Vice president of operations Jobs in Charlotte, NC

Where Ambition Meets Innovation

Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you'll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview

Lead the evolution, design, and enterprise execution of centrally managed advisory and overlay platforms (Overlay Trading, Tax Overlay, Direct Indexing, Managed Wealth), delivering scalable change, disciplined releases/conversions, and measurable improvements to advisor experience, risk posture, and quality.

• Drive scale and efficiency workstreams across the Overlay Portfolio Management Group through standardization, process simplification, and targeted automation.
• Establish a repeatable release and readiness model with explicit go/no-go criteria that enables Product, Technology, and vendors to ship higher-quality features with fewer defects.
• Execute at least one major conversion/migration with strong command-center governance, minimizing advisor disruption and operational risk.
• Establish KPI reporting (quality, NIGO/trade corrections, cycle times, incidents) and use it to prioritize durable fixes with Technology and vendors.
• Improve advisor quality of experience through thoughtful platform design, smoother releases and conversions, and targeted transformation initiatives that reduce friction and elevate service quality.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design and delivery for platform enhancements, releases, and national rollouts, including UAT strategy, validation, and readiness.
• Partner with Product, Technology, Operations, and external vendors to shape scalable requirements, design decisions, and execution plans.
• Lead conversions, migrations, and enterprise initiatives for centrally managed programs, including command-center support during cutovers.
• Lead transformation and standardize workflows across Tax Overlay, Direct Indexing, Managed Wealth, and portfolio mapping; streamline cross-solution processes.
• Lead senior managers/SMEs; set role clarity, capacity models, and an accountability culture focused on outcomes.
• Drive root-cause analysis and durable fixes; use KPIs to manage risk, quality, and continuous improvement.

What Are We Looking For?

We're looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; CFA, CFP
• Series 7, 65/66 required.
• 12+ years in managed accounts, advisory platforms, trading, or financial services operations/enablement; significant people leadership at senior level.

Core Competencies

• Deep expertise in overlay trading and tax-aware strategies; strong cross-functional delivery with Technology, Product, and vendors.
• Track record leading large-scale change (releases, conversions, migrations) with strong governance, risk management, and measurable quality outcomes.
• Comprehensive understanding of trading regulations and requirements.
• Expertise with commercial trading platforms such as InvestCloud, Vestmark, MyVest, and Charles River Development.

Preferences

• MBA
• Series 24

Pay Range

$161,092.00 - $268,418.00 Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!

Company Overview

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit

At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.

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Information on Interviews: LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant's bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL's Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.