VP, Workflow Automation

VP, Workflow Automation and Technology

Location(s):

Atlanta: 2300 Windy Ridge Pkwy SE, Suite750, Atlanta, GA 30339

La Vista:12325 Port Grace Blvd, La Vista, NE 68128

Oakdale: 7755 3rd St. N, Oakdale, MN 55128

Scottsdale: 18700 N Hayden Rd, Suite 255, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

St. Petersburg: 877 Executive Center Dr. W, Suite 300, St. Petersburg, FL 33702

Osaic has returned to the office on a hybrid schedule requiring a minimum of 4 days weekly in the office. Applicants should be located at one of our hubs listed above and must be willing to work this schedule.

Role Type: Full-time

Salary: $150,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year + annual performance-based bonus

Actual compensation offered will be determined individually, based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, licensure, experience, and education.

Our competitive compensation is just one component of Osaic’s total compensation package. Additional benefits include health, vision, dental insurance, 401k, paid time away, volunteer days and much more. To view more details of what you can look forward to, visit our careers page: Osaic Benefits .

Summary:

Osaic is seeking a Vice President of Workflow Automation & Business Process Optimization to lead the firm’s enterprise-wide efforts to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness through business process discovery, redesign, and automation.

This role strikes a critical balance between business leadership and technology enablement, partnering closely with leaders across Marketing, Recruiting, Onboarding, Servicing, Processing, Compliance, Supervision, Finance, Legal, and Advisor Engagement to identify opportunities for automation and measurable operational improvement.

The VP will be accountable for quantifying value (hours saved, FTE impact, cost reduction, ROI), shaping the automation roadmap, and working with Engineering and Architecture teams to implement scalable, compliant solutions that deliver real business outcomes

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Process Discovery & Optimization

• Lead end-to-end discovery of current-state business processes across all major Osaic functions.
• Develop enterprise process maps, value streams, and dependency models.
• Identify inefficiencies, manual work, bottlenecks, risk points, and scalability constraints.
• Apply Lean / Six Sigma methodologies to redesign processes for speed, quality, and simplicity.

Workflow Automation Strategy & Delivery

• Define and own Osaic’s enterprise workflow automation strategy and roadmap.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities across:
  • Business Process Automation (BPA)
  • APIs and system orchestration
  • RPA / intelligent automation
  • AI-enabled workflows where appropriate
• Partner with Engineering, Architecture, and Platform teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Ensure automation initiatives align with enterprise architecture, security, and regulatory standards.

Financial Accountability & ROI Modeling

• Quantify automation opportunities in terms of: Hours saved, FTE impact, Cost reduction, Cycle-time improvement, Risk and error reduction
• Build clear investment cases including implementation cost, run cost, ROI, and payback period.
• Partner with Finance and business owners to guide investment vs. harvesting decisions.

Governance, Backlog & Prioritization

• Chair and run the Workflow Automation Steering Committee.
• Own the enterprise automation intake and backlog management process.
• Drive transparent prioritization and sequencing of initiatives based on business value.
• Balance near-term efficiency gains with long-term platform scalability.

Executive Communication & Stakeholder Alignment

• Serve as the primary executive-facing leader for workflow automation initiatives.
• Provide clear, concise updates to senior leadership on progress, value delivered, and risks.
• Bring together business owners, Finance, and Technology leaders to align on outcomes and funding decisions.
• Lead change management and adoption across the enterprise.

People Leadership

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing process excellence and automation team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
• Act as a coach and mentor to emerging leaders in process optimization and automation.

Education Requirements:

• Master’s Degree preferred, Bachelor’s Degree from accredited university required.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in business process optimization, automation, or operational transformation.
• Deep experience in Wealth Management, including Broker-Dealer (BD) and RIA environments.
• Proven experience working across regulated functions such as Compliance, Supervision, Finance, and Legal.
• Six Sigma certification (Black Belt strongly preferred).
• Strong understanding of business process automation, APIs, RPA platforms, and workflow orchestration tools.
• Practical understanding of how AI is shaping operational automation and where it delivers real value.
• Demonstrated ability to build ROI-based business cases and partner closely with Finance.
• Exceptional communicator with strong executive presence.
• Proven people leader with experience building and scaling teams.
• Experience leading large-scale, enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
• Prior experience running executive steering committees or governance forums.
• Exposure to platform modernization, system consolidation, or large operational scale environments.

Osaic is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace and we hire the most qualified candidates without regard for age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, language differences, nationality or national origin, family or marital status, physical, mental, and developmental abilities (or the perception of a disability), genetic information, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, skin color, social or economic class, education, work and behavioral styles, political affiliation, military service, caste, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants for employment in the US must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the US by Osaic.

Osaic does not consider applications from candidates who do not meet the minimum qualifications stated in the job posting.

Osaic only accepts candidates from contracted recruiting firms and only for searches approved prior to submissions. Fees will not be paid for unsolicited submissions.