Intermediate Advisor Training and Quality Assurance Consultant

Transamerica; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

401(k) Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Programs

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Job summary

Transamerica in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, seeks a Training Specialist to design compliant training for licensed financial advisors. This role involves delivering both live and virtual training sessions, developing materials, and performing quality assurance reviews to enhance advisor performance.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in business or finance and at least two years of related experience. The position offers a hybrid work environment, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits including a pension plan, 401(k) match, and medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in financial services training, quality assurance, or performance management.
• Experience delivering training or coaching for licensed professionals.
• Working knowledge of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules and advisor supervision standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, update, and maintain onboarding and refresher training programs for licensed financial advisors.
• Deliver live and virtual training sessions and structured coaching engagements.
• Develop training materials, including presentations, job aids, scenarios, and microlearning content.
• Apply quality standards to conduct call monitoring and interaction reviews for licensed advisors.
• Identify performance gaps related to disclosures, suitability, and client communication.
• Provide feedback and coaching to improve advisor effectiveness and reduce compliance risk.
• Document quality findings and training activities to support supervisory oversight.
• Partner with Compliance and business teams to ensure training content aligns with firm policy.

Skills

Financial services training

Quality assurance

Training delivery

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or finance

Tools

Learning management systems

eLearning tools

Call monitoring platforms

Job description

Summary

Designs and delivers compliant training for licensed financial advisors and performs quality assurance reviews to support advisor performance and regulatory adherence within a regulated financial services environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, update, and maintain onboarding and refresher training programs for licensed financial advisors.
• Deliver live and virtual training sessions and structured coaching engagements.
• Develop training materials, including presentations, job aids, scenarios, and microlearning content.
• Apply quality standards to conduct call monitoring and interaction reviews for licensed advisors.
• Identify performance gaps related to disclosures, suitability, and client communication.
• Provide feedback and coaching to improve advisor effectiveness and reduce compliance risk.
• Document quality findings and training activities to support supervisory oversight.
• Partner with Compliance and business teams to ensure training content aligns with firm policy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or finance.
• Two years of experience in financial services training, quality assurance, or performance management.
• Experience delivering training or coaching for licensed professionals.
• Working knowledge of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules and advisor supervision standards.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in brokerage, wealth management, insurance, or investment advisory environments.
• Familiarity with learning management systems, eLearning tools, or call monitoring platforms.
• FINRA Series 6 certification.
• FINRA Series 65 or equivalent.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid Environment.

Compensation

Salary range: $65,000 – $75,000 annually. Annual bonus of up to 6% of base salary, based on Company Bonus Plan.

Benefits Summary

• Pension Plan
• 401(k) Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Parental Leave, Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Programs, ERGs, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives