at Northern Trust Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Role
As a Business Development Executive, 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 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, in this case, our Southwest Region residing in either Southern California or the Dallas Metroplex.
- 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 Regional Market Specialist and Business Development 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+ direct outside intermediary sales and territory management experience with an established ETF, mutual fund, SMA, etc. distributor
- 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...
Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity
