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 is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

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 managing the end-to-end hiring process which includes understanding business needs, developing and executing a sourcing strategy, screening/interviewing candidates, and offering extensions. Key responsibilities include partnering with senior leaders within the business and across Human Resources (HR) to achieve hiring objectives for assigned business units and execute on approved openings.

As a recruiter for Merrill you will be an integral part of implementing the strategic vision by creating strategies that identify, attract, engage and secure top talent in the Wealth Management industry. As a member of the team you will create proactive, high-touch approaches that build talent networks and create brand awareness in the external talent community. You will work with the Merrill team to connect with talented individuals whose expertise and experiences will influence and support Merrill’s talent strategy.

Merrill Wealth Management is a leading provider of comprehensive wealth management and investment products and services for individuals, companies, and institutions. Merrill Wealth Management is one of the largest businesses of its kind in the world specializing in goals-based wealth management, including planning for retirement, education, legacy, and other life goals through investment advice and guidance.

Merrill’s Financial Advisors and Wealth Management Client Associates help clients pursue the life they envision through a personal relationship with their advisory team committed to their needs. We believe trust comes from transparency. Our trusted advisory teams are equipped with access to the investment insights of Merrill coupled with the banking convenience of Bank of America.

At Merrill, we empower you to bring your whole self to work. We value diversity in our thoughts, business, and within our employees and clients. Our Wealth Management team represents an array of different backgrounds and bring their unique perspectives, ideas and experiences, helping to create a work community that is culture driven, resilient, results focused and effective.

Responsibilities:

• Drive recruiting efforts for internal and external talent for Merrill Wealth Management

• Conducts intake sessions with hiring managers to understand the business needs and manages requisition workbench within the applicant tracking system

• Creates a pipeline of candidates with desired skills by developing and executing a sourcing strategy, cold calling, and candidate assessment through in-depth phone screens/interviews to identify, attract, and recruit suitable talent

• Coordinates the interview process with hiring managers and business leaders and provides feedback from screening interviews to prepare hiring managers

• Facilitates creating a more inclusive workplace by ensuring that the hiring process leverages a pool of candidates with varied backgrounds and experiences

• Ensures compliance with all legal aspects of recruiting and candidate selection including applicable federal and state recruitment regulations including The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Create an informed, consultative talent strategy based on targeted research, industry/market and candidate data

• Develop influential partnerships with hiring managers, internal recruiting partners, and business partners

• Communicate and collaborate with business partners and stakeholders across the company

• Conducts intake sessions with hiring managers to understand the business needs and manages requisition workbench within the applicant tracking system

• Creates a pipeline of candidates with desired skills by developing and executing a sourcing strategy, cold calling, and candidate assessment through in-depth phone screens/interviews to identify, attract, and recruit suitable talent

• Coordinates the interview process with hiring managers and business leaders and provides feedback from screening interviews to prepare hiring managers

• Facilitates creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace by ensuring that the hiring process leverages a pool of candidates with varied backgrounds and experiences

• Ensures compliance with all legal aspects of recruiting and candidate selection including applicable federal and state recruitment regulations including The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Required Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 5 years professional level recruiting experience

• Strong client management experience with solid credibility, presence and the ability to influence executives and provide consultative services

• Experience providing fact based and candid assessments of talent and making clear recommendations

• Strong understanding of current competitive talent landscape

• Demonstrated experience understanding competitive offers

• Proven ability to demonstrate strategic thinking, facilitation, client service orientation, leadership

• Demonstrated expertise in development of sourcing strategies and cold calling

• Use of innovative techniques to meet the staffing needs of the business while taking a broad perspective on strategic sourcing to meet workforce needs

• Proven experience managing multiple competing priorities simultaneously, strong prioritization/time management skills, self-directed/result-oriented

• Demonstrates flexibility and thrives in a fast-paced, action oriented environment; ability to juggle long term goals and short-term deliverables

• Previous experience developing concise and effective presentations and email communications

• Strong communication (both written and oral) skills

• Must maintain and exude strong sense of urgency and integrity

Desired Qualifications

• Current recruiting experience in the Wealth Management industry

• Previous Wealth Management experience

Skills:

• Active Listening

• Candidate Screening

• Hiring and Onboarding

• Recruiting

• Workforce Diversity Management

• Adaptability

• Attention to Detail

• Executive Presence

• Relationship Building

• Workforce Planning

• Business Process Analysis

• Confronting Bias

• Data Collection and Entry

• Emotional Intelligence

• Prioritization

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

Pay Transparency details

US - IL - Chicago - 540 W Madison St - Bank Of America Plaza (IL4540), US - NY - New York - 1114 Avenue Of The Americas - Grace (NY1544)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$82,600.00 - $118,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.