Merrill Advisor Development Program - Financial Advisor-Partially Registered: Southeast Coastal Market

Merrill Wealth Management is a leading provider of comprehensive wealth management and investment products and services for individuals, companies, and institutions. Merrill Wealth Management is one of the largest businesses of its kind in the world specializing in goals-based wealth management, including planning for retirement, education, legacy, and other life goals through investment advice and guidance.

Merrill’s Financial Advisors and Wealth Management Client Associates help clients pursue the life they envision through a personal relationship with their advisory team committed to their needs. We believe trust comes from transparency. Our trusted advisory teams are equipped with access to the investment insights of Merrill coupled with the banking convenience of Bank of America.

Merrill is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development.  Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Merrill, we empower you to bring your whole self to work. We value the unique perspectives in our thoughts, business, and within our employees and clients. Our Wealth Management team represents an array of different skills and experiences that individuals bring from all backgrounds and careers; whether gained through military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce  and positively impact the communities we serve.

The Advisor Development Program is designed for individuals excited to make a career transition and follow their passion of becoming a Financial Advisor.

• Developing a book of business in order to meet and exceed established performance hurdles
• Effectively prioritizes sourcing prospective clients, capitalizing on referrals, assessing customer needs, referring customers to the appropriate internal specialists, and executing highly customized solutions to meet client needs
• Recommending investment products and services that are suitable for prospects based on their objectives, resources, time horizon, risk profile and preferences
• Balancing investment growth, referral activities, customer follow up, prospect building, administrative compliance, and personal growth and development according to both a day-to-day and longer-term planning
• Organizing and managing resources (time, people, budget) to run a productive practice
• Seeking the expertise of specialists, where appropriate, to identify planning and investment strategies for a client
• Completing mandated training, assessments, performance goals and continuing education requirements

• Build a successful career at Bank of America through world class training and on-boarding programs that set you up for success.
• Get training and one-on-one coaching from our award-winning Academy at Bank of America and local leadership who are invested in your success.
• Grow your business knowledge by using a defined consultative approach to systematically identify client needs and appropriate solutions.
• Provide end-to-end comprehensive advice, deliver client reviews/presentations with confidence and recommend strategies to help achieve their financial goals and life priorities.
• Collaborate with core banking and investment partners. Connect to all the solutions we provide through Bank of America and Merrill to meet virtually all their financial needs.

• →Learns how to provide tailored and personalized advice to clients through reviews and presentations, including partnering with management to assess financial goals and recommending investment advisory strategies
• →Understands client solutions that are best suited for their financial needs, such as core Banking, and Investment and Life Priority™ solutions
• →Shadows Financial Advisor teams to build their network by sharing relevant market developments and discussing new products (as appropriate) in an effort to promote portfolio growth
• →Leverages available resources and technologies to optimize the customer experience and serve the bank's customers with operational excellence and accuracy
• →Participates in on-going training focused on how to develop a book of business to meet and exceed pre-defined financial targets and determine how to progress to the next phase as an advisor
• →Builds relationships with internal service providers based on client needs and asset thresholds
• →Manages risk proactively in every aspect of business, product, and service transaction leveraging available tools

• Currently holds FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)
• 4+ years of progressive professional and/or military experience
• 2+ years experience in investments industry
• Ability to obtain Series 7 and 66 licenses within allotted program time
• Is a self-starter who efficiently manages time and capacity
• Sets and accomplishes goals, achieving whatever one sets their mind to
• Builds and nurtures strong relationships
• Collaborates effectively with others to get things done
• Communicates effectively and confidently and is comfortable engaging all clients
• Manages goals, navigates complexity, prioritizes tasks and executes in a fast-paced environment
• Likes to learn, adapts to new information and seeks the right solutions for clients
• Is thorough and thoughtful in incorporating relevant regulatory due diligence into daily activities and long-term strategies for clients

• Experience working in the financial service industry and/or a sales environment where goals were met or exceeded
• Strong computer skills and the ability to multitask in a demanding environment
• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in business-related field
• Proven ability to partner and promote lead generation
• Experience balancing investment management, sales activities and new client development
• Achieved additional professional designations such as Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and/or Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC)
• Obtained insurance licenses

• Skills:
• Account Management
• Client Investments Management
• Client Management
• Client Solutions Advisory
• Relationship Building
• Advisory
• Business Development
• Fraud Management
• Pipeline Management
• Portfolio Management
• Client Experience Branding
• Issue Management
• Prospecting
• Referral Identification
• Sales Performance Management

This position may be responsible for the provision of residential mortgage loans, and as such, is subject to SAFE Act registration requirements. Pursuant to the SAFE Act requirements, all employees engaged in residential mortgage loan originations must register with the federal registry system and remain in good standing. Since this position requires SAFE Act registration, employees are required to register and to submit to the required SAFE Act background check. Failure to obtain and/or maintain SAFE Act registration may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.