Financial Advisor - Chicagoland (Hybrid/Remote)

Chicagoland-based candidates only | Calling All Career Changers!

Build a Business. Create Your Future.

Ready for a career with greater flexibility, meaningful impact, and the opportunity to build something of your own?

Northwestern Mutual is seeking motivated, relationship-driven individuals to join our team as Financial Advisors. Help individuals, families, and business owners achieve their financial goals while building a business, developing lasting client relationships, and creating a career with long-term growth potential.

No Prior Financial Services Or Financial Advisor Experience Required.

If you're a natural relationship builder with an entrepreneurial mindset, we'll provide the training, mentorship, and licensing support to help you get started.

Whether your background is in sales, business development, banking, education, healthcare, hospitality, recruiting, the military, or another people-focused field, your experience could be a great foundation for a career in financial planning.

What You'll Do

• Build meaningful relationships: Connect with individuals, families, and business owners through your professional network and local community.
• Understand financial goals: Learn what matters most to your clients and help them plan for their financial futures.
• Create personalized strategies: Develop financial plans tailored to clients' needs, priorities, and life stages.
• Provide financial guidance: Help clients navigate insurance, investments, retirement, and wealth planning solutions.
• Build your own business: Grow and manage a client practice while developing your professional reputation and network.

What We Provide

You don't need to have it all figured out on day one. We provide the resources and support to help you build your knowledge, confidence, and practice.

• Comprehensive onboarding and professional training
• One-on-one mentorship and ongoing coaching
• Licensing support, including reimbursement for your first four licenses
• Industry-leading financial planning tools and technology
• Continued learning and professional development
• A collaborative team environment with opportunities to learn from experienced advisors

Who We're Looking For

• Entrepreneurial: Excited by the opportunity to build and grow a business of your own.
• Relationship-driven: Enjoy connecting with people, building trust, and developing lasting relationships.
• Self-motivated: Take initiative, set goals, and stay focused on achieving them.
• Coachable: Open to learning, feedback, and professional development.
• Purpose-driven: Motivated by helping others work toward greater financial security.
• Ready for a change: Looking for a new career path with meaningful work and long-term potential.

Your experience matters, but your potential matters just as much. You do not need a background in financial services to apply.

Compensation & Earning Potential

Build a business where your earnings can grow alongside your practice. This is an entrepreneurial, performance-based opportunity with the potential to develop multiple sources of income over time.

Median earnings for Financial Advisors in Years 1–5: approximately $101,265 annually.

Actual earnings vary based on individual performance, business development, and other factors. This is a performance-based opportunity, not a guaranteed-salary position.

Eligible Financial Advisors May Receive

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

Benefits & Support

Eligible advisors have access to a range of benefits and resources, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement and pension benefits
• Parental benefits
• Ongoing professional development

Work Environment

This opportunity is based out of our Lombard, IL office and is open to candidates located in the Chicagoland area. Enjoy the benefits of in-person collaboration, mentorship, and team support, with hybrid flexibility as you build and grow your practice.

Why Northwestern Mutual?

For more than 165 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped individuals and families plan for their financial futures while providing advisors with the resources to build lasting careers.

Here, you can combine your passion for helping people with the opportunity to build a business, strengthen your community, and create a career that grows with you.

Ready to explore what's possible?

If you're motivated by the opportunity to help others, build meaningful relationships, and create a business of your own, we'd love to connect.

All backgrounds are welcome. No previous experience as a Financial Advisor is required.

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be U.S. residents at the time of application.

If you are a person with a disability and need assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at [email protected].