Financial Planner

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Financial Planners help clients reach their goals by developing and implementing financial plans to show clients where they are today, plan where they want to go tomorrow, and provide the financial tools and support to help them get there.

Our Financial Planners receive in-depth training, ongoing mentorship, and partner with industry experts to best serve our clients from a collaborative, holistic approach to building lasting relationships with our clients. Products that support personalized financial planning include (but not limited to): life insurance, disability insurance, long-term care, variable and income annuities, mutual funds, ETF portfolios, stocks, bonds, CDs, and more.

This career offers you:

• Stipends for training and licensing to help you get started.
• The ability to positively impact someone else's life.
• Personalized mentoring, coaching, and award-winning training programs.
• Backing by Northwestern Mutual, an industry leader with a proven track record of success.

Can you see yourself helping others reach their financial goals?

Many people (50 percent) find their calling in financial services after working in other industries. Wondering if youd be a good fit? See how many of the characteristics below match up to you:

• You know how to connect with people, building personal, trusted relationships.
• Financial planning is interesting to you.
• Youre a driven person whos committed to succeeding.
• Youre ready to earn more for your hard work.
• You enjoy helping people make more informed, confident decisions.
• You're ready to live the life you want, both personally and professionally.

Comprehensive benefits package:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Two funded pension plans
• Life and disability insurance
• Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
• Adoption assistance
• Reimbursement for licensing and ongoing education

We want people with different backgrounds and work experience, including but not limited to: financial services, business development, hospitality, banking, sales, marketing, management, educators, athletics, legal, communications, real estate, entrepreneurs, military veterans, and community influencers.

Recent Awards and Accolades:

- FORTUNE 97

- Unsurpassed Financial Strength with total company assets of $378 billion.

- 97% of policy owners stay year after year.

- #1 Amongst Life Insurers Most Admired Companies for Financial Soundness according to FORTUNE

- Top 10 Independent Broker-Dealer. Financial Advisor Magazine.

-$161 billion client assets held or managed by Northwestern Mutual.

- $335 billion (retail investment client assets held or managed)

- Industry leader in total dividend payout with $9.2 billion in 2025

- $500M given back philanthropically through the Northwestern Mutual Foundation

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:

Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.

The company prohibits discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, disability, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, citizenship status or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.