Description

Job Description:

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 with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Merrill, we empower you to bring your whole self to work. We value diversity in our thoughts, business, and within our employees and clients. Our Wealth Management team represents an array of different backgrounds and bring their unique perspectives, ideas and experiences, helping to create a work community that is culture driven, resilient, results focused and effective.

Job Description:

This job is responsible for working with Financial Advisor (FA) teams to provide comprehensive financial planning solutions. Key responsibilities include identifying strategic investment opportunities, driving financial planning by gathering and analyzing data to create robust financial plans, fostering internal relationships, and supporting FAs with business development activities. Job expectations include having a comprehensive understanding of the suite of solutions, platforms, and initiatives across the bank. 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.

Responsibilities:

• Leverages extensive financial data to identify possible solutions to meet client needs and goals
• Schedules, prepares, and attends client meetings to review plans, capture changes, and discuss next steps
• Coaches and trains Wealth Planners to monitor, update, and maintain client information in a related planning tool and plan on a consistent basis
• Engages with specialists and partners to address client needs and deliver solutions
• Participates in business development activities with Financial Advisors to expand the bank's client base to maintain growth and profitability
• Partners with Line of Business specialists and specialists across the enterprise to expand wealth planning strategy opportunities, while leveraging knowledge of Estate and Gift Taxes, Philanthropy, Trust Structures, Insurance, Income Tax Planning, and Investment Management strategies

Required Qualifications:

• Series 7, 63/65 or 66 or equivalent; must obtain all state registrations held by the Financial Advisor(s) and Advisor Team(s) they support
• SAFE ACT Registration; ADV-2B Required
• CFP® or CPWA® designation and/or obtain/maintain at least one firm approved designation
• Possess and demonstrate strong communication skills
• Understanding of how to deliver a strong overall client experience
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of the suite of Wealth Management products and services, as well as synergies across the enterprise
• Ability to lead through collaboration and influence without direct authority to partner effectively across the Wealth Management space / enterprise
• Proven ability to build and deepen client relationships to engage in robust planning conversations
• Ability to make sound decisions by having a deep understanding of financial planning best practices and policies/procedures
• Ability to identify client needs and concerns and articulate complex investment concepts to align solutions to goals in a suitable and controlled way
• Minimum of five years of experience performing specialist level responsibilities or equivalent industry experience

Skills:

• Business Development
• Client Investments Management
• Portfolio Analysis
• Portfolio Management
• Wealth Planning
• Causation Analysis
• Client Management
• Data Visualization
• Risk Modeling
• Trading and Investment Analysis
• Investment Management
• Referral Identification

Minimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40

Pay Transparency details

US - IL - Schaumburg - 10 N Martingale Rd - Schaumburg Relo (IL9010)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$52,000.00 - $96,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Formulaic incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in a formulaic incentive plan. Employees are eligible for incentives as detailed by the specific line of business incentive plan provisions. Formulaic plans may be comprised of monthly, quarterly and/or annual incentive opportunities. Incentives are earned based on the employee's performance against defined metrics.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.