Jill Olson

Jill Olson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief Operating Officer at Allegiance Wealth Management, A private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

  • Education

    • University of Saint Catherine

      2009 - 2013
      Masters of Organizational Leadership Strategy

      Graduated with a Masters in Organizational Leadership with a focus in Strategy. My final project was a study of generational impacts to performance management in the workplace.

    • University of Minnesota

      1982 - 1987
      Bachelor of Science Education - English
  • Experience

    • American Express Financial Advisors

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2007

      Daily “right-hand” to Senior Vice President responsible for influencing 10,000 sales representatives across multiple affiliation platforms. Areas of focus included: creating and executing daily operations, serving as point for all people, organizational and business issues, effectively managing priorities and creating increased capacity for senior leader. Provide daily support to Senior Vice President, creating and executing structure for this office. Acted as point of contact for all people, planning and organizational issues (similar to above). Rigorously applied Six Sigma tools to improve process capabilities and eliminate defects.

      • Executive Director, Independent Sales Channel

        Jan 2003 - Jan 2007
      • Executive Director, Retail Marketing

        Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
      • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

        Jan 2000 - Jan 2001
    • Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2015

      Established Professional Development educational event and sales growth programs. Responsible for creating executional machine; spanning funding solicitation, marketing and end-to-end execution management and performance management systems. Designed and led execution of multiple programs on behalf of the Executive Vice President of the Franchise Channel. Responsible for creating and communicating project plans, designing tracking and reporting systems, working closely to ensure and report geographically dispersed sales teams executional success. Created new national sales leadership strategy, delivery and reporting systems. Accountable for field sales leader commitment and consistent staff execution of standard priorities, operations and measures. Exercised significant skill in relationship building, influencing and collaboration as well as problem solving and performance assessment.

      • Vice President Program and Event Management

        Jan 2010 - Jan 2015
      • Director, Field Engagement (2009-2010)

        Jan 2009 - Jan 2010
      • Vice President, Field Leadership & Communication

        Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
    • Jill Reamer Consulting

      Jan 2016 - Jun 2017
      Business Operations & Optimization Consulting

      Provided consulting services from project scope to implementation. Areas of focus included: Organizational structure and strategy, business process optimization, role clarification, development of key performance Indicators/measure & metrics, strategic planning. Currently offering organizational assessments and implementation of business structure, roles and responsibilities, strategic planning of processes for sustainable operations and development of performance metrics/plans for growth.

    • Optum Health

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2020
      Six Sigma Black Belt

      •Employed six sigma methodology and analytics to improve organizational operations•Investigated processes to identify gaps and determine optimal improvement approaches•Collaborated with teams to define business requirements for organizational processes, achieve productivity standards and adhere to accuracy standards.•Engaged executives to assess strategic business needs and challenges and translate business strategy into human capital opportunities with business impact.

    • Self-employed

      Feb 2020 - Feb 2021
      Business Operations & Optimization Consulting

      I work with teams to operationalize their business and drive execution.This creates increased performance, greater business efficiencies and improved margins. My goal is to maximize the talent and unrealized potential within teams.When this comes together, it radically improves the office environment and leads to a superior experience for their clients.

    • Spach and Associates A private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

      Feb 2021 - Aug 2022
      Chief Operating Officer
    • Allegiance Wealth Management. A

      Sept 2022 - now
      Chief Operating Officer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Six Sigma Black Belt

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Business Plan Evaluator

      Issued by WomenVenture on Oct 2015
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