Head of Wealth Management Trading

Head of Wealth Management Trading leads Cerity Partners’ central trading program from the Louisville, KY office, overseeing execution quality, operational excellence, and a service-first culture. Responsible for overseeing trade execution, rebalancing, and reconciliation across participating wealth management portfolios, partnering with the Investment Office and Platform team on model implementation, UMA/SMA transitions, and portfolio construction initiatives. Drives development and adoption of AI-powered tools and reconciliation workflows to improve oversight, collaborates with Compliance on best execution policies and trade remediation, and manages Salesforce trade-case workflows as the primary communication channel with advisor practices. Serves as the primary trading lead for complex or time-sensitive executions, defines trading protocols and quality-control standards, and shapes a scalable, institutional-grade operation. Identifies opportunities to expand the program (onboarding, asset classes, custodial relationships) and evaluates new trading technologies to support growth. Oversees migration of client accounts into centralized trading models and defines UMA/SMA onboarding workflows. Defines and tracks key trading performance metrics, builds real-time dashboards, and uses data-driven insights to drive continuous improvement. Partners with the Investment Office on strategic planning and technology roadmaps for trading tools, platforms, and workflows; acts as a key stakeholder in digital transformation from a trading perspective. Ideal candidate possesses 7+ years of trading or investment operations experience, a bachelor’s degree (CFA preferred), Series 65 within 90 days, deep knowledge of equity/fixed income execution, and a client-service oriented leadership style.