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Bank of America

Merrill Market Client Relationship Manager

Bank of America, Manchester, New Hampshire, us, 03103


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.

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 Responsibilities:

Leads the service delivery model and wealth management banking strategy of respective markets to drive business growth.

Hires, develops, and leads a team of cross-functional professionals to support Financial Advisor teams and deliver outstanding client service.

Supervises financial transactions and operations to drive risk management best practices and ensure compliance with policies and procedures, while preparing to effectively manage any type of branch audit.

Oversees the client service experience and reviews the approval of new client accounts.

Leads Wealth Management Client Associates and the branch Operations Department to meet and exceed the bank's client service expectations and operational excellence goals.

Managerial Responsibilities:

Diversity & Inclusion Champion: Models an inclusive environment for employees and clients, aligned to company D&I goals.

Manager of Process & Data: Demonstrates deep process knowledge, operational excellence and innovation through a focus on simplicity, data based decision making and continuous improvement.

Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Communicates enterprise decisions, purpose, and results, and connects to team strategy, priorities and contributions.

Risk Manager: Ensures proper risk discipline, controls and culture are in place to identify, escalate and debate issues.

People Manager & Coach: Provides inspection, coaching and feedback to motivate, differentiate and improve performance.

Financial Steward: Actively manages expenses and budgets in alignment with objectives, making sound financial decisions.

Enterprise Talent Leader: Assesses talent and builds bench strength for roles across the organization.

Driver of Business Outcomes: Delivers results by effectively prioritizing, inspecting and appropriately delegating team work.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

Ensuring client service expectations are met and exceeded while balancing the risk and exposure for Merrill.

Managing the branch's Wealth Management Client Associates and Service Support Staff.

Representing the office and Merrill with clients, prospects, Financial Advisor recruits, vendors, regulators, and outside legal counsel.

Requires diversification and experience with Bank of America and Merrill Products & Services, Trend Analysis, Risk Assessment, Human Resources, and broad industry knowledge.

Coaching teams to deliver a modern, digital first service model focusing on client satisfaction.

Proactively identifying opportunities to connect Financial Advisors and clients to the broader enterprise.

Managing the daily operations ensuring compliance to industry regulations, and policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications:

Currently hold SIE, Series 7 AND Series 66 (or Series 63 AND Series 65), Series 9 AND Series 10 (or Series 8) or equivalent licenses and Series 3, 31 licenses, if warranted.

Minimum of 5+ years professional experience.

Key Qualifications for the Role:

Current or previous Merrill Wealth Management experience strongly preferred.

Self-motivated and client centric.

Expert knowledge of regulatory and supervisory requirements and corporate policies and procedures.

Investment product knowledge (i.e., 401K, Options, Annuities, Tax, Retirement Plans, Money Funds, Mutual Funds, Liabilities, Margin, Trust Operations, etc.).

Prior trend analysis experience.

Strong customer service and communication skills.

Strong management skills, including the ability to effectively plan, monitor, influence, negotiate, supervise and delegate.

Desired Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

Skills:

Compensation Analysis

Performance Management

Process Performance Management

Referral Management

Workforce Planning

Due Diligence

Internal Audit Review

Leadership Development

Recruiting

Risk Management

Client Management

Customer Service Management

Employee Counseling

Succession Planning

Trade Operations Management

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

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