Financial Advisor

Job Description

Build a Business. Create Your Future.

Join Northwestern Mutual as a Financial Advisor and build a long-term career helping individuals, families, and business owners achieve financial security—while growing a business of your own.

What You'll Do

• Build relationships through your network and local community
• Understand clients' financial goals
• Develop personalized financial plans
• Provide guidance on insurance, investments, retirement, and wealth planning
• Grow and manage your own client practice

What We Provide

• Comprehensive onboarding and training
• One-on-one mentorship and ongoing coaching
• Licensing support and reimbursement for your first four licenses
• Industry-leading planning tools and technology
• Continuous professional development

Who We're Looking For

• Entrepreneurial and self-motivated
• Strong relationship builders
• Coachable and goal-oriented
• Passionate about helping others
• Interested in building a long-term business

Compensation

• This is an entrepreneurial opportunity with performance-based earnings and long-term income potential.
• Eligible advisors may receive:
• Up to $36,000 in first-year onboarding support
• Performance-based commissions
• Renewal (residual) income
• Bonus opportunities
• Licensing reimbursement and expense allowances

Median earnings for Financial Advisors in Years 1–5: approximately $101,265 annually, with significant long-term growth potential.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement and pension benefits
• Parental benefits
• Ongoing professional development

Work Environment

Based in our Lombard, IL office, this role offers mentorship and collaboration as you build your practice, with increasing flexibility as your business grows.

About the Role

Northwestern Mutual has helped advisors build successful businesses while making a meaningful impact in their communities for over 165 years.

Qualifications

No financial services experience required. Many successful advisors come from sales, business development, banking, education, hospitality, recruiting, healthcare, military, and other relationship-focused careers.

Skills

If you're motivated, coachable, and enjoy building relationships, we'll provide the training, mentorship, and licensing support to help you succeed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement and pension benefits
• Parental benefits
• Ongoing professional development

Pay

This is an entrepreneurial opportunity with performance-based earnings and long-term income potential. Eligible advisors may receive:

• Up to $36,000 in first-year onboarding support
• Performance-based commissions
• Renewal (residual) income
• Bonus opportunities
• Licensing reimbursement and expense allowances

Schedule

Based in our Lombard, IL office, this role offers mentorship and collaboration as you build your practice, with increasing flexibility as your business grows.