Managing Regional Director - Retirement (Mid-West territory)
Description
Overview:
The Retirement Advisory Development Unit is focused on building Institutional sales success for Natixis’ Target Retirement Funds Series as well as other Natixis Affiliate asset managers through retirement focused Advisors, Aggregators, Mid-market Consultants and Recordkeeper Partners, where appropriate. The Managing Regional Director must work in close collaboration with internal sales partners in the Advisory and Fiduciary Development Units. This role is a field sales position covering the mid-west territory and requires living in the territory.
What you will do:
- Work as part of small sales team to meet and surpass sales, revenue, margin and activity goals at the individual and team targets
- Cultivate relationships with investment professionals and target audiences via outbound calls, marketing, and external and virtual meetings
- Market Firm products; convey investment ideas; provide product information; and gather data to influence sales
- Travel to attend national meetings and conferences
- Network, consult and collaborate with existing affiliate sales forces domestically and globally and work in conjunction where appropriate
- Become an expert in the Natixis Target Retirement Funds as well as our affiliate manager strategies and effectively articulate that expertise
- Provide service to existing clients where appropriate and help coordinate client service offerings and expectations to maintain existing assets under management
- Communicate and build awareness internally and externally of market landscape, current initiatives and successes
- Manage and communicate opportunities, pipeline, rfps, rfis, wins and loses with feedback across pertinent affiliates, global sales teams and executive management
- Capture activity and substantive conversations and pipeline opportunities via CRM or other designated tool
- Operate within a specified budget for travel and entertainment expenses, and territory management
- Make every effort to integrate oneself into Team and Firm culture
What you will bring:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience; MBA, CIMA, CFA, AFI strongly preferred
- FINRA SIE, Series 7 and 63 licenses required
- Minimum 5 years of Defined Contribution Investment sales experience and contacts
- Extensive knowledge of financial marketplace, investment products and analysis
- Extensive knowledge of the defined contribution marketplace and key trends
- Demonstrated knowledge of the institutional sales process and requirements
- Ability to travel 50-75% of time
- Demonstrate proven sales results from prior efforts
- Able to demonstrate Team orientation
- Ability to multi task and represent multiple products and strategies
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Independent self-starter with entrepreneurial experience or experience in startup groups/businesses
Who we are:
We put the best interests of our clients, employees, communities, and environment first in everything we do. We’re dedicated to fostering a culture of collaboration, diversity, and inclusion that supports employee growth. We believe this creates equal opportunities for our employees — and better outcomes for our clients and communities. We offer a robust benefits package designed to integrate life and work and to support our employees. Benefits include, but are not limited to; comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, 401k plan, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment program, wellness benefits and volunteer programs*.
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*Benefits eligibility is for permanent employees of Natixis Investment Managers. Interns, contractors and temporary workers are not eligible for benefits.