Vice President, Wealth Management Technology

Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida - United States

Job Description Summary

The Vice President, Wealth Management Technology is a senior technology leader responsible for the strategy, delivery, stability, and evolution of technology supporting Wealth Management business capabilities used by Financial Advisors, Branch Associates, and Home Office users.

This is a leader-of-leaders role responsible for a multi-layered organization of technology leaders, full-time associates, and geographically distributed consulting teams supporting core Wealth Management capabilities, including Portfolio Management, Rebalancing, Proposal Generation, Client Reporting, Financial Planning, Product Catalog, and External Account Aggregation.

The role partners closely with Product Management, business stakeholders, and enterprise technology teams to deliver scalable, secure, and advisor-centric solutions while maintaining strong production stability and technology hygiene across a modern technology stack.

As Raymond James continues to expand its AI capabilities, this leader will drive the adoption of AI-enabled development tools, such as Claude Code and emerging technologies, to improve engineering productivity, while identifying opportunities to embed AI into Wealth Management applications that give advisors time back through automation and insights, improve decision-making, and enhance client service.

The ideal candidate combines strong technology leadership, Wealth Management domain expertise, business acumen, and a proven ability to build high-performing organizations, influence stakeholders, and translate strategy into measurable business value.

This position follows a hybrid work model, with an expectation to be in the office 3 days per week at the St. Petersburg, FL Corporate Office location.

Please note: This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future.