At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 14,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.A typical branch office has one financial advisor who meets with clients face-to-face and one branch office administrator who enhances the team's ability to build deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis and Tempe provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. Edward Jones currently has more branch offices than any other financial services firm, and we continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.Headquarters Accelerated Leadership Program Introduction: Edward Jones’ ALP is a selective program for recent MBAs graduates. The program offers singular opportunities to drive your career forward. With targeted leadership opportunities at our corporate headquarters in St. Louis, multiple Senior-level networking and development opportunities, this cohort-driven leadership experience is a platform that invests in you and your career trajectory — an investment that will extend well beyond the two-year program. No two ALP candidates will have the same journey. We’ll craft your experience to best leverage your unique viewpoint and desired career path.It’s a focused, rigorous platform for experienced professionals who seek a comprehensive view or our business, and want to contribute in any number of functional opportunities across our departments and divisions. Program and Position Overview:Your two-year ALP journey will consist of four high-impact rotations in key business units that will best suit your skillset, expertise and Edward Jones’ needs. The program will provide opportunities in thought, team and/or project leadership, executive mentoring, networking, and tailored personal development programs. Rotations and projects have included the following opportunities:Strategy and concept developmentLeading a team and developing othersProcess improvementExposure to the field, clients and external stakeholdersAudit, risk, and controlProject managementLeading changeUnique to our program is that we build your rotations as you go, based on your experiences, program goals, network, and development plan. An important component of our Accelerated Leadership Program is identifying the development path that’s right for you, which can be partly informed by these key relationships you build. As well, in the first six months you will be required to attain your Series 7 and 66 licenses. You will be provided significant study time, resources, and teaching for the license exams. After the Program:At the end of the two years, you’ll be paired with a key role and team that mutually benefits you and Edward Jones and will be equipped with the skills necessary to contribute as a team, project, or thought leader in a number of different areas. We also encourage continued movement after the program: the Edward Jones ALP opportunity seeks to develop portable leaders who can guide their careers in multiple areas of the firm.Who Should Apply?The ALP is an ideal career platform for experienced professionals who meet these qualifications:MBA or another relevant post-graduate degree, which must be obtained before starting the program3+ years' prior work experiencePrevious demonstration of leadership and self-development (work, campus)Communication and collaboration skillsStrategic and critical thinking skillsExamines and interprets information to produce insights that drive actionBalancing best interest of firm and its teams while mitigating riskFlexibility, willingness to adapt in a changing and complex environmentProject management skills FORTUNE 2020 – Edward Jones was named No. 7 on the 2020 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list. From FORTUNE ©2020 FORTUNE Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license. FORTUNE and FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For are registered trademarks of Fortune Media IP Limited and are used under license. FORTUNE and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of, Edward Jones Investments. Edward Jones Ranked No. 6 of the 100 best workplaces for millennials by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE Magazine. 2020 Corporate Equality Index – Edward Jones joins the ranks of 680 major U.S businesses that received top marks in the HRC Foundations 18th Annual Scorecard on LBGTQ Workplace Equality Edward Jones named a top company for training, ranking No. 25 on Training magazine's 2020 Training Top 125 list – the highest ranking among the financial-services industry! Financial services firm Edward Jones has been named one of the 2019 Best Workplaces for Parents by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE magazine. The firm ranked No. 5 on the list of 50 companies, up two spots from last year. The Best Workplaces for Parents list is one of a series of rankings by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE based on employee feedback from Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations. Edward Jones ranked No. 7 on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2019 list, the firm’s 20th appearance on the list. The firm also was ranked the No. 1 Best Workplace in Financial Services & Insurance and the No. 6 Best Workplace for Millennials by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE. Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:Category: Students & Recent Grads