Talent Acquisition Manager

Northwestern Mutual is seeking a driven, relationship-oriented Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruiting efforts across our organization.

This individual will manage the full recruiting lifecycle for:

• Team members supporting established advisor practices
• Leadership, operations, and other organizational positions

The Talent Acquisition Manager will partner closely with organizational leaders, Financial Advisors, and hiring managers to identify talent needs, develop recruiting strategies, build strong candidate pipelines, and guide candidates through a professional and consistent selection process.

This role requires someone who can think strategically while also managing the daily execution of recruiting. The right person will be highly organized, comfortable building relationships in the community, skilled at identifying and engaging talent, and motivated by helping individuals, teams, and advisor practices grow.

Primary Responsibilities

Talent Sourcing and Pipeline Development

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for Financial Advisor roles, advisor team positions, and other organizational openings.
• Build and maintain pipelines of qualified candidates for current and anticipated hiring needs.
• Develop candidate leads through referrals, centers of influence, direct outreach, professional networking, community involvement, career fairs, and recruiting technology.
• Establish productive relationships with community leaders, professional organizations, colleges, universities, and other talent sources.
• Build effective referral partnerships with Financial Advisors, team members, organizational leaders, and existing employees.
• Engage passive candidates and communicate the professional opportunities available within Northwestern Mutual and its advisor practices.
• Maintain relationships with other Northwestern Mutual recruiting professionals to share leads, ideas, and recruiting best practices.
• Develop and execute recruiting plans designed to attract high-quality candidates for full-time Financial Advisor opportunities.
• Clearly communicate the Financial Advisor career opportunity and guide candidates through each stage of the selection process.
• Conduct resume reviews, candidate screenings, initial interviews, and other selection activities.
• Maintain the integrity, quality, and consistency of the Financial Advisor selection process.
• Coordinate the transition of selected Financial Advisor candidates into contracting, licensing, registration, training, and development.
• Partner with leadership to strengthen recruiting activity, improve candidate quality, and achieve organizational growth objectives.

Team and Organizational Recruiting

• Partner with Financial Advisors and hiring leaders to understand their business goals, team structures, workforce needs, and growth plans.
• Recruit team members for advisor practices, including positions supporting client service, operations, administration, and practice management.
• Recruit for leadership, operational, and other organizational positions as needs arise.
• Advise hiring managers on job requirements, sourcing strategies, candidate evaluation, interviewing, compensation considerations, and selection best practices.
• Help advisors and leaders define roles, develop candidate profiles, and establish effective hiring processes.
• Guide hiring leaders throughout the interview, selection, offer, and onboarding process.
• Support advisors in building high-performing teams that align with the needs and future direction of their practices.

Candidate Selection and Experience

• Review applications and resumes to identify candidates aligned with the requirements of each opportunity.
• Conduct initial interviews and coordinate subsequent interviews with the appropriate leaders or hiring managers.
• Administer or…