Description:
As a Senior Market Leader you will provide Northern Trust Asset Management’s (NTAM) capabilities to financial intermediaries, as investment recommendations, including, but not limited to: RIAs, Wirehouses, Independent Broker/Dealers, Regional Broker/Dealers, etc. positioning FlexShares ETFs, Northern Multi Asset Class Solutions, Northern Funds, Northern SMAs, Direct Indexing and Northern Alternatives (50 South Capital) in the marketplace.
You will be responsible for establishing new relationships in all focus channels, growing and servicing existing client relationships and assisting with procuring new opportunities. You must be able to work effectively and collaboratively with all areas of business within Northern Trust and with financial intermediaries.
Primary Duties
- Represent Northern Trust as the Intermediary market presence in a major domestic market center.
- Develop, cultivate and manage relationships – both existing and new – to achieve and exceed our sales targets.
- Grow the use of NTAM’s capabilities in a defined region, across all major channels.
- Deliver sales presentations, seminars, and consulting meetings with professional financial advisors and appropriate centers of influence for National and Regional advisory firms and platforms.
- Identify implementation opportunities and marketing/collateral needs, that will help drive adoption and usage of NTAM’s capabilities.
- Report weekly activities, accomplishments, and opportunities through the Salesforce.com CRM, as well as, interact on a consistent bases with managerial leadership.
- Be a contributing member of a team that thrives on partnership, innovation, and execution.
- Work closely with the National Sales Manager and National Accounts Team to communicate client voice from the field.
- Manage budget to maximize time and resources within the Intermediary Channel.
- Coordinate and manage all events and conference activity within the region.
- Lead regional team, including Market Leader and/or Market Associate.
- Maintain a diverse and healthy business in regards, but not limited to: channels, products, geography and clients.
Required Experience/Knowledge
- BA/BS degree required
- NASD Series 7, 63 and 65 required
- MBA, CIMA, CFP or CFA certification preferred
- 5+ years of external intermediary sales and territory management experience with an established distributor of ETF, mutual fund, SMA, etc.
- Bring established client relationships within the market center
- Proven ability to sell in person, over the phone, and to develop strong client relationships.
- Proven understanding and implementation of competitive analytics and analysis and a high adoption rate to new technologies.
- Ability to develop relationships with professional financial advisors and deliver ideas and information that will generate sales and assets
- Ability to travel extensively on a consistent basis
- Exceptional verbal, written and sales presentation skills
- High energy, motivated individual, commitment to excellence
- Ability to work in a team environment is critical
- Reside in the major metro area / region