Private Wealth Client Relationship Manager

Private Wealth Client Relationship Manager

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. Merrill's 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.

There is an immediate opening for a Merrill Private Wealth Client Relationship Manager. The ideal candidate is a team player and should possess strong coaching, relationship building, problem resolution and interpersonal skills. The position requires a high focus on supervisory and regulatory requirements, business management and retention. Candidates should have excellent leadership, process and organizational skills delivered with a highly effective interpersonal style. Strength and commitment around the Optimal Practice Model and the Client Experience Standard are critical. The candidate would be actively engaged in working with PWAs, Analysts, and CAs to deliver service models beyond expectations, display strong operational knowledge and be highly motivated to drive firm-wide initiatives such as Client Support Enhancer, SQA+, Client Retention / Acquisition.

The Private Wealth Market Client Relationship Manager (PWCRM) is a direct report to the Private Wealth Division Client Relationship Executive (DCRE) with dual reporting to the Merrill Private Wealth Management Regional Managing Director (RMD). The PWCRM functions as a member of the market leadership team. The PWCRM manages the Wealth Management Client Associates, Operations support staff, and the branch's Operations Department. The PWCRM is responsible for delivering firm strategy through the execution of the Market Strategy Plans. The PWCRM partners closely with advisor teams to deliver a branded client service model focusing on digital solutions and enterprise capabilities. Additionally, the MPWCRM serves as the Lead and Referral Coordinator for the market and manages the market expenses. The MPWCRM partners closely with the Senior Private Wealth Client Relationship Manager (SPWCRM) to support the ongoing development of the Elite Growth Practice roles, Private Wealth Management Client Associates, and the Operations staff.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Ensuring client service expectations are met and exceeded while balancing the risk and exposure for Merrill
• Managing the branch's Private Wealth Management Client Associates and Service Support Staff
• Representing the office and Merrill with clients, prospects, Financial Advisor recruits, vendors, regulators and outside legal counsel
• Requires diversification and experience with Bank of America and Merrill Products & Services, Trend Analysis, Risk Assessment, Human Resources, and broad Industry Knowledge
• Coaching teams to deliver a modern, digital first service model focusing on client satisfaction
• Proactively identifying opportunities to connect Financial Advisors and clients to the broader enterprise
• Managing the daily operations ensuring compliance to industry regulations, and policies and procedures

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Bank of America and its affiliates consider for employment and hire qualified candidates without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our teammates.