Senior Practice Management Strategist

responsible for evolving the diagnostic, assessment, and branch business planning strategies and tools, including integration of cross-firm capabilities that support design, delivery, learning, change management, and adoption. The Sr. Strategist partners with internal stakeholders & branch teams to design processes, experiences, & solutions that align with branch growth & productivity, which includes and is not limited to supporting knowledge powered ambitions, scaling practice diagnostic capabilities, and evolving branch business planning solutions to support the firm's strategic ambitions. This is a business strategy role inclusive of digital and non-digital capabilities. The Senior Strategist leads the most complex and overarching topics and informally develops and leads others.

What You'll Do:

• Develops and evolves the strategy and roadmap for Practice Management software, systems, and tools related to branch diagnostics and branch business planning, such as Salesforce or other similar platforms/products

• Exhibits deep systems thinking by understanding measures/insights/workflows across branch systems, recognizing the interconnections and interdependencies within those systems to provide proactive thought leadership and form perspectives on ways to drive for solutions that maximize branch impact and experience

• Creates strategic processes and frameworks to drive alignment and prioritization, making reasonable assumptions and tradeoffs as needed, in order to drive towards successful business outcomes. Delivers creative solutions to complex challenges that may be undefined, while navigating ambiguity and operating autonomously to make progress

• Displays strong analytical capabilities to infer, interpret, and apply data to build strategy and recommendations. Partners with key stakeholders such as Firm Analytics to enhance and build new Practice Diagnostic insights and features that enable branch teams to turn insights into action

• Builds process maps to clearly articulate current state/future state branch and home office experiences, partnering with branch teams and key stakeholders to obtain feedback and embed perspectives to define the ideal experience, inclusive of digital and non-digital solutions

• Partners and aligns with cross-functional teams to execute strategies in support of prioritized business outcomes

• Demonstrates subject matter expertise (SME) in Diagnostics & Branch Business Planning topics, connecting across Practice Management and the firm to support branch teams with change, adoption, upskilling, and support

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.

Hiring Minimum: $113810
Hiring Maximum: $193785

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Edward Jones is prohibited from hiring individuals with certain specified criminal history as set forth in Section 3(a)(39) and 15(b)(4) and Rule 17a-3(a)(12) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and conducts background reviews consistent with FINRA Rule 3110(e). A copy of a notice regarding the provisions of the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance is available at: dcba.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FCOE-Official-Notice-Eng-Final-8.30.2024.pdf.
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Skills/Requirements

Skills/Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree; Advanced degree preferred

• Minimum Experience: 6-10 years in technology, analytical, business strategy, or product management roles

• Series 7 and 66 required within 12 months of hire

• Experience leading high-impact, complex initiatives autonomously to solve non-routine challenges

• Analytical thinking with ability to solve problems using data and insights

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and adaptable to changing priorities

• Drives effective, cross-functional collaboration and thought leadership via matrixed ways of working to deliver results

• Strong verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills, with ability to influence peers and deliver presentations

• Demonstrable systems thinking, critical thinking, and strategic thinking skills

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Edward Jones is prohibited from hiring individuals with certain specified criminal history as set forth in Section 3(a)(39) and 15(b)(4) and Rule 17a-3(a)(12) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and conducts background reviews consistent with FINRA Rule 3110(e). A copy of a notice regarding the provisions of the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance is available at: dcba.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FCOE-Official-Notice-Eng-Final-8.30.2024.pdf.

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Awards & Accolades

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

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About Us

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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