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 over 160 + locations in over 33 states. We have been recognized on Barron’s Top Wealth Management Firms for 10 consecutive years and hold over $255 billion in client assets. Check out this to learn more about our Private Wealth Management business.
As a Client Planning Specialist, you will:
Provide financial planning, client service and operational support to one or more Financial Advisors following a wealth management or portfolio management business approach.
Owning and managing all or a portion of the Financial Advisors’ financial planning activities.
Lead in the generation and creation of financial plans using MoneyGuidePro to create and deliver financial plans to clients. This may also include the ownership of other wealth management activities including tax reviews, estate plans, etc.
Gain knowledge of and leverage partnership with Baird’s Corporate Resource Groups to provide the best wealth management solutions to clients.
May schedule client appointments and/or conference room for appointments.
Assemble/generate materials including paperwork and reports for client meetings.
Understand and ensure business adherence with firm and financial industry regulatory policies
May manage FA and Team’s social media presence (website, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.).
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.
Initiates and completes all transactions required to fully service client accounts i.e. paperwork, correspondence, client request fulfillment and special projects as needed
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.
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, and previous days’ activities.
Assist with client onboarding coordination, which includes managing Financial Advisors 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
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 passionate about achieving great results for clients and give 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
Compensation and Benefits:
$51,400- $68,900annual salary range
Bonus potential up to 10.5% of base pay
Compensation and bonus are commensurate with experience, performance and/or firm profitability
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What we look for:
5+ years of prior industry work experience
Active Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam, Series 7, and Series 66 or Series 63 and Series 65 licenses
Attainment of CFP® ,WMCP®, or CPWA® certification
Proficient in knowledge and use of all major Baird’s Private Wealth Management technology platforms (Thomson ONE, Albridge, Envestnet, CRM, Money Guide Pro, LiquidOffice, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), etc.).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Detail oriented with an emphasis on accuracy
Critical thinking and proactive problem-solving skills