We are seeking a Private Wealth Manager to join Bernstein's Private Wealth Management office leadership team in San Francisco.

Who we are looking for:

The San Francisco office is looking for a leader who is interested in a dynamic and cross-functional leadership role.  This individual is genuinely interested in:

Coaching and developing Associates in their careers,

Understanding the Bernstein offering and how to execute these complex strategies,

Ensuring client experience excellence,

Providing proper financial stewardship of the firm's clients' assets, and

Positively driving a diverse, equitable and inclusive office culture, along with our prestige brand recognition.

The Purpose of the Role:

The purpose of the Private Wealth Manager role is to provide passionate and responsible stewardship of employees, client experience, policies and procedures, and business strategies that lead to continuous growth and success.

What the Role Entails:

• Partner with the Managing Directors and Wealth Advisors to ensure client experience excellence, office staffing and continuity, and strategic brand and market growth

• Recruit, develop and manage multiple teams of Associates and Coordinators, responsible for an exceptional wealth management client experience

• Drive a positive office culture through proactive engagement with Associates in areas such as capital market and industry knowledge, business operations, client interactions, and career development

• Provide Supervisory Principal approval on client-related strategies in order to mitigate risk

• Lead the partnership with supporting business units (i.e. portfolio management, legal, operations, etc.) to drive collaborative and impactful results for clients

• Sets strategic direction for DEI initiatives and drives critical business opportunities

• Participate in manager development sessions led by Senior leaders to elevate your impact in the role and position yourself for future opportunities

Job Qualifications

Ideal candidate should have knowledge of the Private Wealth Management business (services, procedures, etc.). The ideal candidate also:

• Possesses strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills

• Works well independently under pressure and as part of a team

• Bachelor’s degree and Series 7 and 63 licenses

• 3+ years of financial industry managerial experience

Managers must become Series 9 and 10 licensed within six months of their start date.

Department Description

Bernstein Private Wealth Management serves as confidants to some of the world’s most astute investors, helping them solve complex challenges—ones that extend well beyond wealth management. With innovative research, sophisticated modeling, and cutting-edge investment solutions, we guide clients and communities to achieve a more meaningful future. Our advisors serve as dedicated fiduciary partners offering transparency, empathy, impactful insights, real-world experience, and a shared sense of purpose. Each client is supported by a team of specialists aligned with his or her values and needs. Together, we make clients’ dreams and destination and vision a reality, charting a course that reveals opportunities, forges deep alliances, and indelibly impacts the world they’ve made.

Salary Disclosure

In accordance with applicable law, the minimum and maximum base annual salary for this role is as follows: Base Salary: $125,000-$130,000. Actual base salaries may vary based on factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors. Base salary is just one component of total compensation at AB, which may include, depending on eligibility, benefits, commissions, year-end incentive compensation, and other incentives. 

San Francisco, California