Head of Wealth Practice Management

This job owns end-to-end strategic development and execution of the client engagement model and programs designed to elevate the effectiveness, productivity, and client experience of wealth advisory teams across TW&A. This role serves as a key architect defining how our advisors grow, operate, and deliver holistic financial guidance to clients, and shaping the future state of the Wealth business over a multi-year horizon. This role partners extensively with Wealth functional leadership, including Distribution, Products, Advice & Planning, Training, Coaching, Communications, and Change Management.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Defines, develops and enhances the client engagement model, including practices for advisors meeting with current clients as well as managing referrals and prospects.
• Establishes and oversees the development of scalable practice management programs covering business planning & book management, book optimization, and pipeline & opportunity management.
• Leads development of best practices and institutionalizes those learnings into repeatable playbooks and tools for front-line staff.
• Determines benchmarks and standards for advisor book management and capabilities to measure effectiveness and to aid in coaching/training.
• Oversees development of practice management playbooks and tools for client-facing associates in all roles, including Advisors, CRMs, Administrative Assistants and Portfolio Managers.
• Fosters and maintains strategic relationships with senior Wealth leaders and key cross-functional stakeholders; drives effective strategies that equip and enable frontline associates to effectively serve our clients.
• Responsible for sign-off on key strategic initiatives and innovation enhancements including frontline workstation enhancements (including prioritization and client-facing role training curriculum), Advice tool enhancements, lead execution strategies, and other initiative go/no-go decisions.
• Acts as Head of Distribution proxy/delegate for sign-off on key strategic initiatives and enablers as needed.
• Monitors competitive environment to stay abreast of emerging industry trends; anticipates factors that could influence TIAA’s competitive position and uses this information to inform future strategies.
• Manages performance of team through regular, timely, feedback, as well as the formal performance review process to ensure delivery of strategic initiatives, development of organizational capabilities, and team engagement and motivation.
• Leads large transformational projects and programs impacting a broad spectrum of functional specialties such as distribution channels, operations, client segmentation, financial management, policy development, organizational development, quality management and/or performance metrics, resource and talent management.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 10+ Years Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Series 7, Series 24

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
11PL

Related SkillsBusiness 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:

2026-06-22Base Pay Range: $200,000/yr - $280,000/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.

Our Culture of Impact

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.

Benefits and Total Rewards

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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