Sr Specialist, Service Associate - Schwab Wealth Advisory
Your Opportunity
Your opportunity
At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.
We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location.
As a Sr. Specialist, Service Associate in our Centralized Service & Operations group, you will be joining a team that supports our Schwab Wealth Advisory clients. On this client-facing, in-bound phone team, you will be able to build on your growing expertise to deliver extraordinary and consistent service. Through mentorship, coaching, and ongoing training, you will have the opportunity to develop a strong foundation in wealth management, allowing you to act as a subject matter expert with clients as you provide technical assistance and place solicited trades. You’ll strengthen client relationships as you provide resolutions on questions regarding portfolio management, financial planning, and financial markets and the economy. If you’re looking for a role with a firm that will prioritize your development and set you on the path to becoming a Wealth Advisor, this could be the opportunity for you.
We place a premium on high performance, quality service and the ability to contribute to the Schwab Wealth Advisory Investment strategy.
What you have
Required Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree required
- Active and valid FINRA Series 7 license required
- Active and valid FINRA 66 licenses required(may be obtained with a 120-day COE)
- Minimum 2 year of experience in the financial services industryworking directly with clients
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience servicing high-net-worth clients
- General understanding of brokerage regulations and rules that govern client accounts
- Demonstrated experience handling client concerns and issues with tact and diplomacy
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a team, while handling multiple tasks and responsibilities simultaneously
- Need to be able to build and maintain good cross departmental working relationships
In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
What’s in it for you
At Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:
- 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
- Paid parental leave and family building benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
What you are good at
As an Associate Private Client Advisor of SPCIA, you will work as a member of a dedicated Schwab Private Client team to deliver a disciplined, objective, non-discretionary advisory relationship designed to help our clients reach their financial goals. In this role you will be responsible for maintaining, growing and deepening relationships with an assigned practice of clients through activities such as:
- Providing exceptional on-going client support by handling day-to-day service requests via phone and email
- Assisting clients in navigating and understanding Schwab’s website, proprietary investing tools, portfolio performance data and third-party research
- Scheduling clients with their dedicated Portfolio Consultant for ongoing consultation regarding risk tolerance, asset allocation, advice strategy and how these factors impact the portfolio and investing goals
- Collaborating to achieve efficient and effective practice management within a team-based environment
We believe that our values have helped us to build both a successful business model and an outstanding work environment. We value teamwork, integrity, service, open communication, and perseverance. If you want to work at a firm that truly values your contributions, consider a career with Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Inc.
To learn more about the culture at Schwab, click here to meet our people.
What you have
Required Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree required
- Active and valid FINRA Series 7 license required
- Active and valid FINRA 66 licenses required (may be obtained with a 120-day COE)
- Minimum 2 year of experience in the financial services industry working directly with clients
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience servicing high-net-worth clients
- General understanding of brokerage regulations and rules that govern client accounts
- Demonstrated experience handling client concerns and issues with tact and diplomacy
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a team, while handling multiple tasks and responsibilities simultaneously
- Need to be able to build and maintain good cross departmental working relationships
In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
Why Schwab?
At Schwab, “Own Your Tomorrow” embodies everything we do! We are committed to helping our employees unleash their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in disrupting a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth. We’re a modern financial services firm that stands apart from the industry, where you can go as far as your ambition takes you.
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The benefits of working at Schwab : a package designed to empower your health, wealth, career and life. Schwab is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued.
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