Regional vice president - mutual funds (external wholesaler) – southeast territory: tn, nc, sc, al, ga, fl (remote with travel)

About the Role

At Equitable, we help clients secure their financial well-being so they can pursue long and fulfilling lives - a mission we’ve honed since 1859.

Equitable is looking for a Regional Vice President (External Wholesaler) for Equitable Investment Management who will lead business development efforts across the Southeast territory, covering Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. This role is responsible for cultivating and strengthening consultative relationships with existing and prospective advisors affiliated with National, Regional, and Insurance Broker Dealers. Through a disciplined sales approach, strategic territory management, and deep investment expertise, the Regional Vice President will drive asset growth, increase market share, identify new opportunities, and position Equitable Investment Management as a preferred investment partner.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Educate and train advisors on Equitable Investment Management model portfolios and 1290 Funds family of mutual funds.
• Assess and identify the needs of advisor clients in order to promote new products.
• Develop new producers while retaining existing producers to grow market share.
• Develop new relationships. Responsible for territory management.
• Utilize internal sales desk to assist in managing territory. Work with and train Internal Wholesaler to work collaboratively with RVP.
• Use Salesforce (CRM) to log activity, maintain pipeline, and analyze opportunities.
• Candidate must be able to identify, create and implement investment sales opportunities to attain stated sales goals.
• Candidate will be responsible for communication with National Sales Manager on an ongoing basis.
• Managing a budget and timely expense reporting.
• Develop new producers while retaining existing producers to grow market share of 1290 Funds.
• Maintain sales goals. Candidate must be able to identify, create and implement investment fund and MPS model sales opportunities.
• Knowledge of territory management practices, tools, and techniques; ability to manage and maximize investment business for multiple geographical areas.
• Educate and train advisors on 1290 Funds investment products.
• Managing a budget and timely expense reporting.
• Travel required 75% of time.
• This position offers a remote work arrangement plus 75% travel for business needs. Periodic office visits may be requested based on business needs.

What You Will Bring

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• FINRA Series 6 and 63 registrations active upon hire
• FINRA Series 7 registration active, or ability to obtain within 120 days of hire
• Knowledge of Mutual Funds and Investment products - previous direct sales experience.
• Demonstrated written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships, deliver effective presentations, and communicate complex investment concepts clearly.
• Proven organization skills balancing between computer, mobile device and other equipment.
• Willingness to travel 75%.
• Must be located within the territory.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in local area market
• CIMA, CFP, CFA or equivalent designations

Skills

• Client Relationship Management: Knowledge of client relationship; ability to address issues critical issues to meet client needs and maintain engaged, partnering relationship with business partners and clients.
• Effective Presentations: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques; ability to present information to groups with the appropriate degree of formality.
• Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of the organization's industry group, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters; ability to apply industry knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
• Selling: Knowledge of diverse sales tools, tactics and techniques and ability to use these to persuade a person to buy a product or service.
• Strategic Sales Planning: Knowledge of sales principles, processes, techniques and tools; ability to develop sales plans that are future-oriented, support business strategy and reflect understanding of emerging, as well as existing, opportunities and markets.

About Equitable

At Equitable, we’re a team committed to helping our clients secure their financial well-being so that they can pursue long and fulfilling lives.

We turn challenges into opportunities by thinking, working, and leading differently – where everyone is a leader. We encourage every employee to leverage their unique talents to become a force for good at Equitable and in their local communities.

We are continuously investing in our people by offering growth, internal mobility, comprehensive compensation and benefits to support overall well-being, flexibility, and a culture of collaboration and teamwork.

We are looking for talented, dedicated, purposeful people who want to make an impact. Join Equitable and pursue a career with purpose. Click Careers at Equitable to learn more.

Equitable is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws.

NOTE: Equitable participates in the E-Verify program.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform the essential job functions of this position, please contact Human Resources at (212) 314-2211 or email us at TalentAcquisition@equitable.com.