<p>Meaningful work. Rewarding career.</p> <p>Pathway Wealth Advisors is an independent financial services practice of Thrivent Financial. We take a broad-based approach to helping our clients achieve multiple financial goals. Pathway Wealth Advisors helps our clients analyze their current situation, develop in-depth financial programs, and help them implement an integrated financial strategy.</p> <p>Thrivent Financial is a faith-based, not-for-profit financial services organization with approximately 2.6 million clients. As the nation's largest fraternal benefit society, we're here solely to help others. We help every day through the financial solutions we offer, the client activities we support, and the resources we provide to the Christian community and nonprofit organizations. Thrivent Investment Management Inc. is a FINRA and SIPC member and a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial.</p> <p>Position Summary</p> <p>The Director of Operations is responsible for the function and performance of operations and support staff. Position will typically supervise staff in the performance of their duties and may be responsible for establishing or contributing ideas for department processes, procedures, and protocols. In addition, this individual would manage HR best practices, payroll systems, and work directly with Thrivent corporate on marketing/community engagement. This position will track production metrics of the team and individual advisors, reporting back to PWA owners on a regular basis. From this tracking, they will produce custom reports for review and presentations to the team. The Director of Operations reports to and is employed by Pathway Wealth Advisors.</p> <p>Primary Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Promote the firm's mission, culture and core values through day-to-day leadership and management </li><li>Drive initiatives that help the firm enhance profitability and achieve business objectives </li><li>Develop, execute, and oversee workflow, processes, and Standard Operating Procedures for practice </li><li>Work with Lead Advisor to determine staffing needs </li><li>Develop and maintain job descriptions </li><li>Manage, develop, train, onboard and manage performance review process for all support staff </li><li>Develop criteria to gauge team effectiveness </li><li>Participate in scheduled team meetings </li><li>Lead strategy, development, and implementation of projects </li><li>Drive culture within the team by scheduling team events </li><li>Update policies and procedures in accordance with SEC and FINRA standards </li><li>Own practice marketing efforts to increase brand awareness and drive new business </li><li>Work with marketing team to manage the production, scheduling, posting, and reporting of all marketing content and campaigns </li><li>Develop and maintain all regulatory files </li><li>Monitor and support licensing and continuing education requirements for all members of the team </li><li>Provides back-up support on tasks for other staff members, as needed </li><li>Other responsibilities as assigned by Lead Advisor </li></ul> <p>Requirements</p> <p>Position Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Minimum 3 years of experience in the financial industry </li><li>Minimum 3 years of experience overseeing others </li><li>Securities license (6/63, 7/66 or 7/63 & 65) and Life, Health and Annuity license may be required with 180 days of hire. </li><li>Strong interpersonal skills </li><li>Complete knowledge of financial products used by the firm </li><li>Thorough understanding of the technology used by the firm and how it applies to clients </li><li>Strong technical computer aptitude and knowledge of business tools (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Salesforce) </li><li>Ability to handle multiple tasks and maintain a high quality of work while experiencing frequent interruptions </li><li>Ability to maintain integrity of sensitive/confidential information </li></ul> <p>Desired characteristics</p> <ul> <li>Planning/Organizing </li><li>Client Focus </li><li>Communication </li><li>Interpersonal Skills </li><li>Teamwork and Collaboration </li></ul> <p>External/Internal Dependencies</p> <ul> <li>Must be able to work with all roles of the Pathway Wealth Advisors team. </li><li>Must be able to represent the organization in work with external clients </li><li>Must be able to cultivate and maintain relationships with outside organizations </li></ul> <p>Compensation and benefits</p> <ul> <li>$90,000-$150,000 base salary </li><li>Bonus opportunities </li><li>$401k 3% match </li><li>Generous PTO and paid holidays </li></ul> <p>About Thrivent</p> <p>Thrivent is a diversified financial services organization that, with its subsidiary and affiliate companies, serves more than 2.4 million clients, offering advice, insurance, investments, banking and generosity products and programs. For more than 100 years, Thrivent has been helping Christians build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, Thrivent is a not-for-profit, membership-owned Fortune 500 company with $194 billion in assets under management/advisement (as of 12/31/24). Thrivent carries ratings from independent rating agencies which demonstrate the strength and stability of the organization, including an A++ rating from AM Best; an Aa2 rating from Moody's Investors Service; and an AA+ rating from S&P Global Ratings. Ratings are based on Thrivent's financial strength and claims-paying ability, but do not apply to investment product performance.</p> <p>Compliance and Regulatory</p> <p>As part of Pathway Wealth Advisors recruiting/hiring/contracting process, a verification of a candidate's background will be made to complete the hiring/contracting process. In addition, fingerprints will be taken for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for review against nationwide fingerprint records.</p> <p>All persons with access to Wealthscape are deemed Access Persons and are subject to Compliance with the firm's Code of Ethics which requires all outside brokerage accounts to be maintained at one of the firms designated by TIMI.</p> <p>Thrivent values diversity and inclusion, and we're committed to providing an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, sex, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by applicable state or federal laws. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.</p> <p>To learn more about the privacy of your information, visit our workforce privacy policy at thrivent.com/privacy.</p> <p>Thrivent is the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Insurance products, securities and investment advisory services are provided by appropriately appointed and licensed financial advisors and professionals. Only individuals who are financial advisors are credentialed to provide investment advisory services. Visit Thrivent.com or FINRA's Broker Check for more information about our financial advisors.</p> <p>Pay Transparency</p> <p>Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.</p> <p>Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.</p>