SVP, Division Director, ICD Northeast

** Job Description Summary
** This senior leader puts our clients at the center of every decision, driving growth, collaboration, and communication across the division. By leading a team of experienced professionals, the role ensures proactive support and innovative solutions for our independent business owners and financial advisors.
** Job Description
**** Job Description
** As a senior leader within the Independent Contractor Division, this position plays a critical role in shaping and executing the ICD strategy of the independent contractor division, with a focus on delivering an exceptional client and advisor experience.  This role is responsible for driving high-impact initiatives that support the growth, productivity, and long-term success of our Northeast Division independent business owners and financial  addition to direct leadership responsibilities, this position leads and develops a team of experienced relationship and growth-minded professionals who work in partnership with our clients and home office to deliver integrated, proactive support.  

Together, they serve as trusted business partners to our advisors, supporting day-to-day operations, enhancing practice efficiency, and enabling growth through consultative engagement.

This role requires an experienced leader with a track record of building teams, fostering partnerships, and delivering measurable outcomes in a dynamic, advisor-centered and compliant environment.  The ideal candidate combines strategic vision with a hands-on approach and passion for exceptional service, growth and regulatory excellence.
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** The Northeast Division of responsibility includes CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT.
This position may be in territory or in the Tampa Bay, FL area.
** Essential Duties and Responsibilities*
* • Provide strategic leadership and direction to support the overall ICD strategy, goals and elevate the service and support model for the independent contractor division.
• Lead a team of senior relationship management and operational professionals that deliver expert guidance and business support to branch owners and advisors.
• Champion a client-first culture by driving initiatives to enhance advisor efficiency, client satisfaction, and overall business growth.
• Drive recruiting efforts by building relationships with internal recruiting partners, prospective advisors and delivering a compelling value proposition.
• Cultivate deep, trust-based relationships with branch leaders and top advisors to support retention and long-term engagement.
• Influence asset growth by identifying opportunities to support business expansion, improve practice management, and increase advisor productivity.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory standards and firm policies through effective supervision and risk mitigation practices.
• Collaborate across the firm to deliver solutions that align with advisor needs and business objectives, including technology, compliance, operations, and marketing.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities to drive innovation and improve field engagement and satisfaction.
• Serve as senior voice and advocate for the advisors and your team within the organization, influencing decisions and shaping the evolution of the division’s service model while also supporting, communicating and reinforcing changes in strategic initiatives and corporate policies.
• Develop and mentor a team of professionals who serve as trusted partners to branch leaders and advisors to ensure deep expertise, business growth, consistent service delivery, and strong cross-functional collaboration.
** Knowledge of*
* • Wealth management and financial advisory business models, particularly independent contractor and hybrid structures.
• Practice management principles and advisor business development strategies.
• Regulatory and compliance standards (e.g., FINRA, SEC) as they apply to advisory practices
• Advisor recruiting and onboarding best practices.
• Company’s working structure, policies, mission, strategies, and compliance guidelines.
• Investment concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry.
• Principles of banking and…