Senior Associate, Global Client Group (Independent Advisor Group)
Dimensional Fund Advisors · Santa Monica, CA · 5 days ago
HybridBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
Responsibilities
- Articulating complex investment principles and capital market research to financial advisors
- Educating financial advisors on why and how our portfolio solutions are constructed and work the way they do
- Interacting with advisors on practice management related issues
- Traveling with Regional Directors and developing strong business and personal relationships with key advisor clients
- Developing and delivering complex and educational investment presentations to financial advisors
- Developing and facilitating the production of complex client driven requests among a team of Associates
- Developing a robust understanding of the advisor industry and related business practices
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree required
- MBA and/or CFA strongly preferred
- 5+ years of experience in the Financial Services/Investment industry
- Proactive desire to learn
- Strong analytical skills
- Solid quantitative problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Detail-oriented
- Able to work equally well in a team environment and independently
- Self-starter who is capable of managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines
- Strong computer skills (Excel and Access) with the ability to learn programs as needed
- SIE (Securities Industry Essentials), Series 7, and Series 63/66 licenses required and must be obtained within the first 12 weeks of hire as a condition of employment