Talent Acquisition Specialist

Overview

As a Recruiter based in the Cincinnati office, you ll play a pivotal role in identifying and attracting top talent to join our team of financial advisors. Primary responsibilities include building high-level, quality relationships outside and inside the firm to promote the Northwestern Mutual career, generate referrals, and develop influential connections. You will execute recruitment strategies, conduct interviews, and assess candidates for cultural fit and skill alignment.

This role offers the opportunity for growth into a variety of key leadership positions within our organization. Go-getter mentality is essential to attract high- level, passive candidates, with action orientation, strong ability to connect with others. This person will have a high amount of impact and will be involved in the visionary and strategic initiatives of the network office recruitment success.

For over 160 years, we’ve empowered clients to live their dreams today, as well as tomorrow, through our unique approach to financial planning. We combine the expertise of our financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and industry- leading products to give our clients access to everything they need to successfully navigate their financial lives. Northwestern Mutual is a Fortune 100 company, we have over 4.7 million clients, and have unsurpassed financial strength with over $309 billion in company assets.

We are the largest direct provider of individual life insurance in the US and manage $225 billion in retail investment client assets. We are the industry leader for total dividend payout, last year as a record breaking 6.2 billion. There are 77 network offices across the US, our local network is located in Cincinnati.

Recruiting and Selection

• Build and develop effective candidate referral sources through personal connections, Centers of Influence (COI’s), existing financial advisors/staff
• Facilitate strong candidate selection process by conducting initial interviews and administering selection tools and guiding candidates through follow up meetings until offer is given
• Effectively communicate with prospects through persistent and professional outreach and candidates through consistent and proactive touch points
• Actively participate in community organizations to promote and brand Northwestern Mutual and build connections in the community that will yield referrals long term
• Help with maintaining and updating selection process to achieve incredible candidate experience
• Develop relationships with other Northwestern Mutual recruiters to share leads and best practices

Accountability, Tracking, and Additional Duties

• Work closely with the executive leadership team to drive growth across the network office as a team
• Develop proficiency and use of home office-supported software to maintain candidate databases and accurate records of prospects to ensure efficiency of the selection process
• Analyze recruiting ratios to identify inefficiencies in selection process; establish and implement improvements
• Support advisors post selection to help them be successful
• Track recruitment activity and prepare reports as directed by leadership
• Assist in the coordination of leadership team meetings and the preparation of activity/results reports

• Bachelor s degree or equivalent experience in a related field
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and professionally as a team member and with all levels of people
• Experience with prospecting, generating leads via phone or face-to-face interactions preferred
• Strong personal network and/or community involvement to leverage from a recruiting perspective;
  Huge plus if well connected in the Milwaukee community
• Developed intrapersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Results-oriented mindset with a focus on achieving recruitment goals
• Passion for developing talent and fostering a positive work culture
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel

• This person will have the ability to make a huge impact on the growth of this office, which will lead to additional responsibility…