Sales Associate
| Company | Guggenheim |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- College degree
- Enhanced problem-solving abilities, analytical abilities, and familiarity with investment strategies and concepts
- Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communications skills
- Informed and conversant across a broad range of topics
- Energetic, self-motivated, positive attitude, goal-oriented
Responsibilities
- Initiate sales calls to identify new sales opportunities; provide financial intermediaries with sales ideas; product information, performance data
- Respond to incoming calls/questions/requests from financial intermediaries in a timely and accurate manner
- Partner with external wholesalers to provide scheduling and sales support; execute on territory plan to ensure achievement of assigned sales goal
- Follow-up on external wholesaler appointments, conference leads and referrals of qualified representatives
- Maintain activity and profile data in the CRM
- Assist financial intermediary in analyzing client portfolios to help recommend appropriate investment strategies, including running product hypotheticals and performance comparisons
- Keep current and adhere to compliance and regulatory policies specific to licensing requirements, continuing education and firm-mandated training (license requirements FINRA 7, 63)
- Responsible for keeping current on company’s products, initiatives and marketing campaigns
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Finance or Business)
- MBA, CIMA, CPWM, CAIA or CFA preferred
- Minimum 2 years of experience within a financial brokerage or investment management environment in a sales capacity
- Current FINRA Registrations (Series 7, 63, 65, and/or 66)