Financial Service Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Join the New York Life Iowa General Office as a Financial Service Professional and become a part of a team known for its strength and respect in the financial industry. Here, you'll empower clients by providing insightful financial advice and solutions, contributing to their peace of mind and future security. With our commitment to your professional development, you'll have access to comprehensive training and a supportive environment, ensuring you grow your skills and your career. Our culture thrives on innovation, valuing your unique contributions and encouraging your professional growth.

We believe in rewarding dedication and talent with competitive compensation packages, including immediate eligibility for medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for you and your dependents. At New York Life, you're not just joining a company; you're becoming part of a legacy that values trust, integrity, and excellence. Let's build a future together where your expertise leads to success and satisfaction for both you and the clients. Ready to take the next step? Apply today and start making a meaningful impact.

$75,000 - $150,000 yearly

What we offer...

Training and development

We’ll equip and train you with a multi-faceted approach that includes an industry-leading learning platform, personalized coaching from dedicated training professionals, and the ability to obtain industry professional designations. We are so committed to training that we’ll subsidize it in your first two years, providing you with additional funds to help keep you on your feet while you complete our training program and grow your career. You’ll also get rewarded and acknowledged with sales incentives and professional development trips for our top-performing advisors.

Digital tools

Beyond this training and support, New York Life will equip you with the tools you need to succeed day-to-day, including experts on hand to answer your questions and a suite of digital sales, prospecting, and marketing tools that will help you attract and retain clients with web, social, and email content.

Products and solutions

Together with its subsidiaries, New York Life provides a range of products, including life insurance, annuities, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, and investment products such as mutual funds through our broker-dealer arm, NYLIFE Securities LLC (member of FINRA and SIPC), a Licensed Insurance Agency, ensuring that the solutions you develop with clients can help them and their families achieve their financial goals. You’ll also be able to specialize and gain expertise in different areas, such as by becoming a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies LLC, our investment advisory division, to offer wealth management and advisory services, estate planning strategies, and business solutions.

Human guidance

When you join New York Life, you’re joining a strong team with peer-to-peer support options like study groups, mentorship, and other opportunities to engage with your fellow financial advisors.

What we're looking for...

We’re looking for team members who want to make a lasting impact on the financial well-being of individuals, families, and small businesses. This is not just a sales job—it’s a career with purpose and opportunity. You’ll provide peace of mind to clients while helping them navigate challenges that many of them find complex and confusing, such as preparing for retirement and saving for college. As a financial advisor, you will have the opportunity to see the positive impact of your work for years to come. You will grow personally and professionally along with clients.

How will we compensate you

You have the power to determine your own income with our commission-based compensation. Across our diverse advisor population of nearly 12,000 advisors, the average income in 2020 was $91,351.3. Individual advisor performance will determine their income. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, a 401(k), and a pension.

Please note:  We, unfortunately, can only accept applicants who are either U.S. Citizens or reside within the United States. We currently do not support US H-1B visas. To be considered for a role at the Iowa General Office, a candidate must live in the state of Iowa.

About New York Life: New York Life is among the strongest and most respected financial companies in the world. New York Life has received the highest financial strength ratings currently awarded to any U.S. life insurer by each of the four major rating companies: A.M. Best (A++), Standard & Poor’s (AA+), Moody’s Investors Service (Aaa), and Fitch (AAA)¹.

1-Full-time agents and their dependents are immediately eligible for medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and group term life insurance. New York Life reserves the right to amend or terminate any benefit plans, in whole or in part, at any time.

2- Source: Individual Third Party Ratings Reports as 7/30/18.

3- Based on revenue as reported by “Fortune 500 ranked within Industries, Insurance: Life, Health (Mutual),” Fortune magazine, 6/1/19. For methodology, please see