Advisor Development Program Client Associate
Chicago, Illinois
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Job Description:
Advisor Development Program Client Associate
Merrill Wealth Management is a leading provider of comprehensive wealth management and investment products and services for individuals, companies, and institutions. Merrill Wealth Management is one of the largest businesses of its kind in the world specializing in goals-based wealth management, including planning for retirement, education, legacy, and other life goals through investment advice and guidance.
Merrill's Financial Advisors and Wealth Management Client Associates help pursue the life they envision through a personal relationship with their advisory team committed to their needs. We believe trust comes from transparency. Our trusted advisory teams are equipped with access to the investment insights of Merrill coupled with the banking convenience of Bank of America.
Merrill is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations. At Merrill, we empower you to bring your whole self to work. We value diversity in our thoughts, business, and within our employees. Our Wealth Management team represents an array of different backgrounds and bring their unique perspectives, ideas and experiences, helping to create a work community that is culture driven, resilient, results focused and effective.
The Advisor Development Program is designed for individuals excited to make a career transition and follow their passion of becoming a Financial Advisor.
Job Description:
The Wealth Management Client Associate - Advisor Development Program (WMCA - ADP) role is an entry role into our Advisor Development Program where the destination role is becoming a full-scale Financial Advisor at Merrill. This progression role is responsible for providing client service support to Financial Advisors (FAs).
As a WMCA - ADP your journey begins by obtaining your Securities Industry licenses, where you will receive dedicated study time for your Securities Industry Essentials [SIE], Series 7, and Series 66 Exams. Your SIE, Series 7 & 66 must be obtained within 120 days; (63 & 65 accepted, in lieu of 66, if previously held). Once you obtain your licenses, you will be taught the foundational skills needed to be a WMCA - ADP.
This job is responsible for providing client service support to multiple FAs. Key responsibilities include supporting enterprise strategic objectives, operational excellence goals, and client advocacy within the FA's business, while customizing solutions based on their specific needs. Job expectations include serving as the most frequent point of contact within Merrill to address all service needs of their clients and acting as a resource for FAs on the team.
Once you have reached your key milestones, including proficiency in your current role and the completion of experiential activities showcasing your ability to become an advisor, you will then progress into the next stage of the Advisor Development Program, beginning building a book of business as a Financial Advisor trainee. You will complete dedicated training preparing you for this role and once complete you will continue to work in a Merrill office where you will be acquiring, building, and managing client relationships while considering a client's complex financial picture and guiding them with advice and solutions.
Once you complete your performance requirements as a Financial Advisor trainee you will reach the ultimate destination of becoming a Merrill Financial Advisor. You will be supported along the way with dedicated programs, tools, and resources throughout your career journey.
The Advisor Development Program consists of progressive roles to ultimately become a Merrill Financial Advisor. Our progressive roles in the Advisor Development Program engage in:
Developing a book of business in order to meet and exceed established performance hurdles
Effectively prioritizing and sourcing prospective clients, capitalizing on referrals, assessing customer needs, referring customers to the appropriate internal specialists, and executing highly customized solutions to meet client needs
Recommending investment products and services that are suitable for prospects based on their objectives, resources, time horizon, risk profile and preferences
Balancing investment growth, referral activities, customer follow up, prospect building, administrative compliance and personal growth and development according to both a day-to-day and longer-term planning
Organizing and managing resources (time, people, budget) to run a productive practice
Seeking the expertise of specialists, where appropriate, to identify planning and investment strategies for a client
Completing mandated training, assessments, performance goals and continuing education requirements
We'll help you
Build a successful career at Bank of America through world-class training and on-boarding programs that set you up for success.
Get training and one-on-one coaching fromour-award winning Academy at Bank of Americaand local leadership who are invested in your success.
Grow your business knowledge by using a defined consultative approach to systematically identify client needs and appropriate solutions.
Provide end-to-end comprehensive advice , deliver clientreviews/presentationswith confidence and recommend strategies to help achieve their financial goals and life priorities.
Collaborate with core banking and investment partners. Connect to all the solutions we provide through Bank of America and Merrill to meet virtually all their financial needs.
Required Qualifications:
Displays confidence working as a self-starter in a sales role
Builds strong client relationships through effective communication and collaboration
Displays a proactive mindset and effective time management
Demonstrates a results-driven growth mindset and prioritizes client interests
Identifies appropriate client solutions through application of learnings and new information
Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills
Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
Proven ability to quickly build trust and credibility
Proven ability to assess needs of and recommend appropriatesolutions
Proven ability to work both collaboratively on a team with key partners and independently
Proven ability to listen and probe for clarity and understanding
Entrepreneurial mindset with a proven ability to source clients through extensive prospecting and networking
Strong follow-through skills
Computer/technical literacy and proficiency in applications such as Microsoft Suite
Desired Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and/or a minimum of one year of work experience
Learns and adapts to new technology or applications
Executes multiple tasks simultaneously
Job Responsibilities:
Partners with Financial Advisors, Client Relationship Managers, and Market Supervision Managers on all aspects of client servicing, risk, investments, and banking products, while receiving appropriate guidance and escalating issues as needed
Provides excellent Client Service to the bank's clients through educating them on all of the bank's service and banking offerings
Ensures timeliness, accuracy, and completeness in client materials and follows up on all client and Financial Advisor (FA) requests
Assists with ensuring practices are in alignment with the bank's policies and procedures to support operational excellence, protect the bank's clients, and manage risk
Identifies, deepens, and maintains client relationships through emphasizing the bank's offerings and promoting incorporation of banking into day-to-day practices, while communicating outputs to the FA
Performs general business growth support functions aligned to the role of the Client Associate or Wealth Management Client Associate, providing business development, investment solutions, and/or business management support to multiple FAs
Skills :
Account Management
Client Management
Customer and Client Focus
Issue Management
Oral Communications
Business Development
Client Solutions Advisory
Pipeline Management
Prioritization
Trade Operations Management
Administrative Services
Client Investments Management
Emotional Intelligence
Referral Identification
Written Communications
This position is subject to SAFE Act registration requirements. Pursuant to the SAFE Act requirements, all employees engaged in residential loan mortgage originations must register with the federal registry system and remain in good standing. Since your position requires SAFE Act registration, you will be required to register and to submit to the required SAFE Act background check and registration process. Failure to obtain and/or maintain SAFE Act registration may result in your immediate termination.
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
37.5
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