Client Specialist

Baird Careers; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baird is seeking a Client Specialist in Dallas to deliver outstanding client service and operational support to Financial Advisors. You’ll coordinate onboarding, manage communications, support account operations, and help organize client events, contributing to Baird’s Private Wealth Management.

Maintain the CRM, prepare meeting materials, handle paperwork, and ensure regulatory compliance, while using Microsoft Office and AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency and client engagement.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of prior industry and/or administrative work experience.
• 2+ years of direct work experience in the financial services industry in a client-facing role preferred.
• Active SIE Exam, Series 7, and Series 66 or Series 63 and Series 65 licenses.
• Strong technology aptitude with the ability to adopt new tools, including AI-enabled solutions, preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite with the ability to learn and navigate wealth management platforms.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to exchange ideas clearly.
• Detail oriented with an emphasis on accuracy.
• Strong organizational skills to prioritize workflow and meet deadlines.
• Understands compliance regulations and maintains client confidentiality.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate onboarding for clients, manage prospect pipelines and new account paperwork.
• Maintain communications and client service plans for Financial Advisors.
• Support account operations and assist with client events and meetings.
• Maintain CRM and leverage it for reporting, mailings, and client engagement.
• Assist with transactions, paperwork, and client requests as needed.
• Ensure compliance with firm and industry policies.
• May manage FA/Team social media presence and seminars.
• Organize materials for client meetings and prepare presentations.
• Proactively review investment opportunities and notify advisors to act.
• Provide back-up support to other teams as necessary.

Skills

Client-facing experience

SIE and Series licenses

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Compliance knowledge

Technology aptitude

Office software proficient

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred, not required

Tools

Microsoft Office

AI-enabled tools

Job description

About the Role:

As a Client Specialist at Baird, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering outstanding client service and operational support to one or more Financial Advisors. You’ll be at the heart of the client experience—coordinating onboarding, managing communications, supporting account operations, and helping organize impactful client events. Your work will directly contribute to the success of Baird’s Private Wealth Management business, where true wealth management means understanding each client’s unique vision and tailoring solutions to help them succeed.

Check out this video to learn more about the day in the life of our Client Assistants and Client Specialists!

The Impact You’ll Make:

• Responsible for client onboarding coordination, which includes managing Financial Advisor(s) prospect pipeline, assisting with proposal generation, preparing new account paperwork, opening accounts, transitioning new assets to Baird and establishing an ongoing communication/client service plan
• Gain knowledge of and leverage partnership with Baird’s Corporate Resource Groups to provide the best wealth management solutions to clients
• Answers all incoming phone calls and handles as appropriate. Manages client needs where possible and advises Financial Advisor of action taken
• May schedule client appointments and/or conference room for appointments
• Assemble/generate materials including paperwork and reports for client meetings
• Understand and ensure business adherence with firm and financial industry regulatory policies
• May manage FA and Team’s social media presence (website, LinkedIn, X, etc.)
• Maintain Client Relationship Management (CRM) system for Financial Advisor(s), as well as leverage the platform to manage the client relationship through mailings, reporting, e-mail tracking, and more, with the goal of implementing well-defined client service models
• May organize and coordinate seminars and client events at the direction of Financial Advisor(s). Develops client lists, designs material and seminar/meeting content, coordinates PowerPoint presentations and follows through with client contact
• Seek ways to enhance FA(s) business effectiveness and marketability
• Initiates and completes all transactions required to fully service client accounts i.e. paperwork, correspondence, client request fulfillment and special projects as needed
• May enter security orders including stocks, bonds, fixed income, options, annuities and other investment vehicle orders per Financial Advisors’ instructions or upon client’s verbal direction
• May also provide back-up to other teams and the branch when necessary, as well as perform other duties and special projects as necessary
• Proactively review investment opportunities on a daily basis & notify Financial Advisor(s) to take action on those opportunities with the goal of driving the Financial Advisors’ business. Specifically, this may include funds available/money line, maturing securities, reorg items, and previous days’ activities

What You’ll Bring to Baird:

• 2+ years of prior industry and/or administrative work experience.
• 2+ years of direct work experience in the financial services industry in a client-facing role preferred.
• Must have Active Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam, Series 7, and Series 66 or Series 63 and Series 65 licenses
• Strong technology aptitude with the ability to adopt new tools, including AI-enabled solutions, preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with the ability to learn and effectively navigate Baird’s Private Wealth Management technology platforms
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to adeptly exchange ideas and information
• Detail oriented with an emphasis on accuracy
• Strong organizational skills -- consistent ability to prioritize workflow of team to achieve specific goals in a timely manner
• Understands compliance regulations and correspondence policies. Maintains client confidentiality in all situations
• Good analytical and critical problem-solving skills
• Bachelor's degree preferred, not required

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