Full-Time

Wealth Advisor

Posted on 4/20/2025

Northern Trust

Northern Trust

10,001+ employees

Compensation Overview

$131.7k - $223.9k/yr

+ Bonus + Equity Component

Senior, Expert

Mill Valley, CA, USA + 2 more

More locations: San Francisco, CA, USA | Menlo Park, CA, USA

Category
Financial Consulting
Consulting
Required Skills
Financial analysis
Marketing
Requirements
  • Knowledge of sophisticated income tax planning, retirement planning, estate planning, investment and asset allocation planning, risk management planning and cash flow planning usually acquired through extensive related work experience.
  • CFP® designation or equivalent desired.
  • Effective communicator and collaborative professional.
  • Advanced educational and professional designations and evidence of advanced learning and professional qualification including MBA, CPA, JD, CFA, and/or CIMA desired.
  • 7-10 years in one or more of the stated fields with some consulting experience desired.
Responsibilities
  • Work directly with clients and senior advisors to develop an advisory relationship and gather information related to client’s financial circumstances and goals.
  • Analyze overall personal financial condition including complex retirement plans, estate plans, investments, taxes, insurance, cash flow, cash management and budgets.
  • Determine client financial objectives, risk tolerance and capital requirements.
  • Counsel and advise clients on general financial forecasts and trends.
  • Develop a sophisticated goals-based wealth plan to bring client’s financial situation in line with their objectives and consult with client and other advisors (specialists) on a course of action.
  • Facilitate implementation of sophisticated wealth plans based on the direction given by the client.
  • Interact with client’s other advisors and other Northern Trust service partners in the delivery of coordinated financial and wealth planning services.
  • Review account relationships and communicate with relationship managers to identify opportunities for cross-selling bank products and services.
  • Actively assist in the sales process and the identification of opportunities to expand client relationships.
  • Handle billing for client service hours and maintains individual productivity and contribution records.
  • Contribute to the development and monitoring of best practices in the delivery of financial planning services.
  • Prepare and deliver presentations relating to the ongoing maintenance of client relationships.
  • Develop marketing materials and plans and deliver marketing presentations.
  • Serve as a mentor to Associate Wealth Advisors.
  • Contribute to Northern Trust wealth planning thought leadership, including marketing resources.
  • Actively engage in the cultivation of professional advisor relationships, including attendance at and participation in professional conferences and professional advisor networks.
  • Operates independently; has in-depth knowledge of business unit / function.
  • As subject area expert, provides comprehensive, in-depth consulting and leadership to team and partners at a high technical level.
  • Carries out activities that are large in scope, cross-functional and technically difficult.
  • Role is balanced between high level operational execution and development, and execution of strategic direction of business function activities.
  • Conducts preliminary analysis.
  • Responsible for direct interaction with different committees and/or management.
  • Strategic in developing, implementing and administering programs within functional areas.
Desired Qualifications
  • CFP® designation or equivalent desired.
  • Advanced educational and professional designations and evidence of advanced learning and professional qualification including MBA, CPA, JD, CFA, and/or CIMA desired.
  • Some consulting experience desired.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California

Founded

1889

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Digital payments growth in Europe boosts Northern Trust's global custody services.
  • Northern Trust's data-driven strategies capitalize on increasing importance of data analytics.
  • Strategic focus on UK market expansion meets rising demand for asset management services.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from fintechs threatens Northern Trust's market share in custody services.
  • Reliance on TCS exposes Northern Trust to operational risks if service disruptions occur.
  • Increased regulatory scrutiny could raise compliance costs for Northern Trust.

What makes Northern Trust unique

  • Northern Trust's partnership with TCS enhances its securities services through digital transformation.
  • Appointment of Tim Brown as UK Head of Sales strengthens Northern Trust's market presence.
  • Northern Trust's focus on ESG investing aligns with growing sustainable investment trends.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Hybrid Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Mental Health Support

Wellness Program

Company News

Asset Servicing Times
Apr 14th, 2025
Massey advances at Northern Trust

John Massey has been promoted to senior managing director for Northern Trust's foundation and institutional advisors (FIA) practice in the East Region.

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Mar 29th, 2025
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That's how Northern Trust's chief economist Carl Tannenbaum, who's based in Chicago, began his keynote speech at the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry's Global Asset Management conference on 25 March 2025.

Financial Technology Insights
Mar 27th, 2025
Northern Trust Appointed Global Custodian by Haycen

Northern Trust announced that it has been selected by Haycen Bermuda Ltd. a trade finance digital payments provider, with operations in the UK and Europe to deliver global custody and money market fund services.

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Mar 25th, 2025
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Stock Titan
Mar 24th, 2025
Northern Trust Asset Management Names UK Head of Sales

Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM), managing US$1.3 trillion in assets, has appointed Tim Brown as head of UK sales in a newly created position.