Financial Representative​/Advisor

Entry-Level & Career Changers Welcome | No Experience Required

Becoming a Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual is a unique career opportunity to build your own financial services business while helping individuals, families, and business owners achieve their financial goals through personalized financial planning.

You’ll start as a Financial Representative, focused on client development, relationship building, and licensing, with award-winning training, mentorship, and support to help you launch a successful financial planning and wealth management practice.

This role is ideal for professionals looking for career growth, income potential, entrepreneurship, flexibility, and long-term stability.

• Build your own business with full support
• Uncapped income potential
• Paid training + licensing reimbursement
• Long-term career ownership and leadership paths
• Control your schedule, income, and growth

• Develop and grow your client base through networking, referrals, and relationship building
• Build customized financial plans tailored to each client’s goals and needs
• Deliver holistic financial planning solutions, including:
• Investment & Wealth Management
• Retirement Planning
• Asset & Income Protection
• Insurance Planning
• Education Funding Strategies
• Business Succession Planning
• Manage and adjust client financial strategies as life changes
• Build long-term, trusted relationships across all life stages

Northwestern Mutual is recognized for having one of the best-trained sales and advisory forces in the country.

Our award-winning training program supports your first three years and beyond with:

• Client acquisition strategies
• Mentorship from top-producing advisors
• National advisor network support
• Business development coaching
• Ongoing leadership training

• Life, Accident & Health Insurance Licenses
• Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)

This is a performance-based compensation model with uncapped earning potential.

• Average: $61,000 – $119,000
• Top 25%: $137,000 – $250,000

• Performance bonuses

• Fully company-funded retirement package & pension
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability income insurance

This role is ideal for professionals from sales, business development, banking, finance, marketing, hospitality, education, athletics, and leadership backgrounds.

• Strong relationship-building skills
• Sales, account management, or client-facing experience
• Strong work ethic and motivation
• Coachability and desire for growth
• Ability to manage time and priorities independently
• Managing Director

Northwestern Mutual is a Fortune Top 100 Company with 160+ years of financial leadership.

• $290B+ in company assets
• $161B+ in client assets managed
• 4.6+ million clients
• Largest direct provider of life insurance in the U.S.
• Recognized as one of FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies

If you’re ready to launch a high-growth career in financial advising, wealth management, and financial planning, apply today.