Financial Advisor - Training and Development

Overview

Choose a career where changing someone else’s life for the better is also life-changing for you – personally, professionally, and financially.

FINANCIAL PLANNING WITH NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL

Are you looking for more fulfillment from your career? Are you starting to think about a job change? Now’s the time to consider Northwestern Mutual.

Our financial professionals help clients reach their goals by developing and implementing financial plans to show clients where they are today, plan where they want to go tomorrow and provide the financial tools and support to help them get there.

Sounds exciting and scary all at the same time? Don’t worry, we don’t expect you to know everything on day one. That’s why you’ll receive in-depth training and partner with industry experts until you’re ready to do it on your own.

• Develop and implement financial plans to help clients understand where they are today and map where they want to go tomorrow.
• Provide ongoing financial tools, resources, and support to help clients reach their goals.
• Build and maintain personalized, trusted relationships with clients.
• Engage in training and mentoring until you are ready to operate independently.

• Bachelor of Arts or Science degree from a four-year college or university is preferred; strong interpersonal skills, grit, motivation, and being a self-starter are valued.
• Ability to connect with people and build personal, trusted relationships.
• Interest in financial planning and a driven, goal-oriented mindset.
• Willingness to learn and grow within a primarily commission-based role with potential for higher earnings.

This career is primarily commission based but also includes stipends and bonuses. It allows you to control what you would want to earn at any given time in your career. To give you an idea, our financial professionals are making on average about $60,000 in their first year, and there is potential for much more.

Income growth opportunity:

Average vs Top 25%

Year 1 | $60,000 - $106,000

Year 3 | $103,000 - $202,000

Year 5 | $139,000 - $289,000

Year 10 | $234,000 - $490,000

Year 15 | $341,000 - $790,000

Comprehensive Benefits

• Life and disability insurance
• Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
• Reimbursement for licensing and ongoing education

We want people with different backgrounds and work experience, including but not limited to: financial services, business development, hospitality, banking, sales, marketing, management, educators, athletics, legal, communications, real estate, entrepreneurs, military veterans, and community influencers. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred; strong interpersonal skills, grit, motivation, and a self-starter attitude are pluses.

At Northwestern Mutual we believe that everyone deserves to ‘spend their lives living’ and that a strong financial plan is a cornerstone for ensuring that reality. Financial security is not just something that happens in retirement but is an enabler for our clients to spend their life living!

Our teams of financial advisors across the nation embody these beliefs and are committed to helping clients reach their financial goals. With over 50% of Americans citing that their financial planning needs improvement, a career with Northwestern Mutual provides abundant opportunities to serve this growing need!

Recognized by FORTUNE as one of the "World s Most Admired" companies, Northwestern Mutual has been among the leaders in the financial services industry for nearly 160 years and has a proven track record of financial success