Working at 55ip means standing at the intersection of finance and technology—and at the cutting-edge of wealth and asset management. We’ve been making rapid progress on our mission: to break down barriers to financial progress for financial advisors and their clients. Our Boston- and Mumbai-based team has built and brought to market a tax-smart investment strategy engine, portfolio trading and rebalancing, and advisor transition services, all delivered through an intuitive experience and intelligent automation. Driven by strategic partnerships with world-class wealth and asset management firms, such as BlackRock, Fidelity, J.P. Morgan, Raymond James, and others, we’ve experienced breakthrough growth over the last two years. Today, over 390 financial advisor firms have trusted over $60 billion in assets under supervision with 55ip.
Job responsibilities:
- Develop strong relationships with top-tier clients and prospects through consultative, proactive phone conversations that deliver the 55ip value proposition
- Provide superior client service by being responsive, thoughtful, and making the clients’ needs the focus
- Leverage cutting-edge technological tools to showcase our resources to financial advisors in a more user-friendly way
- Partner with Enterprise ASM (Advisor Success Manager) by being completely aligned on the objectives needed to achieve the 55ip’s asset (AUM) ramping goals
- Demonstrate effective relationship management skills by focusing on timely follow-up, advisor scheduling, and lead generation
- Convey the thought leadership of our Advisor Solutions team to aid clients’ understanding of the ever-changing market landscape and how they can benefit from leveraging 55ip’s platform
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Bachelor’s degree at minimum
- Expertise in utilizing a CRM, e.g. Salesforce
- Critical thinking and problem solving in a fast-paced environment
- Strong analytical skills
- Passion for sales and the financial markets – understanding the value of tax management
- Proven results shown through sustainable achievement in a competitive environment
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team and collaborate cross functionally
- Ability to learn and demonstrate industry and product knowledge by understanding the client, competition, and marketplace
- Capacity to build relationships across the entire organization and with our partner firms
- Willingness to wear multiple hats and support the buildup of new functions
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- 2-5 years of financial service experience preferred and/or related sales leadership experience
- Preferred experience in asset and wealth management – including consulting with financial advisors