Bank Of America Internal Investment Advisory Specialist 

United States, New Jersey 

681357770

Job Description:

Job Description:
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.

The Internal Investment Advisory Specialist provides advice and guidance to Financial Advisors, Client Associates and Advisory Leadership to help identify appropriate and suitable IAP

Responsibilities

• The Internal Specialist shall handle inbound requests for assistance and will also conduct proactive outbound sales calls to the Firm's Financial Advisors to help drive sales growth in their respective assigned territories. Conversations will primarily be focused on implementation ideas, investment proposal generation and portfolio construction.

• The Internal Specialist shall partner with their Investment Advisory Specialists and other LOB specialists to achieve business results for their assigned territory.
Internal Specialists are expected to record all of their 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

• Knowledge of professionally managed investment products and/or wealth management business
• Knowledge of all ML product websites,tools, literature
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and meet clearly defined measurements
• Strong communication, interaction and presentation skills required
• Be flexible and adaptable
• Self-motivated, positive attitude and high energy are a must
• Must display a passion for achieving aggressive goals in innovative and highly professional ways
• Internal Specialists are expected to record all of their 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

• Series 7 and 63/65 or 66 preferred at time of hire, or must be able to obtain within 120 days of start

Desired Qualifications:

• 2 years sales experience
• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred

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

1st shift (United States of America)