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About This Position

T. Rowe Price, and its affiliates, has more than 7,000 associates and over $1.5 trillion in assets under management globally. This role will support the US Intermediary business, consisting of Wealth Management and Retirement accounts and representing over $650B in AUM. The Wealth Management distribution group strives to build strong long-term relationships through outstanding customer service and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to our diverse client base which include Banks, Broker/Dealers, RIA, TAMP's, and Intermediary Platform providers throughout the United States.

The Senior Alternative Investment Specialist position offers a unique opportunity to expand and deepen TRP's significant presence in the advisor sold market by expanding our relationship with financial advisors across segments into the alternative space. Combining entrepreneurial opportunity to start and grow a business while partnering with an established team and leveraging the resources of an established global investment firm.

Please note that we are hiring multiple Senior Alternative Investment Specialists to cover the Denver and San Francisco territories.

Role Summary

• The position is part of the US Intermediaries (USI) business unit and will report to the Head of RIA Alternative Investment Specialists
• This role is directly responsible for distribution of alternatives products, and will work closely with peers on partner teams which include Wealth Management (WM), Retirement, and Oak Hill Advisors (OHA) in pursuit of driving sales.
• This is a field sales specialist role, accountable for the distribution/sale of Alternative Investments (Alts) through RIAs.
• The role has location flexibility
• Drive sales of Alternative Investment strategies with targeted clients
• Partner with dedicated generalist field sales teams in driving sales of alternatives within existing sales regions/channels
• Present TRP's Alternative capabilities to Financial Advisors, RIAs and/or Investors
• Educate TRPs generalist sales team(s) on available alternative strategies
• Manage an alternative sales pipeline
• Develop relationships with prospect firms

Responsibilities

Accountable for driving sales in alternatives with target advisors in region.

• Collaboration with generalist coverage teams to identify sales opportunities and deepen relationships with existing advisors.
• Prospect new relationships with the goal of directly driving sales across alternative products
• Support efforts with various T. Rowe Price distribution teams on training/education on our Alternative Investments
• Utilize existing data infrastructure to identify, aggregate and prioritize targets of opportunity (both current clients and prospects) within the assigned territory and segment
• Appropriately document and update our CRM (Salesforce) to ensure the data integrity and deepening expertise within the system.
• Provide insight and proactive ideas for improvement to optimize team's time and improve client experience
• Work with senior leadership across T. Rowe Price and Oak Hill Advisors to ensure client needs are represented in the Alts product development process, and design effective go-to-market distribution strategies that directly result in new AUM.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of assigned clients and prospects, their sensitivities, and their business needs to effectively influence their decision-making.
• Accountable for representing voice of client in alternatives positioning and product innovation for the USI WM and TRP / OHA leadership teams, and to represent client feedback pertaining to our Alts offer, industry buying trends, and competitor insights.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the Alternatives landscape, including: competitor updates, product trends, advisor preferences for both private and registered investment structures.

Qualifications

Required:

• Prior experience in private credit
• Proven direct new business generation experience
• Proven ability to drive sales directly with clients / intermediaries
• In-depth knowledge of Alts and investment vehicles such as interval funds, BDCs, Non-traded REITS, private funds, etc.
• Minimum of 5+ years of Alts experience
• College degree required
• Exceptional communication skills including written, verbal, and delivering presentations
• Experience with the U.S. investment distribution landscape including Broker/Dealers, Registered Investments Advisors, Banks, and Retail Platforms
• Strong organizational, time management, and relationship management skills
• Significant travel required

Preferred:

• 10+ years of Alts experience
• Series 7 & 63 preferred, must obtain within 3 months of hire
• Advanced degree or designation (e.g. CFA, CAIA, CIMA).
• Previous experience and proven success with fundraising through intermediary relationships

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are required and will be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for full-time remote work.