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Raquel Aguilar

Alexandria,VA

Summary

Experienced wealth management banker and retail team leader with a strong background in business development. Seeking a management role in a growing entrepreneurial organization.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Wealth Management Banking Specialist

Merrill Lynch Bank of America
Washington, DC
11.2022 - Current
  • Partner and sales support to designated Financial Advisors and team.
  • Ensure an outstanding experience through attentive service.
  • Manage assigned customers and proactively meet with them, both in person and over the phone, to build lasting relationships, discover financial needs, and tailor product and service recommendations.
  • Engage and educate customers, ask open-ended questions, and listen to establish trust and build lasting relationships.
  • Influence, educates, and connects customers to technology.
  • Possesses initiative and knowledge to provide financial options for customers, using a consultative approach.

Retail Team Leader

Truist Bank
Washington, DC
02.2016 - 11.2022
  • Acted as the standard bearer of Truist and created a world-class customer experience.
  • Educated clients on how to use banking digital platforms to bank and invest when, where, and how the client preferred.
  • Build partnerships with local businesses to build the brand in the local market area through strong community involvement.
  • Created an environment that encouraged team members to provide an exceptional customer experience, and a dynamic and engaging culture.
  • Actively identified, coached, developed, motivated, and supported employees to provide superior service to every customer.
  • Promoted a strong control environment to evaluate, manage, and conduct new and existing business by adhering to risk/control expectations, procedures, and processes.
  • Leveraged and understand the generated Branch Scorecard to identify strategies to successfully grow deposits and investments for the branch.

Personal Banker

Well Fargo
Takoma Park, MD
02.2015 - 02.2016
  • Participated in delivery of exceptional customer experience by building relationships through proactive outreach as well as proposing appropriate products, services, and digital solutions to help customers succeed financially
  • Assisted customers with basic requests related to opening new accounts, completing service requests, and submitting credit applications
  • Refereed customers' financial needs to other bankers and partners as needed
  • Developed and maintained relationships with Wells Fargo partners to maximize sales opportunities and achieve sales standards
  • Adhere to internal controls and operational procedures.

Admission Officer

Strayer University
Takoma Park, MD
03.2011 - 02.2015
  • Interviewed future student over the phone and face to face. Set up appointments to conduct campus tours as appropriated.
  • Educated prospective students on the benefits of attending Strayer University, including our high-quality academic programs, convenient locations, flexible online and on-campus course offerings, and recommend appropriate course(s) of study.
  • Assisted prospective students with the application process and review qualifications for admission.
  • Enrolled new students and ensure appropriate basis of admission is obtained, all prerequisites are satisfied, and previous college transcripts are ordered if applicable.
  • Partnered with other departments as necessary to finalize enrollment process, including SAS, SFS, Academics, and the University Registrar's Office.
  • Adhere to all University policies and procedures and federal, state, and accrediting agency rules.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

Strayer University
12.2017

Associate of Business Administration - Business Administration

Strayer University
12.2013

Skills

  • Leadership experience
  • Exceptional customer experience
  • Organize and manage competing priorities effectively
  • Experience maintaining operational integrity and policies
  • Experience influencing, educating, and connecting team, partners and customers to technology

Languages

  • Spanish

Timeline

Wealth Management Banking Specialist

Merrill Lynch Bank of America
11.2022 - Current

Retail Team Leader

Truist Bank
02.2016 - 11.2022

Personal Banker

Well Fargo
02.2015 - 02.2016

Admission Officer

Strayer University
03.2011 - 02.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

Strayer University

Associate of Business Administration - Business Administration

Strayer University
Raquel Aguilar