Relationship Development Associate

Path to Financial Advisor | Financial Growth Partners | Virginia Beach
· Richmond
· Charlottesville

Most people don’t grow up dreaming about financial advising. But the ones who find their way here and stick? They build something most careers can’t offer: real ownership, real relationships, and a business that’s actually theirs.

The Relationship Development Associate role is how it starts. You don’t need a finance degree or industry experience. You need work ethic, coachability, and a genuine interest in helping people. We’ll teach you the rest.

This isn’t a support role. It’s the on-ramp to becoming a fully licensed Financial Advisor with your own book of business, backed by mentorship, training, and the full Guardian platform behind you.

Your first phase is about learning the business and building the muscles every successful advisor relies on:

• Learn how financial planning works and why it matters to real families and business owners
• Build professional relationships with prospects and clients
• Work alongside experienced advisors in client strategy and planning conversations
• Grow and manage your own professional network
• Study for and earn your licensing with full company support
• Get coached, mentored, and developed from day one

We’ve built a clear, structured path so you always know what’s next. As you complete your licensing and hit early milestones, you move from Associate into a full Financial Advisor role. Compensation and responsibility grow at each step. This isn’t a maybe. It’s a defined path with real benchmarks.

You don’t need to be licensed to start. We provide full support toward:

• Life and Health Insurance License
• Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)
• Series 7
• Series 66

You’ll have study support, mentorship, and a team that’s genuinely invested in getting you through it.

Financial Growth Partners is a subsidiary of Guardian, a mutual insurance company with more than 160 years behind it. Through Park Avenue Wealth Management, you get access to planning tools, investment platforms, and resources that let you serve clients at a level most new advisors can’t touch. You’re not figuring it out alone. You’re building with real backing.

Some of our strongest people came from outside the industry entirely. If any of this sounds like you, we should talk:

• You’ve worked in sales, service, hospitality, real estate, insurance, banking, or another role where relationships were the job
• You’re a former athlete, veteran, or someone who knows what it means to compete and keep showing up
• You’re a recent grad who wants to build something instead of settling into a cubicle
• You’re motivated, coachable, and ready to bet on yourself
• You want long-term upside and real ownership, not just a paycheck

A degree is a plus, not a requirement. What matters most is drive and character.

• Compensation that grows with your licensing, production, and responsibility
• A clear path into full advisor status and beyond into leadership
• Defined Benefit Plan
• 401(k) with match and Roth options
• Health and dental benefits

We’re actually different, and we mean that. FGP is built around developing people, not churning through them. We believe when you grow as a human, success follows. Our advisors build real relationships with clients, our leaders develop the people around them, and the culture here isn’t a poster on the wall. If you want a career where who you become matters as much as what you achieve, we’d love to hear from you.