Avantis ICSG Specialist

Position: Avantis ICSG Specialist I
## Avantis ICSG Specialist IApply:
Kansas City, Missouri:
Los Angeles, California:
Full time:
Posted 5 Days Ago:
R0005769##
** About Us
** Avantis Investors, part of American Century Investments, is focused on helping clients achieve their investment goals through the delivery of broadly diversified, low cost, efficient investment strategies. All our investment strategies are managed under a consistent investment philosophy based on financial science and use information in market prices and company financials to identify differences in expected returns among securities.  
** Role Summary
** The ICSG Team includes Specialists that drive sales with financial intermediary clients in the Wealth Management or Retirement space. The
** ICSG Avantis Specialist
** is focused on building relationships with Wealth Management clients who are using or have the potential to use the Avantis ETF and/or Mutual Fund solutions.  The primary responsibility of the ICSG Avantis Specialist is to partner with Avantis Relationship Director (s) within a geographical territory to generate sales opportunities in Avantis products by providing financial insight, product information and using a consultative sales process to find opportunities and drive sales.  

This role reports to Head of Avantis Distribution - Western US.  This hybrid position can be based out of our Los Angeles, CA office or our Kansas City, MO office. For the Kansas City, MO office, the hours of operation for this role will be 10am CT - 7pm CT.  This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

** How You Will Make an Impact*
* ** Build and maintain positive relationships with Avantis Relationship Directors.
** This involves extensive and regular collaboration on territory management, client contact strategy and product and positioning. Weekly calls with standing agendas are a standard methodology, as well as daily communication as needed. Includes annual business planning collaboration on approach for meeting and exceeding sales production goals at territory and individual initiative level.  
** Form relationships directly with clients
** by following the sales process in (primarily) phone conversations in order to move relationships forward and asking for the business:
Prep, Profile, Present Solution, Gain Commitment, Follow Up. Must have deep level of Avantis ETF and Mutual fund solution knowledge and ability to shift to products that meet client needs. Can include scheduling meetings for consultants as part of follow up.  
** Be the central point of contact
** between Avantis Relationship Directors, ETF Specialists, Division Strategist and WM Consultant/Specialist teams. Serve as subject matter authority on Avantis solutions.  
** Leverage tools and resources
** to illustrate Avantis product benefits over competitors and in a place in a matrix. Relevant knowledge of portfolio construction and fund analysis tools is key.
* ** Lead sales pipeline**, including discovery and maintenance of each opportunity. Requires regular conversations with clients on status and position in sales cycle and providing information to move the opportunity to a final sale.  
** What You Bring to the Team (Required)*
* * Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
* Two to three years Internal Sales team experience preferred
* Deep understanding of the financial intermediary marketplace and able to interpret and translate impact of capital markets on our firm and our products
* Knowledge of Avantis solutions, platform availability and competitive positioning.
* Series 7 license
* Demonstrated interpersonal, investment analysis, written and verbal communication skills required
* Expert level Salesforce skills and ability, including pipeline management, reports and call notes
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Morningstar, Morningstar Direct, Outlook
* Demonstrates the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors:
Client Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven.  The above statements are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.  
** What We Offer
*** Competitive compensation package with bonus plan
* Generous PTO and competitive benefits
* 401k with 5% company match plus annual performance-based discretionary contribution
* Tuition reimbursement, formal mentorship…