Business Development Associate

Job Overview As the Business Development Associate (BDA), you will be responsible for driving financial advisor lead flow to LPL’s Advisor Recruiting team to increase sales. This will be achieved through prospecting, lead qualification, and effective reporting. Primary prospecting efforts will be phone‑based (cold‑calling) with supplemental efforts using digital means such as email campaigns and social media. Successful BDAs promote into Internal Regional Director (IRD) roles, with opportunities to advance to Regional Director (RD) positions. We are looking for high‑energy, strong collaborators who can deliver a world‑class sales experience. Candidates thrive in a fast‑paced, client‑focused environment, are team oriented, and execute creatively to encourage continuous improvement. Responsibilities Prospect financial advisors to gauge or create interest in meeting with a LPL recruiter. Use the news cycle, territory makeup, and the direction of recruiters/leaders to execute weekly prospecting campaigns. Use independent judgment to qualify a lead, determining whether it should be introduced to the pipeline by presenting to the Internal Regional Director or field Regional Director. Make 100 outreaches per day – primarily cold calls, supplemented by individual emails and social media outreaches (LinkedIn). Utilize Salesforce.com to track individual KPIs and understand the impact of lead flow on territory funnel and results. Develop skillset, knowledge base, and industry experience to qualify for the next level opportunity as an Internal Regional Director. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or related areas. Ability to communicate effectively with leadership, field recruiting professionals, and internal recruiters. Must be in office 3 days a week (Tuesday‑Thursday). Core Competencies Highly motivated and resilient by achieving sales targets consistently. Ability to quickly build rapport, primarily via phone‑based communication. Comfortable with some travel, two times per year for training. Experience with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Salesforce, and MS Outlook. Experience or understanding of broker/dealers, advisory, finance, or sales principals. Pay Range $26.51–$44.19 per hour. The pay salary range is inclusive of base salary and potential sales incentive compensation based on the applicable incentive compensation plan. Base salary is determined on factors such as relevant skill, prior experience, education, peer comparison, performance, and geographic location. Incentive compensation is dependent on achieving goals set forth in the incentive compensation plan. Additionally, LPL’s Total Rewards package is highly competitive and includes 401(k) matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. EOE Statement Principals only. EEO. #J-18808-Ljbffr LPL Financial