Market Client Relationship Manager

Key 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
• Led 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

• This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates.
• Demonstrates deep process knowledge, operational excellence and innovation through a focus on simplicity, data based decision making and continuous improvement.
• Communicates enterprise decisions, purpose, and results, and connects to team strategy, priorities and contributions.
• Ensures proper risk discipline, controls and culture are in place to identify, escalate and debate issues.
• Provides inspection, coaching and feedback to motivate, differentiate and improve performance.
• Actively manages expenses and budgets in alignment with objectives, making sound financial decisions.
• Assesses talent and builds bench strength for roles across the organization.
• Delivers results by effectively prioritizing, inspecting and appropriately delegating team work.

Required Qualifications

• Currently hold SIE, Series 7 AND Series 66 (or Series 63 AND Series 65), Series 9 AND Series 10 (or 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
• 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