1290 Funds Sales Desk Manager

About the Role

At Equitable, we help clients secure their financial well-being so they can pursue long and fulfilling lives - a mission we’ve honed since 1859.

Equitable is seeking a results-driven 1290 Funds Sales Desk National Manager to join our Charlotte, NC team. In this role, you’ll lead and develop a team of Internal Wholesalers who support Equitable Advisors, third- party advisors, consultants, and field wholesalers in driving sales of 1290 Funds retail mutual funds.

You’ll oversee daily operations, elevate team performance, and foster a proactive sales approach—including outreach to plan-level prospects—to uncover new opportunities and grow the business.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of all sales activities—overseeing call quality, monitoring performance metrics, and refining sales presentations to ensure consistent growth and effectiveness. More than supervision, you’ll serve as a coach and mentor, providing ongoing feedback and hands-on development to help the team reach their full potential.

You’ll play a key role in shaping talent by designing and delivering engaging training programs focused on product expertise, competitive positioning, portfolio insights, presentation skills, and territory management. Your ability to translate complex investment concepts into compelling, client- focused conversations will be critical to success.

As a trusted partner, you’ll collaborate with Financial Professionals, external wholesalers, and key internal stakeholders—bringing your knowledge of investment strategies, the mutual fund landscape, and advisory platforms to every interaction.

If you’re passionate about developing people, driving results, and making an impact in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment, this is your opportunity to lead from the front.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead team of 4+ licensed Internal Wholesalers

• Manage all internal wholesaler daily activity and interaction with Equitable Advisors, outside brokers, wholesalers & potential prospects

• Develop, implement and maintain regular coaching and training activities for internal wholesalers

• As supervising Principal, monitor activities and licensing requirements to ensure team is compliant

• Actively participate in coordinating offers and presentations to high profile or high asset prospects

• Develop and maintain metrics for activity tracking and campaigns, such as inbound/outbound calls, quality advisor engagement and pipeline follow-up – to ensure consistent, regular and meaningful contact is maintained with Financial Professionals and 3rd Party Advisors

• Coordinate useful feedback from field on market trends, competitive landscape & present to appropriate business area leadership on regular basis.

• Manage tight control of prospect pipeline, ensuring current statuses are regularly updated and proper resources are applied for elite advisor prospects.

• Initiate and provide individual feedback, career development, performance evaluation, motivation and discipline

• Report to Senior Leadership on team’s performance and provide insight and solutions to business needs.

• Partner with other business teams to help drive sales initiatives, firm strategies and goals.

This position offers a hybrid work schedule, with an on–site presence of 2–3 days per week combining flexibility with team collaboration.

The base salary for this position is $90,000. This role is eligible for variable compensation.

For eligible employees, Equitable provides a full range of benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off. For detailed descriptions of these benefits, please reference the link below.

Equitable Pay and Benefits: Equitable Total Rewards Program