Retirement Education Specialist

Overview

As a Retirement Education Specialist, you will support Voya’s Retirement Services goals by engaging individuals to save and invest for retirement. You will work directly with external clients and internal partners to deliver strategies that drive improved retirement outcomes—whether enrolling in their plan, increasing contributions, or optimizing product and service utilization.

Candidates must be located in Portland, OR or Seattle, WA.

• Provide onsite education and motivational seminars on a wide range of financial topics to retirement plan participants and prospective participants.
• Customize PowerPoint presentations to reflect specific plan design and plan features.
• Maintain industry knowledge through continuing education programs required by FINRA licenses to deliver compliant onsite presentations.
• Maintain an onsite training measurement system to track program effectiveness for plan sponsors and internal Voya groups.
• Ensure presentation topics and speaking points remain compliant with industry standards and approved sales/advertising practices.
• Book travel through corporate‑approved vendors and perform other duties as assigned.
• Travel within the region up to 90% of the time.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 4–6 years of financial industry experience.
• FINRA licensed (Series 6 or 7 & 63 required).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent public speaking skills.

• Familiarity with 401(k), 403(b), and 457 plans.
• Life license preferred or ability to obtain within 60 days.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred.

Annual base salary range: $70,530 - $88,160 USD. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long‑term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives.

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions (up to 6%).
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%).
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year.
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays, and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time – 40 hours per calendar year.

Voya Financial is an equal‑opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

• Customer Focused – Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking – Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well‑reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality – Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen – Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility – Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.