Director Participant Engagement

📋 Description

• Oversee and guide a regional team tasked with implementing a growth strategy and business plan aimed at uncovering new opportunities to enhance participation, assets, and savings rates in defined contribution plans (457(b), 403(b), 401(k)), while also improving participants' overall diversification and wealth accumulation and distribution strategies.

• Optimize the utilization and adoption of Empower products and services, including Managed Accounts through Empower Advisory Services.

• Foster a culture of safety, autonomy, high accountability, support, coaching, and constructive feedback, promoting high performance, engagement, learning, and career development among employees.

• Ensure the team adheres to a consistent service model by leveraging Empower's technological resources and counseling processes, while complying with corporate policies and procedures.

• As the Supervising Principal, ensure compliance with all regulatory and fiduciary standards by tracking and monitoring relevant records.

• Conduct training sessions to improve service activities, compliance obligations, and corporate/industry policies and procedures.

• Cultivate strong partnerships with key regional personnel, plan sponsor representatives, and both internal and external stakeholders to enhance the distribution and utilization of Empower products and services, and to implement strategic initiatives.

• Analyze and manage all expenditures to ensure alignment with budgetary constraints.

• Participate in sales presentations alongside Regional Sales Directors and senior management team members, fulfilling supervisory responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field is preferred.

• 7 to 10 years of experience within the Financial Services industry.

• Knowledge of management, training, coaching, and leadership principles.

• General familiarity with technology software, with the capability to use MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, as well as the aptitude to learn new systems.

• Proven ability to influence and motivate others, driving behavioral change and personal growth while formulating and executing strategies that align with organizational objectives and surpass corporate goals.

• FINRA 6, 63, 26, and 65 registrations are required within designated timelines; at least two registrations are necessary for consideration.

• FINRA fingerprinting is mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

• Retirement savings options, including a 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contributions, and a diverse investment lineup.

• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year.

• A business-casual environment that allows for jeans.

• Generous paid time off upon hire, including a paid time off program, ten paid company holidays, and three floating holidays each calendar year.

• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year.

• Leave of absence programs, including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA).

• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) that promote inclusion and collaboration across our business and within the communities where we live, work, and play. BRGs are accessible to all.