Financial Sales Consultant

About the Role

Responsibilities

• Conduct discovery conversations to understand clients’ goals, priorities, life events, outside assets, and unmet needs.
• Manage a book of business through proactive outreach, responsive support, timely follow up, and thoughtful prioritization.
• Educate clients about Vanguard solutions and connect them with specialists or advice professionals when appropriate.
• Use consultative sales skills to deepen relationships, support retention and growth, and guide next steps.
• Coordinate referrals and collaborate across Vanguard to deliver a positive client experience.
• Why You’ll Love Working Here
• Work life harmony: Enjoy a balance between your professional and personal life while making a meaningful impact on our clients’ financial well-being.
• Professional growth: Benefit from a workplace that prioritizes your professional development.
• Inclusive environment: Thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone is given a chance to succeed.
• Compensation and Benefits
• Comprehensive benefits: Beyond your competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial, health, and overall, well-being.
• Performance bonus: We reward your hard work and dedication with opportunities for quarterly performance bonuses.
• Partnership Plan: Our Partnership Plan is an annual cash award tied to our collective company performance and client outcomes. When we succeed together, we all share in the rewards.
• Merit based salary increases: Your achievements and contributions are recognized through merit-based salary increases.
• To learn more about our benefits, visit: Benefits and rewards | Vanguard careers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three or more years of relevant experience, preferably in financial services, sales, relationship management, wealth management, banking, or consulting.
• Experience managing a book of business, working in a highly regulated environment, supporting retention, and identifying growth opportunities is also preferred.
• Demonstrated success managing client relationships, client portfolios, or a sales pipeline.
• Strong consultative sales, discovery, communication, relationship management, organization, and time management skills, with experience using CRM systems and Microsoft Office tools.
• Knowledge of investment products, wealth management, retirement solutions, and financial services is preferred.
• Licensing Requirements
• Active SIE and Series 7 required at time of hire
• Active Series 63/65 or 66 required, which may be completed after hire
• Compliance will confirm which qualifications apply based on role responsibilities.
• Why Work at Vanguard
• Join a team where client relationships and professional growth go hand in hand. You’ll inherit relationships with clients who have significant financial needs and growth potential, allowing you to focus on long term partnerships rather than cold prospecting.
• Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection across Distribution, Advice, Wealth Management, leadership, and other client facing career paths. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
• Special Factors
• Sponsorship
• Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing a book of business, working in a highly regulated environment, supporting retention, and identifying growth opportunities is also preferred.
• Knowledge of investment products, wealth management, retirement solutions, and financial services is preferred.