# Senior Associate, Implementations

**Company:** [Vestwell](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/vestwell)
**Location:** New York, NY, Austin, TX, King of Prussia, PA, Scottsdale, AZ
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $70k – $80k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Jira, Zendesk, Asana, Google Workspace, Project Management, Plan Design, Erisa, 401(K) Administration, Recordkeeping Systems
**Posted:** 2026-05-15

> Senior Associate managing end-to-end onboarding and implementations for retirement plans, serving as client advocate for plan sponsors and advisors. Requires 2-4 years project management experience and proficiency with tools like Jira and Asana.

## Job Description

## What Will You Be Doing?
- Primary internal client advocate representing plan sponsor and advisor contacts.
- Managing all aspects of the onboarding process from point of sale through successful transition of new plans to our platform.
- Coordinating with financial advisors, plan sponsors, prior recordkeepers, and/or third-party administrators to determine conversion timelines, key action items, and delivery dates, as well as communicating overall project status to both external and internal stakeholders.
- Collaborating cross-functionally to provide support where needed and ensure the team can deliver against expected service level agreements.

## Requirements
### The Necessities
- 2-4 years of experience in project management and leading team initiatives end to end; flexible, creative, team-oriented, results-driven, and able to effectively collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Professional experience using and optimizing internal technical operational tools (e.g. Jira, Zendesk, Asana, Google Workspace), and helping others develop and employ best practices.
- Demonstrated aptitude for learning, creating, and iterating rapidly.
- Willingness to learn retirement plan design and plan conversion processes from point of sales to release of conversion data.

### The Extras
- General knowledge of ERISA rules and requirements, and experience with one or more compliance / recordkeeping systems (e.g. SunGard Relius, ASC, FIS).
- Qualified 401(k) Administrator (QKA) or higher ASPPA credential.
- PMP or similar project management certifications.

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