Director of Recruitment and Selection

Northwestern Mutual Group; Fairview Heights (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Disability insurance

401k

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual Group is seeking a dynamic Recruiter to join our sales‑focused organization. You will identify and attract top talent to drive growth, leveraging experience in sales, business development or recruitment to source high‑performing candidates who fit our values.

You will build strong referral networks, conduct initial interviews, guide candidates through the process to offer, and work with leadership to grow the office.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years work experience in sales, entrepreneurship, leadership, recruiting, or financial services.
• Strong local network or community involvement for recruiting.
• Proven ability to work independently and with all levels.
• Experience with prospecting and lead generation.
• Excellent intrapersonal, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop candidate referral sources through networks and COIs.
• Lead interviews and guide candidates to offer.
• Maintain professional outreach to prospects and touchpoints.
• Engage with community organizations to promote the brand.
• Ensure incredible candidate experience and accurate records.
• Collaborate with leadership to drive office growth.
• Use home office software to manage candidate databases.
• Analyze recruitment metrics and implement improvements.
• Support candidates post-selection for success.

Skills

Strong local network

Sales/recruiting experience

Independent worker

Prospecting experience

Communication skills

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic Recruiter to join our sales-focused organization. As a critical member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in identifying and attracting top talent to drive our company's growth and success. Leveraging your expertise in sales, business development or recruitment, you will lead efforts to source and engage high-performing individuals who align with our company's values and objectives. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on our organization's trajectory and contribute to building a high-performing sales team.

Primary Responsibilities

Recruiting and Selection

• Build and develop effective candidate referral sources through personal connections, Centers of Influence (COI’s), existing financial advisors/staff
• Facilitate strong candidate selection process by conducting initial interviews and administering selection tools and guiding candidates through follow up meetings until offer is given
• Effectively communicate with prospects through persistent and professional outreach and candidates through consistent and proactive touch points
• Actively participate in community organizations to promote and build brand and build connections in the community that will yield referrals long term
• Help with maintaining and updating selection process to achieve incredible candidate experience
• Develop relationships with other recruiters
• Work closely with leadership team to drive growth in the office as a team
• Develop proficiency and use of home office-supported software to maintain candidate databases and accurate records of prospects to ensure efficiency of the selection process
• Analyze recruiting ratios to identify inefficiencies in selection process; establish and implement improvements
• Support candidates post selection to help them be successful

Qualifications

• Strong local personal network and/or community involvement to leverage from a recruiting perspective
• 3-5 years work experience, preferably in sales, entrepreneurship, leadership, recruiting, or the financial services industry; open to career changers with applicable skill set.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and professionally as a team member and with all levels of people
• Experience with prospecting, generating leads via phone or face-to-face interactions preferred
• Developed intrapersonal, communication, and organizational skills

Compensation

• This position will pay $75,000-$85,000 in base salary commensurate with experience, plus bonus with potential of $100,000 total compensation.
• Medical, insurance, disability insurance, 401k
• PTO and paid holidays

Growth Path

With proven results and effectiveness this person will have the ability to be promoted to higher levels of recruiting leadership.