PWM Transition Specialist

Milwaukee, WI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

As a PWM Transition Specialist you will:

Be responsible for transitioning veteran Financial Advisors and their support staff to Baird. This includes working with them from day of hire through to their independence in both new and existing branch settings. The position also extends to providing support to new branch openings and acquisitions.

Build effective relationships with key partners to enhance collaboration and understanding of transition needs and processes.
Provide the client with a seamless transition ensuring proper account setup while being cognizant of account features preferences & managed setup to new accounts.
Work with clients directly with minimal oversight from Financial Advisor.
Utilizes knowledge of firms products compliance and processes to articulate the explanation for certain requirements and policies.
Ensure team complies with branch procedures and compliance.
Provide accurate and detailed instructions to Transition Process Coordinators regarding process and priority of accounts to be opened.
Work with the Financial Advisor and client to rebuild and resume normal business processes.
Provide back-up to other teams and branches when necessary as well as perform other duties and special projects as necessary.
Anticipate and troubleshoot potential issues that may come up while on site. Identify and mitigate in a proactive and positive manner to meet client needs.
Proactively seek inefficiencies in the transition process and communicate to the PWM Branch Integration Manager.

What makes this a great opportunity:

Significant exposure within the firm with the ability to build and maintain relationships with PWM Leadership Branch Managers Client Service Supervisors and various corporate resource groups.
Team of associates passionate about achieving great results for clients and give back to the communities where we live and work.
Unique culture that values diverse backgrounds and perspectives while emphasizing teamwork and a strong sense of partnership
A strong stable employee-owned firm recognized as a great place to work since 2004.
Baird provides significant technology training plus extensive one-on-one training and support.
Keep your airline miles hotel points and other perks from travel.

What we look for:

Focus on excellent client service.
Bachelors Degree preferred; High School Diploma required.
Ability to travel 75% of the time with occasional weekend travel.
Active Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam Series 7 and Series 66 or Series 63 and Series 65 licenses or be willing to study and obtain within 18 months of hire. Training and resources to be provided and paid for by Baird.
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word Excel PowerPoint) with the ability to learn and effectively navigate Bairds Private Wealth Management technology platforms.
Good verbal and written communication skills (including e-mail); ability to adeptly exchange ideas and information.
Detail oriented with an emphasis on accuracy.
Organized with consistent ability to prioritize workflow of team to achieve specific goals in a timely manner.
Good analytical and critical problem-solving skills.

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Baird is committed to diversity and provides employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy citizenship national origin age disability military service veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information or any other status protected by law.

Required Experience:

As a PWM Transition Specialist you will:Be responsible for transitioning veteran Financial Advisors and their support staff to Baird. This includes working with them from day of hire through to their independence in both new and existing branch settings. The position also extends to providing suppor...

As a PWM Transition Specialist you will:

Build effective relationships with key partners to enhance collaboration and understanding of transition needs and processes.
Provide the client with a seamless transition ensuring proper account setup while being cognizant of account features preferences & managed setup to new accounts.
Work with clients directly with minimal oversight from Financial Advisor.
Utilizes knowledge of firms products compliance and processes to articulate the explanation for certain requirements and policies.
Ensure team complies with branch procedures and compliance.
Provide accurate and detailed instructions to Transition Process Coordinators regarding process and priority of accounts to be opened.
Work with the Financial Advisor and client to rebuild and resume normal business processes.
Provide back-up to other teams and branches when necessary as well as perform other duties and special projects as necessary.
Anticipate and troubleshoot potential issues that may come up while on site. Identify and mitigate in a proactive and positive manner to meet client needs.
Proactively seek inefficiencies in the transition process and communicate to the PWM Branch Integration Manager.

What makes this a great opportunity:

Significant exposure within the firm with the ability to build and maintain relationships with PWM Leadership Branch Managers Client Service Supervisors and various corporate resource groups.
Team of associates passionate about achieving great results for clients and give back to the communities where we live and work.
Unique culture that values diverse backgrounds and perspectives while emphasizing teamwork and a strong sense of partnership
A strong stable employee-owned firm recognized as a great place to work since 2004.
Baird provides significant technology training plus extensive one-on-one training and support.
Keep your airline miles hotel points and other perks from travel.

What we look for:

Focus on excellent client service.
Bachelors Degree preferred; High School Diploma required.
Ability to travel 75% of the time with occasional weekend travel.
Active Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam Series 7 and Series 66 or Series 63 and Series 65 licenses or be willing to study and obtain within 18 months of hire. Training and resources to be provided and paid for by Baird.
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word Excel PowerPoint) with the ability to learn and effectively navigate Bairds Private Wealth Management technology platforms.
Good verbal and written communication skills (including e-mail); ability to adeptly exchange ideas and information.
Detail oriented with an emphasis on accuracy.
Organized with consistent ability to prioritize workflow of team to achieve specific goals in a timely manner.
Good analytical and critical problem-solving skills.

#LI-PWM2

Required Experience:

Key Skills

Sales Experience
Crane
Customer Service
Communication skills
Heavy Equipment Operation
Microsoft Word
Case Management
OSHA
Team Management
Catheterization
Microsoft Outlook Calendar
EHS

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About Company

Baird

Baird is an employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, asset management and private equity firm. Leveraging our deep expertise and broad skills, we're dedicated to providing the best advice and service to our individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients.

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