Investment Executive (Financial Advisor) Holland, MI

About the role

We connect great people to great opportunities. Are you ready to take the next step? Discover a career in banking at Fifth Third Bank.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales goals while serving the clients' best interests.
• Plan and conduct individual and group coaching sessions with retail bank employees.
• Develop and conduct client meetings to review existing accounts and close sales individually and jointly with licensed bankers.
• Handle daily client needs and problems and prioritize and delegate tasks to resolve.
• Post-appointment follow-up to maintain relationships and develop referrals from existing client base.
• Manage sales planning for self and for team to drive sales, and achieve designated goals, client experience and financial results.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of all financial products through self-study, periodicals, and appropriate coursework.
• Ability to delegate tasks and follow-through.
• Prepare necessary internal reports for sales tracking.
• Cook up and communicate with team on daily basis to insure accurate completion of accountabilities.
• Conduct internal and external seminars to focus on business development and growth.
• Prioritize client needs and introduce services of other Fifth Third Bank employees, i.e. loans, estate planning, deposits.
• Serve as a coach and mentor for licensed bank employees.
• Thoroughly organize, share and prepare licensed bankers with tools and skills needed to be successful.
• Guide and promote progress toward established goals for team.
• Recognize and reward achievement of goals.

Requirements

• Prior Brokerage Industry Experience.
• Series 7, 66 (or 63 and 65) and appropriate state required insurance licenses (exception: 7 and 63 in Michigan and Ohio).
• Variable Annuity license is required.

Qualifications

• Motivated by commission sales, recognition programs, and internal sales competition among co-workers.
• Ability to motivate others in a team environment.
• Ability to transfer knowledge through highly developed coaching and teaching skills, can relay complex products and processes.
• Demonstrated ability to simplify and communicate complex financial concepts.
• Proven experience in building strong internal and external client relationships.
• Highly developed knowledge of the securities business, investment products and financial solutions.
• Highly developed sales and presentation skills.
• Travel required within assigned territory.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of financial products and services.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Benefits

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html.

Pay

Compensation for this position is largely incentive-based. Incentive compensation is combined with either a base salary or a draw to determine total cash compensation, and incentive compensation is based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.

Schedule

Work schedule may vary based on business needs.