VP, Data Product Owner — Advisor System of Record (Advisor SOR)

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Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview:

LPL Financial is seeking a VP, Data Product Owner for the Advisor System of Record (Advisor SOR) to own the end-to-end product lifecycle of advisor data, including canonical modeling, data contracts, quality, lineage, and consumer adoption—enabling a trusted, scalable foundation for advisor lifecycle processes, AI enablement, and enterprise transformation.

This role is the single-threaded product owner for the Advisor System of Record (SOR)—one of LPL’s most critical enterprise data assets.The VP will translate enterprise advisor lifecycle strategy into delivered, production-grade data products, partnering across Product, Technology, and Governance.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the Advisor SOR product vision, roadmap, and backlog
• Establish canonical advisor data models, hierarchies, and relationships

• Define and manage:

• Data contracts (schema, SLAs, versioning)

• Critical data elements (CDEs)
• Data quality SLOs
• Serve as the authoritative decision-maker for advisor data definitions and product scope

• Implement scalable frameworks for:

• Data quality monitoring and remediation

• Reconciliation and defect management
• Lineage and impact analysis

• Partner with Data Governance to ensure:

• 100% catalog coverage of critical advisor attributes

• Policy-to-control alignment
• Audit and regulatory readiness
• Ensure Advisor SOR is optimized for AI and advanced analytics use cases

• Partner with AI Business Solutions and Data Science teams to:

• Define feature-ready datasets and semantic layers

• Support AI agents and copilots with high-quality advisor data

• Leverage modern AI-enabled development tools, including:

• Cursor (AI-assisted coding and development workflows)

• GitHub (code management, CI/CD, and collaboration)
• Anthropic tools (Claude-based workflows, prompt engineering, agent design)
• Contribute to development of agentic workflows and AI-driven automation across advisor lifecycle processes
• Lead hydrationn of advisor data into Strategic SOR platforms

• Partner with Technology to:

• Build scalable data pipelines, APIs, and distribution layers

• Ensure platform performance, reliability, and scalability

• Support M&A and migration initiatives, including:

• Source-to-target mapping

• Mock conversions and validation
• Cutover readiness and reconciliation

• Identify and onboard priority consumers:

• Advisor platforms

• Operations workflows
• AI/analytics use cases

• Develop:

• Migration and onboarding playbooks

• Legacy decommission strategies
• Partner with Data Distribution and consumer teams to ensure seamless adoption

• Design and implement scalable patterns:

• Data contracts

• Automated quality frameworks
• Reusable lineage and reconciliation models
• Contribute to AI-enabled product innovation and workflow automation

• Familiarity with FINRA, SEC, and privacy requirements impacting advisor data

• Senior individual contributor with high ownership and decision authority

• May manage a small team (1–3 resources), but primary focus is product ownership and delivery
• Leads cross-functional initiatives impacting multiple systems and teams
• Accountable for delivery of a critical enterprise data product

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements:

• 10–15+ years in data, product, or domain roles within Wealth Management or Financial Services
• 7 plus years experience owning or delivering enterprise data products or systems of record

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Core competencies:

• Experience with:

• Domain-driven design

• Data product operating models (DPO frameworks)
• Metadata/catalog and observability tools

• Exposure to:

• M&A integrations or platform consolidations

• AI/ML-enabled products or automation initiatives

• Deep understanding of Wealth Management advisor data, including:

• Advisor identity, hierarchy, and book of business

• Relationships to clients, accounts, positions, and transactions

• Strong knowledge of:

• Data modeling (conceptual, logical, canonical)

• Data contracts and APIs
• Data quality, lineage, and reconciliation
• Modern data platforms and integration patterns

• Hands-on or strong working knowledge of:

• Cursor (AI-assisted development workflows)

• GitHub (version control, CI/CD, collaboration)
• Anthropic tools (e.g., Claude) for prompt engineering, agent workflows, and productivity

• Familiarity with:

• AI/ML data requirements

• Feature engineering and semantic layers
• Agentic workflow design and automation patterns
• Accountability & Impact: Owns a critical enterprise data product with direct business and regulatory impact
• Innovation & Problem Solving: Applies scalable, modern solutions including AI-enabled approaches
• Communication: Drives alignment across product, tech, governance, and business stakeholders
• Knowledge: Combines WM domain expertise with modern data and AI capabilities
• Leadership: High-ownership execution leader with strong cross-functional influence

Pay Range:

$145,925-$243,209/year

Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!

Company Overview:

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.

For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

Join LPL Financial: Where Your Potential Meets Opportunity

At LPL Financial, we believe that everyone deserves objective financial guidance. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of cutting-edge technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services.

Why LPL?

• Innovative Environment: We foster creativity and growth, providing a supportive and responsive leadership team. Learn more about our leadership team here!
• Limitless Career Potential: Your career at LPL has no limits, only amazing potential. Learn more about our careers here!
• Unified Mission: We are one team on one mission—taking care of our advisors so they can take care of their clients. Learn more about our mission and values here!
• Impactful Work: Our size is just right for you to make a real impact. Learn more here!
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• Benefits and Total Rewards: Our Total Rewards package goes beyond just compensation and insurance. It includes a mix of traditional and unique benefits, perks, and resources designed to enhance your life both at work and at home. Learn more here!

Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE.

Information on Interviews:

LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum.  During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card.  Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.

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