

• Coordinate efforts across various disciplines, including:

• Tax strategy and compliance

• Investment structuring and execution

• Estate planning and entity structuring

• Banking, lending, and liquidity management

• Ensure alignment among all stakeholders (both internal and external) regarding objectives, timelines, and expectations.

• Manage the complete lifecycle of client engagements, including:

• Task tracking

• Timeline management

• Workflow execution

• Oversee the fulfillment of all client deliverables across:

• Financial planning

• Tax coordination

• Legal and estate workflows

• Investment execution

• Ensure all work is completed:

• On schedule

• According to specifications

• To a high standard of quality

• Supervise and facilitate the coordination of:

• CPAs and tax advisors

• Attorneys and estate planners

• Investment and asset managers

• Banking and lending partners

• Monitor deliverables, timelines, and dependencies across all third-party entities.

• Ensure accountability and prompt responses from all external partners.

• Work closely with the Client Operations Associate to:

• Delegate execution tasks

• Review deliverables

• Ensure quality control prior to client delivery.

• Maintain oversight across all workstreams to guarantee consistency and thoroughness.

• Assist in the development and refinement of comprehensive financial plans.

• Help distill complex financial information into clear, actionable insights.

• Prepare materials and recommendations for the Lead Advisor's review.

• Aid in evaluating and vetting investment opportunities presented to the firm or its clients.

• Analyze supporting materials to identify key risks, assumptions, and considerations.

• Summarize findings for internal discussions and client presentations.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5–10 years of experience in:

• Wealth management

• Multi-family office

• Private client advisory

• Investment operations or financial planning

• Strong knowledge of:

• Financial planning concepts

• Tax strategy coordination

• Estate planning structures (trusts, LLCs, etc.)

• Investment vehicles and capital flows

• Experience in client-facing engagements.

• Exceptional organizational and project management skills.

• Active license (Series 65 or equivalent) or the ability to obtain one.

• Professional designations (CFP®, CPA, EA, CPWA®, JD, or similar).

• Experience working with high-net-worth or ultra-high-net-worth clients.

• Capability to translate complex ideas into clear, actionable steps.

• High attention to detail with a dedication to precision and quality.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to juggle multiple client engagements at once.

• Strong judgment and discretion in handling sensitive client matters.

• Proactive, ownership-driven mindset with an inclination towards action.

• Comfort in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid holidays

• Work from home

• Discretionary performance-based bonus potential

• Opportunity for long-term growth aligned with firm expansion