Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

Branch Manager

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Posted 10/19/2026full-timeDowners Grove • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $45,000 - $60,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership and coaching abilities to drive business growth while maintaining a focus on client objectives and risk management. Possesses expertise in recruiting, onboarding, and developing advisors within a wealth management context.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Active FINRA Series 7Active FINRA Series 24Proven Leadership SkillsP&L Expense ManagementDemonstrated Sales Success

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead one or more Ameriprise-owned branch offices
  • Understand the local market and execute a business plan to grow the branch profitably
  • Implement the national recruiting strategy
  • Recruit experienced advisors and generate leads into the local-area pipeline
  • Manage the end-to-end candidate experience
  • Develop and articulate the branch’s unique value proposition to candidates
  • Execute onboarding and ramp-up plans that drive growth
  • Drive profitable organic growth through active leadership, coaching, and delivery of the Ameriprise Client Experience
  • Inspect results regularly and provide systematic coaching to branch advisors on business planning, client acquisition, advice, investment solutions, and external practice acquisition
  • Perform front-line supervision to ensure sales activities are based on client objectives, goals, and risk tolerance
  • Anticipate, manage, and resolve risk items to protect client interests
  • Develop a strong local office culture focused on peer learning, camaraderie, achievement, growth, and continuous development
  • Uphold Ameriprise core values
  • Maintain or build a personal wealth management practice serving clients through the Ameriprise Client Experience
  • Lead by example in serving clients and running the practice

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
  • 3–5 years of relevant work experience
  • Obtain and maintain appropriate registrations to provide oversight on broker/dealer operations and develop advisor training
  • Active FINRA Series 7 or ability to obtain within 150 days
  • Active FINRA Series 24, or 9/10, or ability to obtain in 90 days
  • Active State Securities Agent Registration (S63 or S66) or ability to obtain within 150 days
  • Active State IAR registration (S65 or S66) or ability to obtain within 150 days
  • Active Life and Accident/Health insurance license or ability to obtain within 150 days
  • Proven success driving business growth
  • Proven leadership skills and ability to drive and motivate an organization to achieve results
  • Demonstrated sales success with proven ability to acquire clients and close business
  • Self-driven and achievement-oriented
  • Ability to execute a playbook to drive results
  • Strong presentation skills
  • P&L expense management and ability to analyze data and reports to determine business opportunities
  • Knowledge of developing networks within the community
  • Excellent compliance record
  • Valid work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Hybrid work arrangement with employees working in the office at least four days per week and flexibility to work from home one day per week
  • Variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives, depending on the role
  • Vacation time
  • Sick time
  • 401(k)
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Reasonable accommodation support during recruitment and interviews

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Hard Skills
Business Growth StrategyClient AcquisitionInvestment SolutionsRisk ManagementData AnalysisAdvisor TrainingOnboarding ExecutionSales Activities SupervisionWealth Management PracticeCommunity Networking
Soft Skills
Strong Presentation SkillsSelf-DrivenAchievement-OrientedMotivational LeadershipTeam Building
Certifications & Qualifications
Active State Securities Agent RegistrationActive State IAR RegistrationActive Life and Accident/Health Insurance License
Industry Keywords
Ameriprise Client ExperienceBroker/Dealer OperationsCompliance RecordLocal Market UnderstandingBranch Office Leadership