ERIEBANK, VP Retirement Plan Strategies Leader

Description

The Retirement Plan Strategies Leader provides outstanding personalized service to their clients through the bank’s premiere financial services. They are responsible for leading their team to achieve long term growth, provide clients a great experience, and contribute to corporate level initiatives such as training, marketing and business program development. They cater to the customer with a focus on growing and protecting the client’s assets and seek to make a positive impact on the communities in which they live and work. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with Commercial Lending & Treasury Management on identifying prospects.
• Identify platform(s) to use for Retirement Plan Business.
• Create a consistent process across Divisions for prospecting business.
• Establish a Service Level Agreement far exceeding client expectations.
• Adhere to the complexity of retirement plan administration and compliance.
• Establish processes and procedures that align with corporate goals and initiatives

ATTITUDES

Builds positive relationships with internal and external clients by valuing other's feelings and rights in both words and actions, and embracing other's unique beliefs, backgrounds, and perspectives by demonstrating:

• Maintain a culture of teamwork, collaboration and client focus by respecting all aspects of clients and co-workers.
• Focusing on providing exceptional customer experience.
• Including all colleagues to ensure diverse thoughts are incorporated implemented processes and procedures.

BEHAVIORS

Demonstrates strong business ethics and honest behaviors and the ability to positively influence and work with others to achieve excellent results by demonstrating:

• Be the Retirement Leader within the organization by driving business for all divisions.
• Demonstrate integrity in all interactions.
• Collaborate with colleagues through Business Development and Cross Selling
• Volunteerism

COMPETENCIES

Reflects skill, good judgement, positive conduct, and personal responsibility for assigned areas. Seeks to implement and leverage services and technologies that create efficiencies by demonstrating:

• Be accountable to drive operational efficiency within the business line of Wealth & Asset Management
• Think outside the box to strategically design and implement retirement services.
• Demonstrate professionalism within all interactions. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervisor drives strategic success from encouraging transparency, maintaining a focus on shared organizational goals, and making time for professional development. Supervisors are expected to hold regular one-on-ones with direct reports to provide them with an invaluable chance to align goals, offer guidance, and foster growth within their teams. 

• Oversees Wealth Partners Retirement Plan Business 
• Creates best practices for Wealth Partners on engaging with Plan Sponsor
• Establishes a robust program for employee education

SEEKS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

 Actively participate in expanding skill sets and career paths by attending training programs, workshops, certifications, and educational resources relevant to the role. Set stretch assignments and cross functional opportunities that foster growth and learning. 

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, & EXPERIENCE

To perform this job successfully, an individual is required to perform each crucial job requirement satisfactorily and a skills inventory is listed below: 4-year degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan services and strategy. Demonstrated expertise in implementation and conversion of existing plans. 7+ years’ experience in Wealth Management or a related field required. 10+ years’ worth of wisdom in banking, financial services preferred. Prior sales and new business development experience required. Management and recruiting of team members will be required over time. Proven experience advising clients of investments, pre- and post-retirement, education funding, and financial planning. CFP or similar professional designation preferred. Retirement specific industry designation (QRPC, CRP) preferred.  FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses plus PA Life & Health license are preferred but not required. A background screening will be conducted.

• LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, comprehend, and interpret documents. Possesses professional communication and interpersonal skills to write and speak effectively both one-on-one and before