Financial Advisor

Overview

Are you a driven, client-focused professional with a passion for connecting with people? Join our nationally ranked team and BUILTIN BEST PLACES TO WORK IN 2025!

Becoming a financial advisor at Northwestern Mutual means owning your own business and making a lasting impact for your clients, their families and yourself. At Northwestern Mutual, you’ll work for yourself, but never by yourself. You’ll have access to some of the industry’s best and brightest, whose knowledge and expertise will help you build a successful business and career.

Why Northwestern Mutual might be right for you:

• You’ll feel like you belong
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  You can be yourself at Northwestern Mutual. You’ll find a culture of partnership, inclusion, and the freedom to connect with peers and leaders across the company to grow your career.
• You’ll make a difference
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  Through deeper conversations and exclusive solutions, you’ll help create better financial outcomes that will help your clients, their loved ones, and their communities.
• You’ll have opportunities to grow
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  You’ll be supported by leading experts in the industry, ongoing training, and certification opportunities to help you build your business and income potential.

Award-Winning Curriculum, Learning from Industry Experts, Client Acquisition Skills, Support from Experienced Advisors and Benefits of Joining Northwestern Mutual.

• Grow your client base by making new connections, maintaining a strong referral network, and providing a great client experience.
• Build personalized, holistic financial plans tailored to every client’s unique needs.
• Manage your client’s financial plans to help them achieve their goals.
• Grow relationships with clients to support them through every stage of life.

• Passionate about sales and relationship-focused client engagements
• We are seeking candidates with a hunter mentality and with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to simplify financial planning, insurance and retirement planning to explain them in terms clients can easily understand.
• Able to apply creative solutions to a variety of issues in a fast-paced environment.
• There is occasional travel in some territories (up to 25% travel), which includes networking events, and meeting potential clients in your area(s).
• Proactively prospect for new clients by leveraging market research, sales tools, etc.
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to analyze complex financial information.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently.

• Performance-based earnings and revenue1:
• Average advisor annual earnings of $61K-$119K (based on  company average for representatives in the first 3 years)
• Top 25% advisor annual earnings of $137K-$250K (based on  company data for top quartile advisors in the first 3 years)
• Renewal income earned for continued client support and policy management.
• Bonus programs and expense allowances
• Support for insurance licensing, Securities Industry Essentials, Series 6, Series 7, Series 63, and more.
• Certified Financial Planner licensing support
• Fully company-funded retirement package and pension plan
• Competitive and comprehensive medical, vision, and dental plans
• Life Insurance and Disability Income Insurance
• Parental benefits at every stage of family planning
• Medical, Dental, Vision