What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Advisory Trading position at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC?
About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Job Description
Join a high‑impact leadership role at the center of our advisory trading ecosystem. As Director of Advisory Trading, you’ll guide a talented team responsible for delivering complex, high‑value trading support across our manager‑directed advisory programs while shaping the future of our trading platforms and processes. If you thrive on driving transformation, strengthening key partnerships, and leading people to their highest potential, this role offers the opportunity to influence firmwide strategy and elevate the advisor and client experience.
Key Responsibilities
Lead a team of professionals supporting complex trading activities for the firm’s manager directed Advisory programs, including regulatory supervision to ensure that compliance and regulatory requirements are met. Ensure timely and accurate processing and resolution of escalated trading issues. Develop and manage cost effective, efficient and compliant operational strategies to ensure advisor and client’s needs are met. Manage department P&L, focusing on managing controllable expenses, including vendors.
Provide thought leadership and manage relationships with a variety of internal business partners, core vendors, and external parties to advance strategic efforts or to address production and system issues. Leverage industry knowledge of advisory systems and model-based trading to assist with delivery of complex projects, regulatory deliverables, and process improvements. Apply appropriate change controls to ensure timely and successful implementations while managing upward cadence to leadership on status, timelines, and risks.
Provide effective people leadership through effective coaching, feedback and sound performance management practices. Act as champion for the team and intervene on matters that create roadblocks to individual or organizational success. Set department initiatives and aligns and sets individual performance goals.
Required Qualifications
10 years of experience supporting advisory programs and model-based trading
5 years of people leadership experience
Preferred Qualifications
Strong working knowledge of managed account operational policies, techniques, and regulations
Demonstrated experience leading implementations and guiding the transition of medium‑ to large‑scale cross‑functional projects into production
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience collaborating and influencing outcomes
Experience with InvestCloud/APL and BetaNXT systems
Series 7 & 24 preferred
Visa Sponsorship
Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).
In-Office Collaboration
We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.
Full-Time/Part-Time
Full time
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Exempt
Job Family Group
Business Support & Operations
Line of Business
CLEAR Clearing
Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Job Description
Join a high‑impact leadership role at the center of our advisory trading ecosystem. As Director of Advisory Trading, you’ll guide a talented team responsible for delivering complex, high‑value trading support across our manager‑directed advisory programs while shaping the future of our trading platforms and processes. If you thrive on driving transformation, strengthening key partnerships, and leading people to their highest potential, this role offers the opportunity to influence firmwide strategy and elevate the advisor and client experience.
Key Responsibilities
Lead a team of professionals supporting complex trading activities for the firm’s manager directed Advisory programs, including regulatory supervision to ensure that compliance and regulatory requirements are met. Ensure timely and accurate processing and resolution of escalated trading issues. Develop and manage cost effective, efficient and compliant operational strategies to ensure advisor and client’s needs are met. Manage department P&L, focusing on managing controllable expenses, including vendors.
Provide thought leadership and manage relationships with a variety of internal business partners, core vendors, and external parties to advance strategic efforts or to address production and system issues. Leverage industry knowledge of advisory systems and model-based trading to assist with delivery of complex projects, regulatory deliverables, and process improvements. Apply appropriate change controls to ensure timely and successful implementations while managing upward cadence to leadership on status, timelines, and risks.
Provide effective people leadership through effective coaching, feedback and sound performance management practices. Act as champion for the team and intervene on matters that create roadblocks to individual or organizational success. Set department initiatives and aligns and sets individual performance goals.
Required Qualifications
10 years of experience supporting advisory programs and model-based trading
5 years of people leadership experience
Preferred Qualifications
Strong working knowledge of managed account operational policies, techniques, and regulations
Demonstrated experience leading implementations and guiding the transition of medium‑ to large‑scale cross‑functional projects into production
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience collaborating and influencing outcomes
Experience with InvestCloud/APL and BetaNXT systems
Series 7 & 24 preferred
Visa Sponsorship
Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).
In-Office Collaboration
We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.
Full-Time/Part-Time
Full time
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Exempt
Job Family Group
Business Support & Operations
Line of Business
CLEAR Clearing
Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.