Senior Financial Planner & Client Strategist at Sanctuary Wealth Group LLC - FTE – Minnetonka, Minnesota

Senior Financial Planner & Client Strategist

Firm: NewSpring Wealth Partners

Location: Minnetonka, MN (hybrid; 3 days/week in-office preferred with flexibility for the right candidate)

Role Overview - This role is designed to significantly expand the firm’s capacity by shifting day-to-day planning execution and project ownership away from the founder, allowing for greater focus on client relationships and business growth. The ideal candidate is both a strategic thinker and an executor—someone who can independently develop planning recommendations and confidently collaborate in a client-facing environment.

About Our Clients - NewSpring is focused on serving highly successful women, often in their late 40s and 50s, generally earning 500K+ per year with $3-15M in net worth. They value thoughtful, planning-led advice and a professional, relationship-driven experience.

Key Responsibilities

Client Advisory
• Join client meetings as co-advisor for discovery, planning, and review conversations.
• Explain complex tax, estate, insurance, and investment topics in clear, practical terms.
• Build ongoing relationships so clients experience a cohesive advisory team.

• Confidently contribute to client conversations with thoughtful insights and recommendations, not solely support.

Planning & Projects
• Run complex projects in coordination with CPAs, attorneys, and insurance professionals.
• Prepare portfolio and planning review materials that tie investments to the plan.

• Coordinate with team on delivery of NewSpring Wealth Planning Calendar.

• Independently develop, update, and refine comprehensive financial plans, with final review and collaboration from the founder.

• Identify planning opportunities proactively (tax, estate, cash flow, etc.) and bring forward recommendations.

Implementation & Process
• Translate recommendations into clear implementation steps and ensure follow-through.
• Keep client data and documentation accurate and up to date in CRM and planning tools.
• Help improve and document key planning and review workflows.

• Leverage and adapt to multiple planning and technology platforms (e.g., Holistiplan, Wealth.com, CRM tools) to enhance efficiency and client outcomes.

• Take ownership of organizing and executing internal planning workflows with a focus on scalability.

Growth & COIs
• Participate in select prospect and COI meetings as part of the advisory team.
• Support relationship-building efforts with centers of influence (COIs), with opportunity to deepen involvement over time based on interest and experience.

• Contribute ideas and technical input to client education and firm content.

Success in the First 12 Months
• Take on meaningful planning and meeting responsibilities for a defined group of clients.
• Deliver complex planning projects reliably, with positive feedback from clients and professional partners.
• Improve clarity and efficiency of core planning and review processes.
• Clearly increase the founder’s capacity by absorbing defined planning and client-facing duties.

• Demonstrate the ability to operate with increasing independence in both planning and client interactions.

• Become a trusted second voice in client relationships.

Experience & Qualifications
• 5–10+ years of financial planning or advisory experience with direct planning responsibility.
• Experience working with affluent or high-net-worth clients and external professionals.
• Strong knowledge of retirement, tax-related strategies, estate planning concepts, insurance, and portfolio review.

Skills & Attributes
• Excellent communicator in both meetings and written follow-up.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through; able to manage multiple projects.
• Collaborative, low-ego, client-first, and interested in a long-term role in a growing firm.

• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations.

• High level of professionalism and polish in client interactions.

• Tech-savvy and adaptable, with the ability to quickly learn and leverage multiple financial planning and workflow tools.

Work Environment & Flexibility
• Entrepreneurial, high-trust environment with a focus on quality over face time.

• Flexibility to support work-life integration, including openness to non-traditional schedules (e.g., ~30-hour workweeks) for the right candidate.

• Emphasis on autonomy, accountability, and delivering excellent client outcomes over rigid structure.

Compensation & Benefits

• $110,000-$150,000 Base Salary (commensurate with experience) + Bonus

• 50% Employer Paid Benefits - Medical, dental, vision insurance

• 3% 401(k) Safe Harbor Contribution

• Life & disability insurance

• Paid Time Off (PTO) plus all holidays observed by the NYSE