About this role
Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.
Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.
What you will do
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team through ongoing feedback, regular one-on-ones, performance reviews, and career development support.
- In conjunction with the onshore team, oversee daily workflow, queue management, resource allocation, scheduling, attendance, and workforce planning to ensure timely, accurate processing and achievement of productivity, quality, and service standards.
- Monitor team performance and quality metrics, monthly call monitoring, analyze trends, implement corrective actions, and report key operational results with insights and recommendations to onshore team management.
- Develop and maintain strong understanding of commission structures across all lines of business; ensure daily credentialing activities follow each applicable State Departments of Insurance and FINRA requirements.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, operational procedures, audit requirements, and applicable regulatory standards across all team activities.
- Working with onshore Management, drive continuous process improvement by identifying operational gaps, reducing risk, enhancing efficiency, and improving the overall partner and client experience.
- Maintain and continuously update standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistency, accuracy, and adherence across processes.
- Assess staffing needs and support hiring activities, including candidate interviews, onboarding, and training to ensure team readiness and capability.
- Schedule and facilitate team meetings to support knowledge sharing, training, alignment, and communication of departmental and company updates.
- Collaborate cross-functionally and across locations, including U.S. and global teams, to ensure alignment and seamless operations.
- Demonstrate strong stakeholder and partner management skills, effective conflict resolution, and sound people and process management.
What you will bring
- Degree in Business, Finance, related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum 4 years work experience in the Financial Services industry preferred
- Prior supervisory or management experience required
- Experience in financial Services, recordkeeping, mutual fund operations or back-office processing preferred.
- FINRA Fingerprinting required [Manila only]
- Strong problem solving, organizational, prioritization and long-term planning skills required
- Excellent communication, both verbal and written, analytical skills and the ability to communicate with a diverse workforce
- Must have the ability to work cohesively with peers and management across the organization.
- Intermediate or higher Excel skills
- Experience with record keeping or mutual fund back office and accounting.
- Demonstrated leadership ability
- Working with some supervision or guidance.
- Will escalate or seek out guidance for very complex issues.
- Financial risk and exposure if transactions are processed incorrectly and not identified in the QC review
We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.
Other facts
About Empower
At Empower, we’ve always been guided by strong values with a focus on helping people achieve the financial freedom they deserve.
It’s been an incredible journey so far, but our story is just getting started.
From the very beginning, we’ve prided ourselves on putting our customers first in everything we do — which will never change. The genesis of Empower dates back to 1891, when our parent company was founded as an insurance firm on the Canadian prairie. After more than a century of expansion and a profound evolution of service offerings, the modern iteration of Empower was launched in 2014. Our past is a big part of who we are as a business, but we continue to invest heavily in our current principles and future endeavors.
Today, as the second-largest recordkeeper¹ in the U.S. and a comprehensive wealth management leader, we proudly serve more than 19 million individuals and over 88,000 different organizations.²
With a constant commitment to growth, innovation and technology, we are fully dedicated to transforming the lives of all Americans. Our personalized tools and solutions are aimed at helping everyone improve their financial confidence so they can pursue their passions and reach their unique goals.
That’s our promise.
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¹Pension & Investments DC Recordkeeper Survey (2024). Ranking measured by total number of participants as of December 2023.
²As of March 31, 2025.
What you'll do
- The Partner Services Manager leads a team that provides high-quality support across operational processes. This role includes overseeing workflow management, team development, and ensuring compliance with standards.
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