Associate Regional Director (Hybrid Wholesaler)

Associate Regional DirectorThe primary purpose of the Associate Regional Director is to work effectively with our intermediary advisors to acquire, develop and retain assets for Russell Investments. Through many relationships across a broad group of distribution partners, the Associate Regional Director assists financial professionals in the positioning of Russell Investments products to build stronger investment outcomes for their clients along with helping advisors in creating a more consistent investment practice/business.The Associate Regional Director provides a high quality, value-added sales and service experience by building and maintaining relationships with financial professionals within their assigned territory. The Associate Regional Director works in close partnership with the Regional Director(s) and other Russell Investment teams, ultimately creating a unified and highly targeted approach to provide a consistent, elite client experience.The responsibilities of the individual in this position include:Strong prospecting through a highly targeted outbound sales plan to identify and convert new producersAbility to effectively engage and develop relationships through in-person, phone, email, and virtual outreachNew partner onboarding, education and training activitiesConsultative business and investment solutions activities which develop and further existing advisor relationshipsInvestment proposal generation and communication, including Morningstar and proprietary toolsCommunication of Russell's capital markets knowledge and insightAbility to use data to efficiently target advisors that fit our target marketThe successful candidate will have extensive demonstrable skills and experiences including the following:Bachelor's degree in investment management, finance, business or related fieldSeries 7 and 66 (or 63/65) licenses preferred; Series 6 and 63 will be considered3-5 years client service and/or sales experience in an investment management or related businessPossess in-depth understanding of the financial industry, financial concepts, product knowledge, investment management, competitive information and client-service strategiesDemonstrated consultative selling and relationship management experienceEffective oral and written communication skills as well as presentation and interpersonal skillsDemonstrated use of discretion and judgment when dealing with financial professionals and end clientsStrong organizational and delegation skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressureAbility to be self-directed, self-managed, possesses proven decision-making skills and sound judgmentWorking knowledge of Microsoft Office, the ability to learn Russell-specific applications, and CRM experience is preferredAsset management industry and broker dealer specific knowledge is highly desiredThis role is not eligible for employment-based immigration sponsorship.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future.Russell Investments is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all associates and employment applicants regardless of race, religion, ancestry, creed, color, gender, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, medical condition, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, past or present unemployment status, or any other characteristic protected by law.