Senior Director – Workplace Planning, Advice

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

📋 Description

• Oversee strategy and execution within all levels of the Workplace Planning & Advice teams by managing multiple Senior Managers.

• Propel enterprise metrics such as asset retention, managed account adoption, Wealth referrals, and participant engagement.

• Take charge of the lifecycle development strategy from onboarding to advanced planning and high-net-worth (HNW) transitions.

• Establish uniform KPIs, advice quality standards, and coaching frameworks across all managerial teams.

• Serve as the principal leader for Empower’s workplace advice model, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and supervisory oversight.

• Formulate campaign strategies, performance management methods, and technology integration plans in collaboration with Product, WPA Experience, Marketing, and Wealth teams.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to minimize leakage, enhance participant outcomes, and support Empower's strategic growth objectives.

• Represent Workplace Planning & Advice in enterprise planning, client discussions, and leadership forums.

• Foster cultural cohesion, diversity, and the development of the manager pipeline across the organization.

• Ensure consistent auditing practices, licensing standards, and regulatory supervision at all leadership levels.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is required.

• FINRA Series 7, 24, and 66 certifications are required.

• FINRA fingerprinting is necessary.

• At least 7 years of experience in retirement services, advice leadership, or participant strategy is required.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in leading multi-team, multi-function environments with direct accountability for people, performance, and revenue.

• Demonstrated experience in campaign management, advice platform integration, or the development of advisory services.

• Strong analytical, executive communication, and people leadership abilities.

• Possess a business owner mindset: accountable for financial outcomes, strategic delivery, and cross-functional execution.

• A culture carrier who fosters strong, inclusive teams and a coaching-driven environment.

• A talent developer who creates clear growth paths, succession plans, and development opportunities.

• An advice leader with understanding of planning depth, suitability supervision, and nuances of participant engagement.

• An innovator and optimizer who challenges the status quo to enhance processes, scale impact, and achieve better outcomes.

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.; employment visa sponsorship is not available, including CPT/OPT.

• An MBA or Master’s degree is preferred.

• CRPC/CFP certifications are desirable.

• Proven success in developing leadership pipelines, succession strategies, and high-performing teams within a large, complex financial services organization.

• Leadership experience in workplace retirement, wealth management, financial planning, or participant advisory services.

• Experience in leading a large, multi-level organization through people managers.

• Experience in scaling or transforming financial advice delivery through technology, process optimization, or innovative participant engagement strategies.

• Access to reliable high-speed internet with a wired fiber, cable, or DSL connection and a suitable home workspace.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

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

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

• A business-casual work environment that permits wearing jeans.

• Generous paid time off at 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 within our business and the communities we serve. BRGs are accessible to all.

• Flexible work environment.

• Reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection and a suitable home workspace for remote work.

• Necessary computer equipment provided.