Investment Advisory Consultant II (Training Solutions Specialist II)

Company: Edward Jones
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: June 13, 2021

Job Description:

At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 14,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.

A typical branch office has one financial advisor who meets with clients face-to-face and one branch office administrator who enhances the team's ability to build deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis and Tempe provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. Edward Jones currently has more branch offices than any other financial services firm, and we continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.

The Investment Advisory Training and Consultation team provides training support to our branch teams on the firm's advisory programs and Bridge Builder mutual funds. This team develops the training strategy and delivers training through face-to face, virtual and one- on- one coaching presentations. In this role you will have a large amount of contact with branch teams and will require the ability to deliver the "right training, at the right level, at the right time". Strong verbal and written communication skills is a must. Travel will be required.

In this position you will be required to develop a strong technical knowledge of the firm's programs and a strong understanding of the industry and the competitive landscape. A natural sense of curiosity and creative approach to problem solving is a requirement for this position.

Overview

Develop the strategy, creation and delivery of face-to-face, virtual and online training to Edward Jones Branch Teams on the firm's Investment Advisory programs and Bridge Builder mutual fund family.

• Support the development of training curriculum for use with a variety of training delivery methods
• Provide 1:1 coaching support to branch teams on a variety of advisory topics
• Support the development of training strategies in collaboration with Branch and Region development to meet Region and Area needs and goals.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Implement and ensure the effectiveness of the CSG contribution to FA and BOA training programs in alignment with firm advice and guidance and in the context of a sound learning strategy.
• Coordinate the strategy, development and delivery of face-to-face, virtual, on-line and other modes of training to branch teams and home office associates on Investment Advisory topics within the context of applying the Goals-based advice and Human Centered Complete Wealth Management
• Provide support, and in some cases help lead, the implementation of division standards for training and performance support across the division
• Support, and in some cases lead, targeted, practice management level-based support programs for trimester action plan hand-raisers and other groups within regions
• Be a subject matter expert in Investment Advisory, branch and client interactions and Edward Jones business model, philosophies, best practices and values.

Position requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of industry experience
• Series 7 and 66 licenses
• CFP or other professional designation desired
• Strong knowledge in investment fundamentals
• Ability to design and/or deliver presentations for large groups (200+)
• Ability to coach FAs and Branch Teams on complex topics
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential
• Ability and willingness to travel
• Able to apply knowledge of Edward Jones business model, philosophies and values.
• Demonstrates personal initiative, strong interpersonal and advanced project management skills.
• FORTUNE 2020 - Edward Jones was named No. 7 on the 2020 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For list.

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• Edward Jones Ranked No. 6 of the 100 best workplaces for millennials by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE Magazine.
• 2020 Corporate Equality Index - Edward Jones joins the ranks of 680 major U.S businesses that received top marks in the HRC Foundations 18th Annual Scorecard on LBGTQ Workplace Equality
• Edward Jones named a top company for training, ranking No. 25 on Training magazine's 2020 Training Top 125 list - the highest ranking among the financial-services industry!
• Financial services firm Edward Jones has been named one of the 2019 Best Workplaces for Parents by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE magazine. The firm ranked No. 5 on the list of 50 companies, up two spots from last year.
• The Best Workplaces for Parents list is one of a series of rankings by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE based on employee feedback from Great Place to Work-Certified organizations. Edward Jones ranked No. 7 on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2019 list, the firm's 20th appearance on the list. The firm also was ranked the No. 1 Best Workplace in Financial Services & Insurance and the No. 6 Best Workplace for Millennials by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:

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