Full Job Description
Our Firm
American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager with over 60 years of experience helping investors achieve their financial goals. Serving a broad client base including financial advisors, institutions and individual investors, we offer a wide range of investment strategies across a variety of investment disciplines.
We are committed to providing institutional-quality, actively managed solutions with a performance-centered approach. Our expertise spans global growth equity, global value equity, disciplined equity, multi-asset strategies, global fixed income, alternatives and ETFs.
Our culture of winning behaviors exemplifies our dedication to clients every single day. Delivering investment results enables us to distribute over 40% of our dividends—or more than $1.5 billion since 2000—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a 550-person, non-profit biomedical research organization with a controlling interest in American Century Investments. Our dividend payments provide ongoing financial support for the Institute’s work of uncovering the causes, treatments and prevention of life-threatening diseases, like cancer.
For more information, please visit americancentury.com.
We are seeking a diverse group of professionals to join our team in our May 2021 Investment Representative training program.
If you like connecting with people, helping people achieve their goals, learning about finance, and developing an understanding of client-centric sales strategies - this role is the place to start a future in our industry!
We have crafted an outstanding, 2-month classroom style onboarding and training program to set our representatives on a path to success at our firm. All of our representatives kick off their careers in this role going through a comprehensive learning program to successfully prepare them for acquiring their FINRA Series 6, Series 63 and Securities Industry Essentials (SIE). The training materials, training period and the sponsorship of these licenses is paid for by American Century.
Once fully ramped up in your role, you will...
Complete a comprehensive onboarding process post-training in which you will learn to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during training
Learn how to cultivate and nurture client relationships and build dedication to our brand by providing efficient, effective, and friendly client service
Develop a keen understanding and ability to communicate ACI funds, products, policies, procedures, and financial industry knowledge
Develop foundational understanding of the IRS regulations and recognition of tax implications in order to provide our clients value
Articulate key investing principles to clients in a clear, understandable fashion
Provide new value for clients by offering personalized, relevant investment solutions
Actively pursue opportunities to acquire additional assets and new clients
Drive client-focused sales strategies by listening to and identifying our client’s needs, understanding their goals, and providing appropriate financial solutions by telephone. Every call is an opportunity to retain clients, increase assets, and exceed our clients’ expectations by anticipating their needs and providing a more tailored interaction.
Requirements for this role:
Model the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors: Client Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven.
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Crucial communication and task organization skills
Sophisticated skill in computer usage and the ability to type 30 WPM minimum
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.
American Century Investment Services, Inc., Distributor.
©2019 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
