Snr Sales - Trader - Director

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for promoting sales trading activities to a set of clients. Key responsibilities include executing sales in listed and National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations securities and coordinating with institutional clients to identify and purchase sale opportunities. Job expectations include developing relationships with assigned client organizations through trading and execution services.

Responsibilities:

• Manages a desk covering client orders on listed and National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations securities and promotes sales trading activities to a set of clients
• Manages riskless principal trading books while ensuring compliant with guidelines/regulations and managing risk
• Coordinates with institutional clients to identify purchase and sale opportunities by staying current on market conditions, regulations, and subject-matter expertise of the firm's products
• Responds to salesforce requests to identify buyers/sellers for a security
• Develops relationships with clients through trading and execution services by delivering, timely and accurate outcomes
• Assists in cross-selling activities by coordinating efforts between various coverage points and identifying gaps
• Provides guidance to more junior associates

Managerial Responsibilities:
This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates. At Bank of America, all managers at this level demonstrate the following responsibilities, in addition to those specific to the role, listed above.

• Opportunity & Inclusion Champion: Models an inclusive environment for employees and clients, aligned to company Great Place to Work goals.
• Manager of Process & Data: Demonstrates deep process knowledge, operational excellence and innovation through a focus on simplicity, data based decision making and continuous improvement.
• Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Communicates enterprise decisions, purpose, and results, and connects to team strategy, priorities and contributions.
• Risk Manager: Ensures proper risk discipline, controls and culture are in place to identify, escalate and debate issues.
• People Manager & Coach: Provides inspection, coaching and feedback to motivate, differentiate and improve performance.
• Financial Steward: Actively manages expenses and budgets in alignment with objectives, making sound financial decisions.
• Enterprise Talent Leader: Assesses talent and builds bench strength for roles across the organization.
• Driver of Business Outcomes: Delivers results by effectively prioritizing, inspecting and appropriately delegating team work.

Required Qualifications:

• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority licensing
• Minimum of eight years of trading experience
• Experience in causation, investment, research and data and trend analysis
• Experience with client management, risk management, trade monitoring, business strategy, financial forecasting and modeling
• Builds strong client relationships through effective communication and collaboration
• Displays a proactive mindset and effective time management
• Demonstrates a results-driven mindset and prioritizes client interests

Skills:

• Client Management
• Trade Monitoring
• Trading
• Trading Strategy
• Trading and Investment Analysis
• Account Management
• Business Development
• Financial Management
• Relationship Building
• Sales Performance Management
• Causation Analysis
• Data and Trend Analysis
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
• Regulatory Compliance
• Sales Strategy