Challenge your thinking and build an amazing career with the best people in the financial services industry! Baird’s Financial Advisors provide advice, strategies, and solutions to high-net-worth individuals and families across the United States, serving as true partners. True wealth management goes beyond managing investments. At Baird, we understand it begins with learning all we can about what our clients want for themselves and their families. We work closely with them to prioritize their goals, utilizing Baird’s resources and expertise to create a tailored plan to ensure success as they’ve defined it. Our 1,700+ private wealth associates serve clients coast-to-coast from 160+ locations in over 33 states. We have been recognized on Barron’s Top Wealth Management Firms for 10 consecutive years and hold over $200 billion in client assets.
As a Client Specialist, You Will:
Be responsible for the client service & marketing functions of one or more Financial Advisors following a wealth management or portfolio management business approach, including any operational functions necessary to meet client service requirements. You will also participate in the Financial Advisor(s) business development efforts in alignment with the Financial Advisor(s) long-term business plan.
Client Service
- Responsible for client onboarding coordination, which includes managing Financial Advisor(s) prospect pipeline, assisting with proposal generation, preparing new account paperwork, opening accounts, transitioning new assets to Baird, and establishing an ongoing communication/client service plan.
- Partner with Baird’s Corporate Resource Groups and be knowledgeable of the services they are able to provide FAs, CAs, and clients providing the best outcome for clients and the firm.
- Answers all incoming Financial Advisors’ phone calls and handles as appropriate. Initiates action and advises the Financial Advisor of action taken. May contact potential clients with Financial Advisor’s direction to introduce products.
- May schedule client appointments and/or conference room for appointments.
- Stay current and understand firm policy and procedures in an ever-changing regulatory environment, being able to articulate the reason for certain requirements to clients as needed.
- Communicate progress updates to clients, as needed, on more complex projects.
Marketing
- May manage the Social Media strategy for Financial Advisor(s)/team, including LinkedIn, FA Website, Twitter, etc.
- Maintain FA website, including periodic review calls with the provider. Prepare and present content ideas to FA.
- Maintain Client Relationship Management (CRM) system for Financial Advisor(s), as well as leverage the platform to manage the client relationship through mailings, reporting, e-mail tracking, and more, with the goal of implementing well-defined client service models.
- May organize and coordinate seminars and client events at the direction of Financial Advisor(s). Develops client lists, designs material and seminar/meeting content, coordinates PowerPoint presentations, and follows through with client contact.
- Seek ways to enhance FA(s) business effectiveness and marketability.
- Develop prospecting material/book of services offered.
Business Development
- Proactively review investment opportunities on a daily basis & notify Financial Advisor(s) to take action on those opportunities with the goal of driving the Financial Advisors’ business. Specifically, this may include funds available/money line, maturing securities, reorg items, previous days’ activities, and external websites.
- Support FA business plan objectives and align individual goals with the plan.
- Work with Financial Advisor(s) to directly generate new business and maintain/increase existing client relationships through various techniques including developing systems for cross-referencing and/or cross-selling that enhance client satisfaction, build client retention and create client loyalty.
- Work with Baird Corporate Resources to create advanced client reports and potentially present these findings to clients. (Social Security Review, Financial Plan, Estate Documents Review, Insurance Quotes)
Operations
- Initiates and completes all transactions required to fully service client accounts i.e. paperwork, correspondence, client request fulfillment, and special projects as needed.
- Ensures compliance with Baird’s policies regarding correspondence, books, and records requirements including trade policies, seminars, and marketing.
- May enter security orders including stocks, bonds, fixed income, options, annuities, and other investment vehicle orders per Financial Advisors’ instructions or upon client’s verbal direction.
- May also provide back-up to other teams and the branch when necessary, as well as perform other duties and special projects as necessary.
- Maintain primarily electronic files and have the ability to retrieve the information quickly as needed.
What Makes This Opportunity Great
- Flexible work-life balance is promoted.
- Fast-paced environment that will enable you to grow as a professional.
- Team of associates who are passionate about achieving great results for clients while giving back to the communities where we live and work.
- Unique culture that values diverse backgrounds and perspectives while emphasizing teamwork and a strong sense of partnership.
What We Look For
- Bachelor’s degree or industry experience comparable to Bachelor’s degree.
- 2+ years of prior industry and/or administrative work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
- Must be SIE and Series 7/63/65 or 7/66 licensed or have the ability to become licensed within 1 year of hire
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with the ability to learn and effectively navigate Baird’s Private Wealth Management technology platforms (Thomson ONE, Albridge, Envestnet, CRM, Money Guide Pro, LiquidOffice, etc.).
Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity
Baird is committed to inclusion & diversity for our clients, our associates, and the communities where we live and work. This commitment stems from our culture of integrity, genuine concern for others, and respect for the individual. We view inclusion & diversity as an ongoing journey – one of shared responsibility, continuous improvement, and a focus on progress. We invite you to join us as we work together to foster an environment where diversity unites rather than divides us.
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