What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Advisor - Career Changers Encouranged position at Northwestern Mutual?
Northwestern Mutual | Full-Time
As a Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual, you’ll build a career helping individuals and families make smart financial decisions - while building a business of your own with the support, training, and stability of a nationally respected, Fortune 500, firm.
This career is ideal for professionals coming from sales, recruiting, education, business, or other people-focused careers who are looking for greater earning potential, flexibility, community impact, and long-term growth.
Important Note: We are not accepting applicants who are currently enrolled in any college degree/educational programs at this time. (this includes online) Due to the nature of this career, being that it's highly entrepreneurial, there would be conflicting priorities that would prevent full commitment.
What You’ll Do as a Financial Advisor with Northwestern Mutual
You’ll work one-on-one with clients to help them:
- Understand where they are financially today
- Set goals for the future (retirement, college, home ownership, etc.)
- Build a plan using insurance, investments, and financial strategies
- Adjust that plan as their life and goals change
You’ll also build your own client base and develop long-term relationships — this is not a call-center opportunity and not a pre-assigned book of transactional business.
Why Career Changers Succeed Here
Many of our most successful advisors started in careers like:
- Sales and/or consulting
- Teaching and/or athletic coaching
- Hospitality and/or customer service
- Small business and/or entrepreneurship
If you’re good at building relationships, explaining complex ideas, staying organized, and following through, you already have the core skills to succeed — we teach you the technical side.
Training & Support
You don’t need prior financial services experience. We provide:
- Paid training and licensing sponsorship
- Ongoing mentorship and coaching
- Financial planning software and client tools
- Access to specialists (investments, insurance, retirement, etc.)
- A structured path to growing your own practice
Compensation & Benefits
This is a commission-based career with uncapped income potential, plus:
- Development bonuses in your first year
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement plan and pension
- Flexible schedule and autonomy
Pay: $50,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Financial planning services
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid training
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you comfortable with a commission pay structure?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $50,000 - $180,000