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Job Overview

Position Schedule: Full-Time

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 09-Mar-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Team Overview

Do you have a desire to be a part of the wealth management process? Do you have a strong background in financial planning and experience with complex financial planning concepts? What about a deep understanding of the Financial Advisor role and serving clients? If you answered yes to these questions, joining the Edward Jones Generations® team team could be the right opportunity for you!

The Edward Jones Generations® team provides an end-to-end, high net worth (HNW) client experience by partnering with our branch teams to provide ongoing client services including holistic financial planning, tax and estate planning services via trusted 3rd parties, plan implementation via expanding sets of Edward Jones products and services, and ongoing reporting and support. We're looking for strategic thinkers and collaborators who have a strong background in the many complex needs of financial planning as well as a deep desire to put their clients first in everything they do.

Although this position is designated as remote, regular travel to our Grand Rapids, MI location will be required. The role may also involve occasional travel to our St. Louis, MO and Tempe, AZ home office locations. Preference will be given to candidates who reside in or near the Grand Rapids, MI area.

What You Will Do

The Associate Planner is responsible for leveraging the extensive resources of our home office to support our senior planner and financial advisors in serving HNW clients with complex needs. This position plays a critical role in providing capacity to the Lead Planners by helping serve HNW clients. You will be called upon as a financial planning subject matter expert, on the firm's full suite of financial planning tools, investment offerings and how they're leveraged to help clients define their financial goals and identify solutions to keep them on-track.

Responsibilities Include

• Partner with the Senior Planner, Financial Advisor, and high net worth team to deliver an end-to-end HNW client experience. Partner with financial advisors and HNW clients to gain understanding of client's needs collect and document client goals and provide key inputs into creating the client's holistic financial plan.
• Partner with the Senior Planner and subject matter experts on the HNW team (i.e., estate, tax, business owners, home office portfolio strategist. etc.) to create a holistic, customized financial plan for clients as well as aid in the creation and delivery of other client deliverables and recommendations.
• Support the Senior Planner and HNW team in consolidating client recommendations, deliverables, and support the delivery of advice and financial planning strategies for complex HNW clients at the direction of the Senior Planner.
• Serve as a resource and subject matter expert for holistic financial planning and support the creation of goals-based and financial planning recommendations for HNW clients with complex needs. Contribute to department goals, projects, and initiatives to better serve HNW branch teams and clients. Have a strong understanding of upcoming rules/regulations and impacts to their area of expertise and financial planning concepts.
• Support the Senior Planner in delegating tasks and coordinating across the HNW team to meet the needs of our HNW clients and branch teams.
• Understanding of Financial Advisor and Branch Team Support Member(s) processes including the implementation of Core Wealth, Banking, and Financial Planning offerings.
• Ability to interpret and leverage firm advice and guidance to support the branch in creating a tailored solution for each client. Proficiency using financial planning software or tools and interpreting results.
• Deep understanding of financial planning concepts and application
• Work closely with Financial Advisors to build relationships with High Net Worth clients and prospects via strong financial planning guidance and support new business opportunities and deliver on established growth metrics.
  
  

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: $120000

Hiring Maximum: $204300

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.

Skills/Requirements

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What Experience You Need

• Certified Financial Planner (CFP) required, or CFP in progress to be completed within 9 months of starting role
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or Law required
• Series 7 and 66 required within 6 months of hire
• Insurance license required within 6 months of hire
• 7+ years of industry specific experience required
• Client facing experience required
• Travel requirements will vary based on the branch's in‑person needs and the candidate's location. Candidates should expect an initial travel commitment ranging from 25% to 75%, with those who are not within a commutable distance falling on the higher end of that range.
• Broad knowledge of branch teams and branch structure
  
  

What Could Set You Apart

• Financial Services experience
• Advanced degree
• Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week effective June 1, 2026. Before June 1, 2026, candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.
  
  

Current INTERNAL home-based associates: While this role is posted as hybrid, if selected and accepted, you may retain your home-based status. Edward Jones intends in good faith to continue offering the role as home-based, though future business or regulatory needs may require on-site work.

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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 9 million clients and 20,000 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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