The Opportunity

As a Regional Director, you’ll work directly with the Head of Business Development to develop and execute a strategic sales plan for your geographical territory. In partnership with your regional team and the appropriate business partners, you’ll support the field in achieving their Wealth Management, Financial Planning, Net Flows and Overall Balanced Practice Sales goals.

The Team

Financial products by themselves are worth little; financial advice for a client and the people and causes they care about are worth everything.  Our mission is to enable advisor practices, agencies, and MassMutual to thrive in the advice, planning, protection and investment management market by coaching to solutions and expertise that: 

Helps clients protect the ones they loveGuides advisors and clients through advice that helps them achieve their financial goalsHelps clients grow wealth through wise investing

The Impact

As a Regional Director, your responsibilities will include but not limited to the following:

Responsible for engaging with the Regional Vice President and each General Agent in your given territory, including working collaboratively to develop sales plans and execute sales programs to achieve the assigned goals in the areas of Wealth Management Product Sales, Net Flows and Advice based relationships in the form of Financial Planning.Develop a written plan for each agency based upon their unique combination of advisor and agency segmentation, level of advisor skill & will, sophistication level of the agency, quality of infrastructure, and other factors as determined by the GA scorecard.Upskill key agency leadership and infrastructure on Wealth Management Products and Services, including GA, Sales Managers, Investment Specialists and Financial Planning Directors through formal training and development programs.Perform periodic reviews of Wealth Management Sales, Financial Planning, and Net Flows Goals with General Agent, RVPs, and appropriate business partners, and adjust the plan to stay on track to achieve sales goalsResponsible for the leadership, management and deployment of the Associate Regional Director, and the Regional Consultants into the appropriate coaching and consulting relationships to achieve territory goals and objectives.Conduct regular coaching program meetings, advisor focus groups, boot camps and virtual and live training sessions for top wealth advisors and planning advisors to ensure Wealth Sales Goals, Net Flows and Financial Planning goals are achieved.Deliver agency training on key concepts of the6 Step Financial Planning ProcessClient Service ModelsClient Engagement FrameworksProduct sales ConversationsNet Flows StrategiesAdvisor Book of Business Assessments and Action plans for advisors, including practice management approaches for asset managementResponsible for understanding the full Wealth Management and Insurance product suite and driving implementation of those products to help clients and advisors achieve their goals and objectives.

The Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or HS Diploma with 10+ years of experience working in the investment management and financial planning space8+ years of sales experience selling investment management and financial planning products & solutions1+ year of experience leading & developing a diverse and high performing sales individuals2+ years of experience leading sales initiatives that touch, cross and/or impact multiple organizational areasFINRA Series 7 at time of applicationFINRA Series 63 or equivalent at time of applicationAbility to travel 50% as required

The Ideal Qualifications

Deep understanding of the issues facing financial advisors as small business ownersUnderstands Financial, Wealth and Insurance Products and the demands these disciplines place on an advisor practicePossess an in-depth knowledge of insurance and wealth management and any associated products and servicesStrong communication skills including: written, verbal, virtual and in-person presentations, and the ability to vary style between either coaching or consulting based on the situationExcellent listening and follow-up skillsSelf-motivated team player with a consultative and collaborative mindsetProblem solver with strong business acumen and interpersonal skillsAbility to work as both a collaborative team member and lead a team

Compensation:$90K-100K base salary plus sales-based incentive opportunity resulting in a total target compensation package of $200k - $250k.

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

Regular meetings with the Head of Business Development Regional Teams and other Sales Partners to drive strategic implementation and execution.Access to mentorship opportunitiesNetworking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran, and disability-focused Business Resource GroupsAccess to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms.Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits.

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