Advyzon

Unified wealth management platform

Head of Investments

Asset ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLisle, IL, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 5 years of financial services experience, preferably within a TAMP, RIA platform, custodian, or wealth management operations environment.
Demonstrated leadership experience managing a trading function covering mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, equities, fixed income, and/or derivatives; investment selection; portfolio construction; alternative strategy platforms; and traditional separately managed account platforms.
Strong understanding of registered investment adviser, turnkey asset management platform, and custodial operational platforms and workflows.
Experience developing and implementing operational procedures, scalable workflows, and process improvement initiatives.
Ability to manage complex operational issues and escalations while maintaining strong advisor relationships.
Experience working with fintech product developers and managers to enhance productivity, improve accuracy, and implement new functionality.
Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
Bachelor's degree.
Progress toward the Chartered Financial Analyst qualification.

Responsibilities

Help lead the development of AIM’s new Alternatives Model Marketplace, including selecting strategies for inclusion on the platform.
Oversee new account transitions and ensure a consistent, scalable onboarding experience for firms joining the AIM platform.
Drive continuous process improvement initiatives and service standards that enhance operational efficiency, investment performance, and the advisor experience.
Assist with portfolio management of in-house asset allocation, equity, and fixed income strategies.
Partner with leadership across technology, product, compliance, and relationship management to ensure operational readiness for new platform capabilities and advisor growth initiatives.
Identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks to AIM and advisory firm clients arising from trading, investments, vendor issues, and other sources.

Desired Qualifications

Advanced degree, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst qualification, and/or Certified Financial Planner certification.
Experience within a TAMP, RIA platform, custodian, or wealth management operations environment.

Director, Head of Investments

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Director, Head of Investments for AIM (Advyzon Investment Management) to help lead and scale the firm’s trading and investment management functions. The ideal candidate will help to oversee the trading and investment teams, ensuring operational excellence across trading, new capability development, 3^rd party strategist platform growth, transition management, tax loss harvesting, and portfolio implementation. This individual will play a key role in guiding the growth of the new AIM Alternatives Model Marketplace. This role requires a strategic operator with strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills who can develop scalable operational processes, enhance service delivery, and support the continued growth of the AIM platform.

Key Responsibilities

Help lead the development of AIM’s new Alternatives Model Marketplace, including the selection of strategies to be included on the platform.
Oversee new account transitions, ensuring a consistent and scalable onboarding experience for firms joining the AIM platform.
Drive continuous process improvement initiatives and service standards that enhance operational efficiency, investment performance, and the advisor experience.
Assist with portfolio management of in-house asset allocation, equity, and fixed income strategies.
Partner with leadership across technology, product, compliance, and relationship management to ensure operational readiness for new platform capabilities and advisor growth initiatives.
Identify, evaluate, and mitigate risk to AIM and advisory firm clients, arising from trading, investments, vendor issues, and other sources.

Skills / Qualifications

5+ years of financial services experience, preferably within a TAMP, RIA platform, custodian, or wealth management operations environment.
Demonstrated leadership experience in managing a trading function (mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and/or derivatives), investment selection, portfolio construction, alternative strategy platform, and traditional SMA platform.
Strong understanding of RIA, TAMP, and custodial operational platforms and workflows.
Experience developing and implementing operational procedures, scalable workflows, and process improvement initiatives.
Ability to manage complex operational issues and escalations while maintaining strong advisor relationships.
Experience working with fintech product developers and managers to enhance productivity, improve accuracy, and implement new functionality.
Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
A self-starter with strong attention to detail, capable of working independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
Bachelor’s degree required
Progress towards CFA required
Advanced degree, CAIA, and/or CFP preferred.

Key Responsibilities
$110k - $125k, 30% bonus

About the Company

Advyzon

Unified wealth management platform

Advyzon provides a cloud-based, all-in-one technology platform for wealth management, combining portfolio management, a model marketplace, client reporting, billing, rebalancing, CRM, document storage, and a client portal, plus investment management services. It works on a single code base and offers integrated modules in a centralized interface, so data moves between tools with minimal manual entry and advisers can manage portfolios, reports, billing, and client data from one system. It differentiates itself by being an end-to-end platform built from the ground up for wealth management, reducing data handoffs and repetitive tasks compared with pieced-together tools. Its goal is to streamline and unify the technology stack for wealth managers, helping advisers run their practices more efficiently, scale their businesses, and deliver consistent, transparent service to clients.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Founded: 2012

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