Job Description:
Job Description:
The Internal Investment Advisory Specialist (IIAS) will support Financial Advisors, Client Associates, and Advisory Leadership on all Merrill Investment Advisory Assets platforms in order to drive utilization of Investment Advisory platforms.
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 hypothetical 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 , a client relationship management tool, in order to provide the data necessary to manage activity from a metrics driven perspective
Required Qualifications:
- 2+ years related sales experience
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 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
Skills:
- Client Management
- Client Solutions Advisory
- Customer and Client Focus
- Pipeline Management
- Relationship Building
- Collaboration
- Presentation Skills
- Prospecting
- Referral Management
- Wealth Planning
- Referral Identification
Bachelors degree required
1st shift (United States of America)