Senior Manager - Behavioral Science
Edward Jones
**Want a meaningful career where you can make a difference? Edward Jones sounds perfect for you.**
Collaboration. Autonomy. Opportunity. Words our headquarters associates use when talking about working at Edward Jones. Words that describe what it's like being part of a firm where everyone is aligned toward a singular focus: serving the client. And everyone is working to make the firm better together - as they grow as individuals. If these words resonate with you, we should talk.
**Job Overview**
**Position Schedule:** Full-Time
**Position Summary:**
The Senior Manager is responsible for leading a group of behavioral scientists. As a people leader is responsible for managing a highly engaged team and work with team members on their career progression through coaching and feedback. They work in collaboration with business stakeholders, ensuring delivery of quality work products. They work closely with the other teams in the Data & Insights area.
**Essential Functions:**
1. Leading team members in achieving the department's stated objectives.
1. Providing behavioral insights and solutions to large and often complex initiatives.
1. Executing best in class behavioral science and insights within area of responsibility.
1. Equip team members with the knowledge and skills to inform the prioritization of deliverables and trade off decisions to meet the needs of stakeholders
1. Partnering with senior leaders to integrate behavioral science and insights into business decisions
1. Influence business areas on how to effectively use behavioral science/insights to solve business issues
1. Translate firmwide messaging to ensure functional understanding and change management
1. Accountable the appropriate technical approach for the business need(s)
1. Responsible for translating department strategy into execution and implementation
1. Personnel decisions include performance reviews, hiring selection and necessary training
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 (https://secure.edwardjonesbenefits.com/fleet/public/index/f914262d-0362-4682-bd1e-0ccd25f1dfb1) .
Hiring Minimum: $136571
Hiring Maximum: $232541
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**Skills/Requirements**
Experience Required:
+ 10+ years relevant prior experience required
+ Experience in applying behavioral science
+ 3-5 years of people leadership preferred
Education Required:
+ Bachelor's Degree in relevant field
+ Master's Degree preferred
Business Acumen:
+ Applies broad industry knowledge and commercial awareness to drive financial performance
Leadership:
+ Manages one or more generally homogeneous groups; adapts department plans and priorities to meet short-term service and/or operational objectives
Problem Solving:
+ Identifies and solves complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department
Impact:
+ Guided by division group or division business plans; Impacts the division results by supporting and funding of projects, products, services and/or technologies; Makes decisions and mitigates situations that carry a high degree of risk to a division, including client service, firm culture, regulatory compliance with applicable employment laws and firm policy and monetary impact
Interpersonal Skills:
+ Persuades managers and leaders/General Partners to take action and/or negotiates with external partners/vendors/customers
**Candidates that live within in 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.**
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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.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones (https://careers.edwardjones.com/blog/?\_sft\_category=awards-accolades)
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones (https://careers.edwardjones.com/en-CA/blogs/?\_sft\_category=awards-accolades-en-ca)
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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 8 million clients and 19,000 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.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report (https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/why-edward-jones/about-us/corporate-citizenship/purpose-in-action) .
¹Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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