Business Development Associate
At a glance
Entry-level Business Development role at LPL Financial. 2 Locations · full-time · $52,500–$87,500 base.
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What you'll do
- Find financial-advisor prospects and start conversations that could lead to recruiter meetings
- Run weekly outreach campaigns using news, territory conditions and recruiter or leader direction
- Assess lead quality independently, then present viable prospects to the relevant regional director
- Make phone calls your main channel, supported by email and LinkedIn outreach
- Track performance in Salesforce and connect lead flow to territory funnel results
What you bring
- Sales experience or a related degree
- Ability to build rapport quickly through mostly phone-based communication
- Experience with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Salesforce and MS Outlook
- Knowledge of or experience with broker/dealers, advisory, finance or sales principles
- Willingness to work from the office Tuesday through Thursday and travel twice yearly for training
Who this fits
You’ll suit a fast-moving, team-oriented sales role if you are motivated, resilient and focused on consistently reaching targets. The position favors people who communicate well by phone, support a strong client experience and look for creative ways to improve. It is full-time, requires office work Tuesday through Thursday and includes some training travel.
From the employer
Where Ambition Meets Innovation
Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.
Job Overview:
As the Business Development Associate (BDA), you will be responsible for driving Financial Advisor lead flow to LPL’s Advisor Recruiting team in order to increase sales. This will be done through prospecting, lead qualification, and effective reporting. Primary prospecting efforts will be phone based (cold-calling) with supplemental efforts using digital means (email campaigns and social media).
Responsibilities:
Prospect financial advisors to gauge/create interest in meeting with a LPL recruiter
Use the news cycle, territory makeup and direction of the recruiters/leaders to execute on weekly prospecting campaigns
Use independent judgement to qualify a lead, determining if the lead should be introduced to the pipeline by presenting to the Internal Regional Director or field Regional Director
100 outreaches per day – cold calls (primary), individual emails and social media outreaches (LinkedIn)
Utilize Salesforce.com to track individual KPIs and understand the impact of lead flow on territory funnel and results
Develop skillset, knowledge base and industry experience in order to qualify for next level opportunity as an Internal Regional Director.
What are we looking for?
We want high-energy, strong collaborators who can deliver a world class, sales experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client focused, team oriented, and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.
Requirements:
Sales experience or similar related degree
Core Competencies:
Highly motivated and resilient by achieving sales targets consistently
Ability to quickly build rapport, primarily via phone based communication
Comfortable with some travel, two times per year for training
Experience with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Salesforce, MS Outlook
Experience or understanding of broker/dealers, advisory, finance or sales principals
Preferences:
Must be in office 3 days a week (Tuesday - Thursday)
Pay Range:
52,500.00 - 87,500.00Company Overview:
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.
For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE.
Information on Interviews:
LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.
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