ABDG Regional Sales Director

Location: Remote within the United States; preference for candidates in the Southern States, including Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. Travel of approximately 25% may be required.

Base salary: $114,500–$157,400 per year, with potential bonus, commissions, and long-term incentives.

Company

Diversified financial services organization providing financial planning and advice, asset management, insurance, and annuity solutions to individual, small business, and institutional clients.

What you will do

• Drive advisor net flows through virtual interactions, defined visits, and advisor meetings.
• Execute the regional sales plan and support field leaders, advisors, wholesalers, and product partners.
• Analyze sales opportunities, advisor segments, regional needs, and performance gaps to develop solutions.
• Coordinate with corporate communications, wealth management resources, RiverSource, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, and third-party wholesalers.
• Engage experienced advisor recruits and field leaders in financial advice, Confident Retirement conversations, and client case analysis.
• Direct product subject-matter experts and internal and external wholesaling activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience participating in client meetings, facilitating discussions, and conducting client case analysis.
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and develop solutions for gaps in regional plans.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate advisors, leaders, and field staff through influence.
• FINRA Series 7 and state securities and investment adviser representative licensing: S63 or S66 and S65 or S66.

Nice to have

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentations to small and large audiences.
• Executive presence, resilience, discipline, and emotional competence.
• Knowledge of wealth management and risk products.
• Sales experience and advisor coaching skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with travel and any in-person collaboration expectations discussed during the hiring process.
• Full-time exempt employment.
• Vacation and sick time.
• 401(k), health, dental, and life insurance benefits.
• Applicants must already have U.S. work authorization and must not require current or future visa sponsorship.