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Summary:
This position plays a crucial role in evaluating clients and prospects, understanding their financial needs, and providing tailored advice to help them achieve their financial goals. This role involves a mix of client interactions, financial analysis, and sales strategy. In addition, this position will support business development efforts including events, campaigns, prospect meetings, and proposals. The role leverages expertise in financial planning, investments, and retirement solutions to cultivate and maintain client relationships through referrals, educational workshops, and participant meetings. It fosters trusted relationships, comprehensive wealth management strategies, and exceptional client service.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes but is not limited to):
Develop and Manage Client Relationships:

• Build trust with clients by understanding their financial needs, goals, and risk tolerance.

• Develop and present customized financial plans, collaborating with internal teams as needed.

• Deliver an exceptional client experience through ongoing communication and service.

• Meet with clients regularly to review progress and ensure investment alignment with evolving needs.

Wealth Management Expertise:

• Advise clients on a full spectrum of wealth management strategies, including asset allocation, investment management, and estate planning.

• Serve as a resource for clients with complex financial planning needs and retirement plan considerations.

• Stay informed on best investment solutions to present to clients.

Prospect Development and Business Growth:

• Develop leads through various channels including: utilizing OneDigital's Workplace to Wealth strategy to engage existing plan clients, educational events, networking, and referrals.

• Convert leads into wealth management clients by effectively advancing them through the sales pipeline.

• Collaborate with the service team on client onboarding and ongoing service activities.

• Support business development efforts through events, campaigns, and prospect meetings.

• Document client interactions and lead generation activities using the CRM system.

• Generate revenue through successful sales activities.

Qualifications, Skills and Requirements:

• Proven track record of exceeding sales goals.

• Strong understanding of financial planning principles, investment strategies, and relevant regulations.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work and make decisions independently.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

• Demonstrated discipline maintaining sales pipeline and client information in a CRM, Salesforce preferred.

• Experience with financial planning software, MoneyGuidePro preferred.

• Proven success with multi-tasking and managing priorities effectively.

• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business and technology environment.

• Continual learner mentality, able to adopt new solutions and interpret the impact of new laws for prospective clients.

• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive client information, including personnel and financial data.

• Regular and predictable attendance is required.

• Business travel up to 25%.

• Must be licensed to allow registration as an IAR of OneDigital Investment Advisors

Education, Training and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field (preferred), or relevant experience in retirement plan sales.

• Must possess a valid relevant securities license or demonstrate a strong likelihood of successfully obtaining the necessary licensure within XX days of hire.

• 2+ years of financial advisory experience required

• 2 - 5 years of industry related sales experience preferred

Other:
This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any related duties as required. Reasonable accommodation will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not to be construed as a contract for employment.
The information below is for internal use only.
Pre-hire Screening Requirements:

• Criminal

• Financial

• Education Verification

Registration and Licensure

• This role is required to be licensed in order to be registered as an IAR of OneDigital Investment Advisors.

• License requirements may be legally met through the options outlined below. The hiring manager should select the appropriate license pathway for each role based on business needs, updating the job description as necessary to reflect that decision.

Preferred Pathways:

• Series 65

• Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®)

• Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®)

• Chartered Investment Counselor (CIC)

• Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®)

• Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)

Limited Pathway (Series 7/66):

• Candidates holding a Series 7 plus Series 66 may be eligible for IAR registration; however, this pathway is only available in branches with an active broker-dealer designation and appropriate supervision structure. As OneDigital continues to consolidate broker-dealer operations, this option is increasingly limited.

• Candidates with a Series 7 and 66 in a non-broker-dealer branch may be eligible to enroll in MQP and EVEP, pausing their registration for up to five years without retaking exams. In order to remain registered long term, the candidate will be required to obtain a Series 65 or qualifying designation during that period. Hiring managers and recruiters should discuss these options early in the hiring process with ODIA Compliance.

• If a license or designation is not currently held by a candidate, the offer letter must include:

• An unlicensed title to be used until licensure.

• A statement affirming the candidate's understanding that they must be licensed and registered within a certain period of time and that they may not offer investment advice until registration is confirmed. This verbiage will be provided by Compliance when a candidate is approved by the Licensing Committee.

PAC Notes

• "Senior" may be added to this title to recognize increased experience or expertise within a particular level that does not require an update in job description. To update a title to include Senior, utilize the base title Job Profile and update the Business Title. Do not create a new Job Profile to accommodate.

• Hiring managers may customize this job description based on their specific needs. HR/Talent Management should provide oversight to ensure additional duties still reflect the primary intent of the role and reach out to the Financial Services Chief of Staff team when questions arise.

Your base pay is dependent upon your skills, education, qualifications, professional experience, and location. In addition to base pay, some roles are eligible for variable compensation, commission, and/or annual bonus based on your individual performance and/or the company's performance. We also offer eligible employees health, wellbeing, retirement, and other financial benefits, paid time off, overtime pay for non-exempt employees, and robust learning and development programs. You will receive reimbursement of job-related expenses per the company policy and may receive employee perks and discounts.
To learn more, visit: www.onedigital.com/careers
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