Financial Sales Consultant

About the Role

This is a high touch, consultative sales role with an assigned book of business. Success in this role is driven by proactive outbound outreach, as Financial Sales Consultants connect with clients and prospects by phone to build relationships, understand financial goals, identify opportunities, and deliver exceptional client experience. In addition to base salary, Financial Sales Consultants are eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, offering an opportunity to be rewarded for delivering strong client experience and business results.

While this is a remote role, you'll collaborate with experienced specialists across Vanguard's dynamic and growing retail division. Financial Sales Consultants do not provide personalized financial advice or create financial plans. Instead, they serve as trusted points of contact who conduct discovery conversations, provide education, identify opportunities, and connect clients with the appropriate Vanguard resources, specialists, or advice professionals when needed.

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.

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's 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.

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.

Special Factors

• This role is designated as remote and must be performed within Texas. Employees are expected to maintain their primary work location within the Houston metropolitan area, with a preference for residing within a 50-mile radius of Houston, unless otherwise approved by Vanguard. Attendance at periodic in-person meetings, team events, training sessions, or other business-related travel may be required.
• Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.