Bank Of America Internal Investment Advisory Specialist 

United States, New Jersey 

60137500

The Internal Investment Advisory Specialist (IIAS) will support Financial Advisors and Wealth Management Specialists on all Merrill Lynch Managed Assets platforms in order to drive utilization of Managed Asset platforms.

Job Responsibilities:

• Focuses on proactively supporting the advisors in their respective markets to drive sales growth through virtual and phone interactions. Thinks independently, develops and executes strategies to achieve growth goals for respective territories.
• Partners with coverage team potentially consisting of a specialist partner and other specialists with the Investment Solutions Group to collaborate and bring holistic advice and guidance to advisors.
• Records all of relevant activities in Salesforce.com, a client relationship management tool, in order to provide the data necessary to manage activity from a metrics driven perspective.

Required Qualifications:

• 2-5+ years experience in financial services industry
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and meet clearly defined measurements
• Strong communication, interaction and presentation skills
• Self-motivated, adaptive, positive attitude and high energy
• Must display a passion for achieving aggressive goals in innovative and highly professional way
• Series 7 and 63/65 or 66 preferred at time of hire, or must be able to obtain within 120 days of start date

Desired Qualifications:

• 2-5+ years sales experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Knowledge of professionally managed investment products and/or investment advisory business

Skills:

• Client Management
• Client Solutions Advisory
• Customer and Client Focus
• Pipeline Management
• Relationship Building
• Collaboration
• Presentation Skills
• Prospecting
• Referral Management
• Wealth Planning
• Referral Identification

High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent