Registered Practice Associate
About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Job Description
Registered Practice Associates are licensed field employees who, in addition to capabilities approved for registered staff, may also complete one or more of the 6* permissible activities and capabilities enabled for this role.Key Responsibilities
- Proactively support a segment of advisors book in all service/sales activities; including engaging every client in a digital relationship, preparing financial and/or delivering plans, conducting investment research, re-balancing portfolios, completing trades and transactions, servicing clients via in person or virtual meetings
- Perform general licensed activities to support the practice. Responsibilities may include, are not limited to: executing and participating in marketing events, client prospecting, servicing all clients within the practice, executing practice service model, managing proactive client contact, etc.
- General practice support; supporting practice's client service model (including scheduling client and prospect meetings), executing practice's marketing plan (including planning and attending events), engaging clients in the digital experience, processing client requests, following up on new business submission, rectifying errors, etc.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent.
- 3 - 5 years Relevant Experience Required.
- Series 7 or ability to obtain within 150 days.
- State securities agent registration (S63 or S66) or ability to obtain within 150 days.
- State IAR registration (S65 or S66) or ability to obtain within 150 days.
- Life, Accident, and Health licenses & Variable Contracts or ability to obtain within 150 days.
- Must obtain and hold all required licenses for a registered role per firm guidelines.
- Experience working in a client service environment.
- Detail oriented, strong math and analytical skills.
- Good organization and time management.
- Able to manage multiple priorities and demands effectively.
- Able to work independently with little direction.
- Able to communicate effectively with team members, clients, prospects and peers.
- Process oriented.
- Strong computer and software skills.
- Commitment to deliver the Ameriprise Client Experience for a financial advisory practice.
Visa Sponsorship
Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).
In-Office Collaboration
We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders - clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles
may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.
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AAG Ameriprise Advisor GroupAmeriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
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