Workplace Planning Consultant

This role is eligible for a $5,000 licensing sign on bonus! Sign-on bonus eligibility applies to candidates who apply from March 25 May 31.

As a Workplace Planning Consultant, you will be part of our growing Empower Personal Wealth consultant team, providing support to our customers at key life moments. Our Workplace Planning Consultants provide guidance on available account options for our customers’ retirement savings goals, such as 401K and IRA products.

At Empower, we believe in owning your career. New Consultants will have the opportunity to promote to a Senior Workplace Planning Consultant, increasing your overall income potential.

The compensation package includes a base salary plus bonus, creating the opportunity to earn a generous paycheck. The bonus compensation component will be variable and tied to specific metric‑related goals set by Empower.

What you will do:

• Provide over the phone guidance at key life moments to our customer, such as starting or ending employment regarding their employer-sponsored retirement account
• Discuss available account options, such as 401K and IRAs, to align to customer’s retirement savings goals
• Educate our customers on information specific to their retirement plan, comparing options to best support their savings goals
• Focus on deepening customer’s relationship with Empower

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and professional work experience
• Minimum of 1 year experience in performance/goal-oriented roles, ideally in asset growth and retention
• Current FINRA licenses and/or ability to successfully obtain FINRA 7, 63 & 65 (or 66) registrations within corporate-established timelines and complete FINRA fingerprinting upon hire
• Motivated, self-starter with the ability to learn new information quickly and independently
• Demonstrated relationship management and customer service skills
• Problem‑solving skills and ability to engage with customers, ask questions, share thoughts, and offer solutions

What will set you apart:

• Previous experience with inbound and/or phone-based consultation
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite of Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Ability to quickly learn new systems and prior experience with Sales Force a plus
• Good understanding of IRAs, retirement investment products/services and the qualified retirement plan environment
• A growth mindset to meet company and team goals

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.

$55,300.00 - $76,075.00

Equal opportunity employer
• Drug-free workplace

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.

*** Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***

For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.