Wealth Management Summer Analyst Program Merrill Advisor Development 2027

Job Description & Program Overview

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.

Merrills 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.

Merrill Wealth Management

Work with a team of experienced Merrill employees to learn key aspects of wealth management, including investment and banking products and solutions, relationship building, digital capabilities and client interaction. Interns play a critical role in assisting with client service opportunities, client engagement, acquisition efforts, and relationship management.

The campus internship program is an entry role into our Advisor Development Program where the destination role is becoming a full-scale Financial Advisor at Merrill. This job is responsible for providing client service support to multiple FAs. Key responsibilities include supporting enterprise strategic objectives, operational excellence goals, and client advocacy within the FAs business, while customizing solutions based on their specific needs. Job expectations include serving as the most frequent point of contact within Merrill to address all service needs of their clients and acting as a resource for FAs on the team.

The Advisor Development Program consists of progressive roles to ultimately become a Merrill Financial Advisor. Our progressive roles in the Advisor Development Program engage in:

Developing a book of business in order to meet and exceed established performance hurdles

Effectively prioritizing and sourcing prospective clients, capitalizing on referrals, assessing customer needs, referring customers to the appropriate internal specialists, and executing highly customized solutions to meet client needs

Recommending investment products and services that are suitable for prospects based on their objectives, resources, time horizon, risk profile and preferences

Balancing investment growth, referral activities, customer follow up, prospect building, administrative compliance and personal growth and development according to both a day-to-day and longer-term planning

Organizing and managing resources (time, people, budget) to run a productive practice

Seeking the expertise of specialists, where appropriate, to identify planning and investment strategies for a client

Completing mandated training, assessments, performance goals and continuing education requirements

Training and Development

Your training and development are our top priority. Our team will support you with dedicated programs, including formal web-based and in-person training, on the job support, educational speaker events, professional development opportunities and mentorship throughout the summer internship program.

As a summer intern your key tasks and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Client Service including client onboarding, account servicing, digital engagement

Strategic projects focused on the client experience including Relationship Management, Operations and delivering the enterprise

Grow your business knowledge by using a defined consultative approach with clients and projects to systematically identify client and business leader needs to recommend appropriate solutions

Build your network through the collaboration with core banking and investment partners to prepare for a future career as a Merrill Financial Advisor

Well help you:

Build a successful career at Bank of America through world-class training and on-boarding programs that set you up for success.

Get training and one-on-one coaching from our-award winning Academy at Bank of America and local leadership who are invested in your success.

Grow your business knowledge by using a defined consultative approach to systematically identify client needs and appropriate solutions.

Provide end-to-end comprehensive advice, deliver client reviews/presentations with confidence and recommend strategies to help achieve their financial goals and life priorities.

Collaborate with core banking and investment partners.

Connect to all the solutions we provide through Bank of America and Merrill to meet virtually all their financial needs.

Required Qualifications:

Candidates are required to be pursuing a bachelors degree or a bachelors direct to masters degree from an accredited college or university with a graduation time frame between November 2027 and August 2028

Displays confidence working as a self-starter in a sales role

Applies relevant regulatory due diligence in daily activities and creating long-term client strategies

Seeking a detail oriented, highly motivated individual who enjoys multi-tasking within a dynamic environment

Superior relationship and interpersonal skills

The candidate should respond well to evolving job duties and expectations

Sets and accomplishes goals, achieving whatever you put your mind to

Communicates clearly and confidently

Works well with others and collaborates productively

Thorough and will incorporate relevant regulatory due diligence into daily requirements and long-term strategies for clients

Client service oriented- professional, courteous

Preferred Qualifications:

Learns and adapts to new technology or applications

Executes multiple tasks simultaneously

Experience assessing client needs, identifying/recommending solutions, and building/managing client relationships

3.2 minimum GPA

Bank of America is unable to consider candidates that will require visa sponsorship now, or in the future, for this specific role.

The following laws or regulations restrict or prohibit the hiring of individuals with certain specified criminal history for the position: FDIC.

This job will be open a nd accepting applications for a minimum of seven days from the date it was posted.

Travel: On needs basis

Full / Part-time: Fulltime

Hours Per Week: 40.00

Shift: 1st Shift