Senior Director, Wealth Management - Denver, CO at TIAA

Wealth Management
The Wealth Management Director job leads an integrated team of advisors for a specific territory and has overall responsibility to cultivate and grow client relationships within the market. This role will also be responsible for executing against strategic business plans to meet customer needs and achieve strategic and financial goals. This role will be key to ensuring a seamless client experience for both our clients.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Oversight and management of an assigned group of Wealth Management Advisors.
• Grows and maintains strong client and participant relationships evidenced through increased wallet share, product appropriateness, and net promoter scores.
• Ensures the delivery of a seamless client experience through coaching the team to adopt the prescribed engagement practices. In support of ensuring an optimal experience for clients and participants, will establish relationships across all touch points (NCC, Retail Operations, Technology, etc.) to ensure advocacy for client/participant needs.
• Ensures client facing advisors are utilizing TIAA’s broad range of resources, including estate planning, portfolio management, and insurance planning.
• Evaluates and assigns Advisors appropriate books of clients; assists Advisors in reviewing planning and advice cases for complex client accounts.
• Implements appropriate strategies to increase market share
• Assists leaders in charting strategy and direction for the wealth management group. Develops and maintains a good understanding of TIAA’s competitors within the individual and institutional landscape.
• Manages the performance of team leaders through regular, timely feedback as well as the formal performance review process to ensure delivery of exceptional Institutional Retirement strategies and to foster manager engagement, motivation, and development.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 8+ Years Required; 10+ Years Preferred

FINRA Registrations

• SRC Indicator: Series 7; Series 63; Series 65; Series 66; Series 24 or Series 9/10

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
10PL

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the financial services industry

• FINRA licensing required: Series 7 and Series 66, (or an equivalent combination of Series 63 and Series 65)

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in the financial services industry, with a strong emphasis on wealth management

• Active FINRA Series 24 license preferred; candidates without this license must obtain it within 90 days of hire

• Demonstrated experience leading and coaching high-performing teams

• Proven ability to develop and grow talent within an organization

• Strong track record of identifying and cultivating high-potential talent

Related Skills:

Business Development, Client Relationship Management, Collaboration, Consultative Communication, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Due Diligence, Practice Management Strategy, Prioritizes Effectively, Quantitative Analysis, Retirement Planning Selling, Sales, TIAA Products/Services Acumen, Wealth Management

Anticipated Posting End Date:

2026-05-31

Base Pay Range: $152,000/yr - $176,000/yr

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).

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Company Overview

Every worker deserves a secure retirement. For more than 100 years, TIAA has delivered it for millions of people. Founded to help educators retire with dignity, today weʼre a market-leading retirement company fueled by world-class asset management. But weʼre not just another legacy financial services firm. Weʼre fighting harder than ever before for our clients and the many Americans who need us.

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At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways—because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.

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The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.

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