As an Equity Plan Specialist, you will lead the strategy and delivery of educational initiatives, focusing on executive relationships within our equity plan business. You will work in a complex, team-oriented, and fast-paced environment with advisors, product partners, and operations teams to deliver a seamless and integrated employee participant experience across our workplace and broader firm products. In addition, you will need to be a problem-solver, possess a client-first mindset and inspire confidence and trust with your internal stakeholders and clients themselves. Delivering value-added equity education and referrals to our wealth management channels will be the hallmarks of your success.
Job responsibilities
- Design and present tailored equity plan educational content to employee participants, with a special emphasis on executives. Highlight available wealth management products and services, effectively engaging audiences across diverse wealth levels.
- Serve as a true expert in the different types of equity vehicles, articulating these nuances in a professional, easy-to-understand format both written and verbally.
- Facilitate engaging in-person seminars and dynamic digital webcasts designed to help individuals understand their equity awards and pique interest in the benefits of broader financial planning.
- Identify and cultivate potential business opportunities between J.P. Morgan and employees to engage in broader wealth management products/services, serving as the gateway to broader financial solutions.
- Effectively collaborate with respective client-facing teams and internal business groups to deliver and execute results.
- Analyze data to adapt the educational curriculum to increase engagement.
- Leverage talents to lead or contribute to emerging areas of the business as we continuously broaden our business model.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- University undergraduate degree or equivalent
- 5+ years experience in the equity plan or workplace industry
- FINRA Securities Industry Essentials, Series 7 and Series 63 licenses required for the position; unlicensed candidates considered, but required to obtain licenses within 90 days of start date
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a matrix organization with the ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines involving multiple stakeholders
- Exceptional public speaking skills
- Active listening skills, including: assessment of needs, compassion and understanding, ability to change approach/delivery in real-time, and communicate in terms people can relate to and understand
- Ability and willingness to travel (30-50% travel vs in-office anticipated) to deliver onsite seminars to employees
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Microsoft Outlook
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Certified Equity Professional (CEP) certification highly preferred
- Exposure to a wide array of financial products