Financial Advisor

Northwestern Mutual; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual is seeking candidates for a full-training financial advisor role focused on integrated holistic financial planning. You will sit with families, entrepreneurs, and business owners to create a complete financial picture and own the relationship from first contact through long-term planning.

No finance background is required; we train you from day one and cover licensing (Series 6, Series 7, Series 63, Life and Health) while guiding your CFP path.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred and a proven ability to perform hard tasks.
• US work authorization.
• Willingness to obtain required licenses, fully paid by us.

Responsibilities

• Build holistic financial plans for families, entrepreneurs, and business owners.
• Own client relationships from initial conversation to long-term planning.
• Complete licensing process with company-paid training and ongoing mentorship.

Skills

Track record of doing hard things

Relationship building

Licensing willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Job description

You have already proven you can do hard things well. Maybe that was teaching, athletics, military service, hospitality, retail leadership, or building something of your own. What you have not been given is a career where the ceiling comes off and the work compounds.

This is a full training financial advisor role in integrated holistic financial planning. No finance background required. We build advisors from people who have succeeded somewhere else.

What the work actually is

You sit across from families, entrepreneurs, and business owners and help them build their whole financial picture. Protection, investments, retirement planning, tax aware strategy, estate planning. One plan they will actually follow. You own the relationship from the first conversation to the long term.

How the training works

We pay for all of your licensing, including Series 6, Series 7, Series 63, and Life and Health, and we develop your path to the CFP over time. For your first twelve months you work live cases alongside senior advisors. Real clients, real revenue, and a real share of it while you learn. You are never handed a phone book and a desk. You work for yourself, never by yourself.

The income picture

First year earnings range of $85,000 to $110,000. It is commission based, and we are direct about that. There is no salary. Your income follows your activity and your effort, with no ceiling on what you build. The ceiling is removed, but the ramp is built.

Who thrives here

People who got tired of waiting their turn. People who would rather build something than inherit it. People who are natural relationship builders with a real network in their community. Former teachers, coaches, athletes, military, sales professionals, and business owners do especially well here.

Requirements

Bachelor's preferred. A track record of doing hard things well. US work authorization. Willingness to obtain the required licenses, fully paid for by us.

Why Northwestern Mutual

Record $9.2 billion dividend payout declared for 2026, the largest dividend increase in company history over the past three years. More than $400 billion in client investment assets, up more than 20 percent year over year to an all time high. Highest financial strength ratings available from all four major agencies, A.M. Best, Fitch, Moody's, and S&P.