Regional Recruiting Director - Amerprise Financial Advisors, Chicago IL

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Responsibilities

• Manage advisor recruiting pipeline by leveraging team resources, implementing best practices and activity.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate records in recruiting contact management system and report accurately on results.
• Communicate advisor recruiting status and results effectively to internal and external audiences.
• Answer advisor questions and resolve issues as needed.
• Communicate Ameriprise value proposition through brokerage knowledge and expertise effectively to prospective advisors (i.e., overcome objections, provide clarifying information, etc.).
• Evaluate advisor practices to ensure portability of assets and compliance with company hiring standards.
• Create a consistent, high-volume flow of qualified candidates through various sources including referrals from online tools, networking with local wholesalers in the region, and firm marketing/advertising through industry publications.
• Build centers of influence to promote advisor referral opportunities with existing franchise advisors and other field staff to develop local recruiting sources.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships between corporate partners, field leaders and advisors to achieve recruiting goals aligned with business strategies.
• Set expectations with advisors and field leaders around recruiting process.
• Demonstrate and maintain a strong fundamental knowledge of products, process and capabilities for broker dealer.
• Maintain current industry competitive intelligence, benchmarking and analysis.
• Support and drive diversity hiring efforts.
• Candidate MUST live in territory.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (4-years). Post-secondary education and relevant work experience may be interchanged to meet the combined total years of minimum required qualifications for education and experience.
• 7-10 years of relevant experience.
• Proven understanding of products, process and capabilities for broker dealer.
• Experienced in recruiting efforts within the financial services industry, specifically for advisor recruiting.
• Proven success in driving results and managing multiple priorities effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently; viewed as effective and trusted business partner with field leadership and internal partners.
• Outstanding relationship management, negotiation, collaboration and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to assess readiness and to coach and develop others.
• Strong analytical skills, detail orientation, tracking and follow-up.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).

Preferred Qualifications

• Series 7 preferred.

Pay

The estimated base salary for this role is $100,000/year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role.

Benefits

We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.

Schedule

• Full time
• Exempt
• This position is remote, eligible for remote work in the Greater Chicagoland Metro Area. Any expectations for travel or in-person collaboration will be discussed during the hiring process.