Private Wealth Investment Management Specialist

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Private Wealth Investment Management Specialist

Chicago, Illinois Additional locations Apply × To proceed with your application, you must be at least 18 years of age. Acknowledge Refer a friend Apply × To proceed with your application, you must be at least 18 years of age. Acknowledge

Job Description

Merrill Wealth Management is a leading provider of comprehensive wealth management and investment products and services for individuals, companies, and institutions. Merrill Wealth Management is one of the largest businesses of its kind in the world, specializing in goals-based wealth management, including planning for retirement, education, legacy, and other life goals through investment advice and guidance.

Merrills Financial Advisors and Wealth Management Client Associates help clients pursue the life they envision through a personal relationship with their advisory team, committed to their needs. We believe trust comes from transparency. Our trusted advisory teams are equipped with access to the investment insights of Merrill, coupled with the banking convenience of Bank of America.

Merrill is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Merrill, we empower you to bring your whole self to work. We value diversity in our thoughts, business, and within our employees and clients. Our Wealth Management team represents an array of different backgrounds and brings their unique perspectives, ideas, and experiences, helping to create a work community that is culture-driven, resilient, results-focused, and effective.

Job Description

The Investment Management Specialist is responsible for defining the Financial Advisors and/or Advisor Teams overall investment management philosophy through the development of portfolio analysis and expertise in a wide range of investment product areas. Ensure risk profiles, goals, objectives, and asset allocations are aligned and reflected properly for each client. Deliver full range of investment products and services across the enterprise, ensuring alignment to client goals and strategies while leveraging specialists and applicable financial planning tools if appropriate. Partner with internal specialists to deliver holistic investment solutions by identifying and establishing targeted investment strategies. Prepare and present client performance review reports to measure their progress to goals.

This position may be responsible for the provision of residential mortgage loans and as such is subject to SAFE Act registration requirements. Pursuant to the SAFE Act requirements, all employees engaged in residential mortgage loan originations must register with the federal registry system and remain in good standing. Since this position requires SAFE Act registration, employees are required to register and to submit to the required SAFE Act background check. Failure to obtain and/or maintain SAFE Act registration may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Responsibilities

• Maintains an understanding of the Chief Investment Office (CIO) philosophy, proprietary planning, and investment management tools
• Monitors, analyzes, and reviews the current market environment and research portfolio recommendations
• Monitors and manages client portfolios to align with client goals, objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizons
• Reviews and manages team proprietary models to align with current market assumptions by participating in CIO and manager updates and reviewing reports and allocation updates
• Creates analytical reports for Financial Advisors to review client investment portfolio performances against market returns
• Assesses and shares pricing findings with clients to ensure understanding of the value of advice and accompanying solutions
• Analyze and understand Merrill and third-party research
• Monitor and respond to market and non-financial current events
• Effectively navigate proprietary planning and investment management tools
• Deliver investment management tools, including but not limited to investment proposal, CRC, etc.
• Monitor and analyze book pricing internally for FA team
• Convey pricing to ensure clients understanding of the value of advice and accompanying solutions
• Deep understanding of the CIO philosophy and ongoing monitoring of strategy changes based on current market environment
• Monitor and manage client portfolios to align with client goals, objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizons
• Research portfolio recommendations for Investment Committee review
• Prepare materials and coordinate weekly Investment Committee meetings
• Proactively review and manage team proprietary models to align with the Investment Committee decisions
• Manage ML One variances, enrollments, updates, withdrawals, terminations
• Serve as Primary Lead Team Member for processing PIA trades in Portfolio
• Processing of all trades, discretionary or non-discretionary
• Create analytical reports for FAs to review client investment portfolio performances against market returns
• Propose client recommendations, changes based on client goals, risk tolerance, time horizon, and objectives

Required Qualifications

• Series 7 & 66 or combination of both Series 63 & 65 must also obtain all state registrations held by the Financial Advisors and Advisor Teams they support
• Maintain at least one firm-approved designation
• SAFE Act Registration ADV-2B Required
• Possess and demonstrate strong communication skills
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the suite of Wealth Management products and services
• Strong analytical and portfolio management skills with the ability to identify trends and implement investment strategies to increase growth and mitigate risk
• Ability to make sound decisions by having a deep understanding of investment management best practices and policies, procedures
• Ability to identify client needs and concerns and articulate appropriate approach to align solutions to goals in a suitable and controlled way

Desired Qualifications

• CFA designation
• Strong technical & analytical experience
• Advanced trading experience & expertise
• Skills: • Causation Analysis • Financial Management • Investment Management • Trading Strategy • Trading and Investment Analysis • Portfolio Analysis • Portfolio Management • Price Verification and Valuation • Trade Monitoring • Client Investments Management • Client Solutions Advisory • Financial Analysis • Financial Forecasting and Modeling • Wealth Planning

Minimum Education Requirement

• High School Diploma or GED
• Secondary School or equivalent

Internal Employees

Internal employees who are currently working from home are still eligible to apply. However, if selected for the role, you may be required to work onsite in accordance with the workplace excellence policy.

Shift and Hours

• Shift: 1st shift
• United States of America
• Hours Per Week: 40
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