Bank of America Corporation

Workplace Benefits Specialist – Institutional

Bank of America Corporation$200K — $214K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
  • Series 7 and Series 66 required
  • Life, Health and Variable Annuity insurance licensing (or ability to obtain within 30 days)
  • 8+ years of B2B sales experience in the financial services industry
  • Expert level of fluency with Defined Contribution & Non-qualified deferred compensation products.

Responsibilities

  • Lead preparation of sales materials and proposals for client interactions
  • Identify and engage market teams to secure relationships and opportunities
  • Develop strategies for client engagement and activities
  • Prepare and deliver presentations to close sales of Institutional Retirement products
  • Collaborate with internal teams for effective sales and client management

Benefits

  • Access to industry-leading benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Resources and support for employees to make a genuine impact
  • Contribution to sustainable growth of businesses and communities served
Full Job Description

Job Description:
This role will be a part of a high energy, high opportunity Workplace Benefits team charged with aggressively growing Bank of America’s award-winning workplace benefits business. The individual must have strong leadership skills and will be accountable for motivating others to close Workplace Benefits business in a team selling environment.  The right candidate will have experience partnering with associates, management and leadership to identify and prospect opportunities with the goal of closing new business for the Workplace Benefits organization. 

Serves as the lead for preparation of sales materials, pricing and proposals as well as client interaction through close of sales for Defined Contribution, and NQDC opportunities in the large & mega market; generally described as qualified plan assets of $100mm or greater.

Partners with Bank of America Merrill colleagues to identify employee benefits sales opportunities (Defined Contribution, Defined Benefit, NQDC, Equity, Health Benefit Solutions). Coordinates pipeline with RMs, sales teams and advisors. Develops and leverages strategies for client engagement and activities. Provides guidance and partners with associates, management and senior leadership, but has no formal supervisory responsibility.  Prepares and delivers new business presentations and closes the sale of Institutional Retirement products and services.

Partners with Workplace Benefits Consultant Relations team to promote our Workplace Benefits offering to the external benefits consulting community.  Partner with external consultant to receive and complete RFP’s (request for proposals) with an end goal of moving opportunities to a finals presentation stage and close.

Internal “selling” will be important as external “selling” to drive new business. Institutional Workplace Benefits Specialist will be the strategic lead for client presentations in partnership with Relationship Managers and retirement designated Advisors from Discovery to Finals stage and offers guidance and leadership throughout the entire sales process.

Responsibilities:

Continued Growth & Relationship Management:

  • Engages with Banking and Advisory leaders to best align activities with shared goals, to optimize business results through a collaborative partnership

  • Develops partnerships with key Bank of America stakeholders to drive issue resolution and deliver marketplace intelligence to assist with product evolution

  • Identifies and engages market teams for relationships and opportunities and remains engaged proactive relationship management and client relationship deepening opportunities

Skills:

  • Business Acumen

  • Business Development

  • Oral Communications

  • Pipeline Management

  • Presentation Skills

  • Benefits Plan Development

  • Client Management

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Active Listening

  • Collaboration

  • Executive Presence
  • Relationship Building
  • Sales Strategy

Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

  • Series 7 and Series 66 required

  • Life, Health and Variable Annuity insurance licensing (or ability to obtain within 30 days)

Desired:

  • Expert level of fluency with Defined Contribution & Non-qualified deferred compensation products.

  • Sound degree or understanding of other Workplace Benefits products including but not limited to Defined Benefit, Health Benefit Solutions (HSA, FSA, LSA, Commuter), Employee Banking and Investing & Equity Award solutions (Stock Plan solutions, ESPP programs, directed share programs)

  • 8+ years of B2B sales experience in the financial services industry

  • Demonstrable experience of attaining and exceeding sales goals

  • Strong financial aptitude and results-oriented approach

  • Proven success interacting directly with senior executives (CEO, Business Line Presidents, etc.)

  • Strong interpersonal/rapport building skills are required to build relationships with banking partners and prospective clients and to enhance Bank of America’s brand in the Retirement and Employee Benefits marketplace

Minimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - CO - Lone Tree - 10375 Park Meadows Dr - Parkridge Four (CO9375), US - MA - Boston - 100 Federal St - 100 Federal St Lp (MA5100), US - MN - Bloomington - 8300 NORMAN CENTER DR - 8300 TOWER (MN2508), US - NJ - Pennington - 1400 American Blvd - Hopewell Bldg 4 (NJ2140), US - NY - New York - ONE BRYANT PARK - BANK OF AMERICA TOWER (NY1100)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$200,000.00 - $214,700.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

About Bank of America Corporation

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the corporate and investment banking division of Bank of America. It provides services in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets, lending, trading, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management. It was formed through the combination of the corporate and investment banking activities of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch following the acquisition of the latter by the former in January 2009. Bank of America completed the acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co on 1 January 2009. Bank of America began rebranding all of its corporate and investment banking activities under the Bank of America Merrill Lynch name in September 2009. In April 2010, Bank of America Merrill Lynch appointed Christian Meissner as head of investment banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa. In April 2011, Bank of America Merrill Lynch integrated its corporate and investment banking operations into a single division. In October 2013, Bank of America Merrill Lynch was recognised as the Most Innovative Investment Bank of the Year in The Banker's Investment Banking Awards.

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Size
208,000 employees
Market Cap
$260.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$17.8 billion
Founded
1998
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