Why Work at Mercer Advisors?
For 40 years, Mercer Advisors has worked with families to help them amplify and simplify their financial lives. How? By integrating financial planning, investment management, tax, estate, insurance, and more, all managed by a single team. Today we proudly serve over 31,300 families in more than 90 cities across the U.S. Ranked the #1 RIA Firm in the nation by Barron’s, we are an independent, national fiduciary legally obligated to always act in the best interest of our clients.*
Mercer Advisors offers a distinct work environment that stands out in the financial industry. Our overall employee base and client-facing team are composed of 50% women, reflecting our commitment to diversity. We attract top talent from across the country, with no formal headquarters and flexible working arrangements, allowing us to assemble the best team possible.
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Job Summary:The Manager, Estate Planning Service works in a team-centric environment to support the assistants, and other Estate Planning group staff, with high volume client interaction. The Manager, Estate Planning Service is responsible for supporting estate planning strategists and Service Specialists with ushering clients through the estate planning process. The Manager must be organized and enjoy the challenges of contributing to a fast-paced legal team. Attention to detail, as well as excellent verbal and written communications skills, are a must. The Manager should be resourceful, proactive, and efficient when completing time-sensitive tasks and projects.
Essential Job Functions for this role include:Management:Overseeing, supporting, and managing the team of service specialist to ensure they are performing pursuant to key metrics; as well as following best practices for group, client, and advisor interactionManaging service specialists, as assigned, through overseeing day-to-day tasks, training, assisting with time management, coaching, and mentoringDeveloping and building internal resources to assist Estate Planning group with their tasksHandling all time off and time keeping responsibilities for team of service specialistsRecruiting, training, and onboarding new service specialistsLeading regular service specialist meetingsClient and Advisor Services:Drafting various correspondence to wealth management teams and clients.Following best practices for group, client, and advisor interaction.General administrative tasks and other duties, as needed.Supporting an estate planning strategist throughout the estate planning process; including acting as a primary point of contact for clients, managing correspondence with clients, administering calendar management for a strategist, scheduling meetings, and answering phones.Supporting maintaining estate planning documents and estate planning reviews as a liaison with estate planning specialists, wealth management teams, and clients.Maintaining client files, including preparing and finalizing notes for meetings.Other duties, as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:High school diploma or equivalent5 years experience in a legal setting, law firm or in-house, preferredExperience managing a team of individual contributorsOutstanding work ethic with a self-starter attitude, ability to perform under pressure, meet deadlines, prioritize and deliver multiple tasks on time.Outstanding communication and organizational skillsProficiency with MS Word, Excel, Adobe and OutlookAble to maintain confidentiality with all mattersHave a “can-do” positive attitude and enjoy being part of a teamAbility to prioritize and multi-task in a busy environment
Work Schedule:This professional role requires availability during standard business hours of Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM. At times, the role may have early or late hours to meet business tasks and deadlines for external and internal client needs.All roles classified as a non-exempt are required to record working time into the timekeeping system daily at the start and end of each workday plus a 30-minute unpaid lunch period.
Working Conditions:This position may be in a professional office environment or a dedicated home office workspace which is free of interruptions. Whether position is in a dedicated office space or home office workspace, basic technology needs will be provided to satisfy position requirements. Routinely sitting and standing for periods of time. No heavy lifting over 10 lbs.Application Deadline: The initial deadline for applications is 5/14/2026. Applications submitted after this date may still be considered on a rolling basis until the position/program is filled. We encourage all interested candidates to apply as early as possible. If a final decision has not been made by the initial deadline, subsequent applications will be reviewed as they are received.
Actual base pay within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the applicant’s geographic location, relevant experience, education, skills and licenses/certifications. This position is also eligible to earn incentive compensation through one of Mercer Advisors’ incentive compensation programs.
Base Pay Range
$56,700
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$66,700 USD
Benefits:
Mercer Advisors offers a competitive and robust benefit package to our employees. Our benefit programs are focused on meeting all of our employees and their eligible dependents health and welfare needs. We offer the following:
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