Recruiter

Northwestern Mutual - North Carolina; Durham (NC); Vor Ort; USD 52.000 - 76.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Northwestern Mutual - North Carolina is seeking aRecruiter to drive growth by sourcing, attracting, and selecting top talent for financial representation careers. This role emphasizes relationship-building, community networking, and strategic outreach to create a strong candidate pipeline.

You will guide candidates through a thoughtful, high-touch selection process, review resumes, conduct initial interviews, and manage candidates through contracting, licensing, onboarding, and pre-contract

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3+ years of professional experience in recruiting, sales, business development, marketing, talent acquisition, or a related field.
• Financial services recruiting experience is a plus but not required.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
• Experience prospecting and generating leads through networking and outreach.
• Active involvement in professional, civic, or community organizations preferred.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with leadership and team members.

Aufgaben

• Develop and execute recruiting strategies to achieve hiring and activity goals.
• Build referral networks and cultivate COIs within the business community.
• Identify and engage qualified candidates through referrals, networking, social media, career fairs, community events, and proactive outreach.
• Represent Northwestern Mutual in local organizations, professional associations, and networking groups.
• Strengthen the visibility and reputation of the Northwestern Mutual career opportunity throughout the community.
• Partner with leadership to promote recruiting successes and growth initiatives.
• Coordinate recruiting marketing campaigns, events, advertising, and branding efforts.
• Collaborate with recruiters across the Northwestern Mutual network to share best practices, referrals, and successful recruiting strategies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the Financial Representative career and Northwestern Mutual's value proposition.
• Review resumes and conduct candidate screenings.
• Facilitate initial interviews and administer selection tools.
• Manage candidates throughout the recruitment and selection process.
• Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience through consistent communication and relationship management.
• Maintain integrity and quality throughout all stages of candidate evaluation.
• Partner with leadership to continuously improve recruiting and selection processes.
• Assist candidates through contracting, licensing, registration, onboarding, and pre-contract training requirements.
• Track recruiting activity, pipeline metrics, and hiring results.
• Analyze recruiting ratios and identify opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Maintain accurate candidate records utilizing company recruiting systems and technology.
• Prepare recruiting reports and dashboards for leadership meetings.
• Use data and insights to make recommendations that support office growth objectives.

Kenntnisse

Relationship building

Networking

Communication

Lead generation

Talent sourcing

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Applicant Tracking System

Jobbeschreibung

At Northwestern Mutual, we do more than help clients achieve financial security. We build careers, develop leaders, and create opportunities for people to make a meaningful impact in the lives of families and businesses. As a Recruiter, you will play a critical role in driving the growth of our firm by identifying, attracting, and selecting high-caliber talent for our Financial Representative career.

This is not a transactional recruiting role. We're looking for a relationship-builder, brand ambassador, and talent strategist who thrives on connecting with people, cultivating networks, and helping individuals discover life-changing career opportunities.

Our culture is built on growth, development, teamwork, accountability, and purpose. You'll join a high-performing team that invests heavily in professional development, celebrates success, gives back to the community, and is passionate about helping people achieve their full potential.

Why Northwestern Mutual?

For more than 165 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped clients build financial security while creating exceptional career opportunities for its advisors and employees. Our Carolinas network is known for:

• Strong leadership development and coaching
• Community involvement and philanthropy
• Recognition-driven environment that celebrates achievement
• Commitment to diversity, growth, and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to directly influence the future success of our firm

If you're energized by networking, passionate about talent acquisition, and motivated by helping people realize their potential, we'd love to meet you.

What You'll Do

Talent Sourcing & Business Development

As the face of our recruiting efforts, you will build and maintain relationships that generate a strong pipeline of qualified candidates.

• Develop and execute recruiting strategies to achieve hiring and activity goals
• Build referral networks and cultivate Centers of Influence (COIs) within the business community
• Identify and engage qualified candidates through referrals, networking, social media, career fairs, community events, and proactive outreach
• Represent Northwestern Mutual in local organizations, professional associations, and networking groups
• Strengthen the visibility and reputation of the Northwestern Mutual career opportunity throughout the community
• Partner with leadership to promote recruiting successes and growth initiatives
• Coordinate recruiting marketing campaigns, events, advertising, and branding efforts
• Collaborate with recruiters across the Northwestern Mutual network to share best practices, referrals, and successful recruiting strategies

Recruiting & Candidate Experience

You will guide candidates through a thoughtful, professional, and high-touch selection process.

• Serve as a subject matter expert on the Financial Representative career and Northwestern Mutual's value proposition
• Review resumes and conduct candidate screenings
• Facilitate initial interviews and administer selection tools
• Manage candidates throughout the recruitment and selection process
• Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience through consistent communication and relationship management
• Maintain integrity and quality throughout all stages of candidate evaluation
• Partner with leadership to continuously improve recruiting and selection processes
• Assist candidates through contracting, licensing, registration, onboarding, and pre-contract training requirements
• Track recruiting activity, pipeline metrics, and hiring results
• Analyze recruiting ratios and identify opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency
• Maintain accurate candidate records utilizing company recruiting systems and technology
• Prepare recruiting reports and dashboards for leadership meetings
• Use data and insights to make recommendations that support office growth objectives

What Makes You Successful

• You genuinely enjoy meeting new people and building relationships.
• You can confidently influence and inspire others through conversation and storytelling.
• You are self-motivated, resourceful, and comfortable working toward goals and metrics.
• You have strong organizational skills and can manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• You are energized by networking, community involvement, and business development.
• You thrive in a collaborative, growth-oriented culture where success is shared and celebrated.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 3+ years of professional experience in recruiting, sales, business development, marketing, talent acquisition, or a related field
• Financial services recruiting experience is a plus but not required
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills
• Experience prospecting and generating leads through networking and outreach
• Active involvement in professional, civic, or community organizations preferred
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with leadership and team members

Join Us

If you're looking for a recruiting role where you can make a direct impact on the growth of a top-performing organization, build meaningful relationships, and help individuals launch rewarding careers, we invite you to apply.

At Northwestern Mutual, you'll do more than fill positions. You'll help build the future of our firm while changing lives through career opportunities.