Remote Retirement & Financial Wellness Consultant

Empower Careers; Buffalo (NY); Remote; USD 66,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life

401(k) with company match (up to 6%)

Tuition reimbursement

Generous PTO

Volunteer time

BRGs

Parental leave and disability benefits

Job summary

Empower Careers is seeking a Senior Workplace Planning Consultant to provide retirement and financial wellness guidance to participants in employer plans and educate them on managed accounts and distribution options.

The role emphasizes proactive, personalized engagement, strong planning acumen, and the ability to guide participants through tax and retirement decisions while meeting sales and service goals. Remote nationwide flexibility is noted.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and professional work experience.
• 2+ years of experience in financial services, retirement planning, or advisory environments.
• Demonstrated success in sales.
• Good understanding of IRAs, retirement investment products/services and the qualified retirement plan environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple priorities and ability to handle stressful situations and people on a daily basis.
• Good working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) and various file manipulation skills on a PC.
• Ability to quickly learn Empower's record keeping system, Salesforce software.
• FINRA 7 & 66 (or 63 & 65) registrations required
• FINRA fingerprinting upon hire

Responsibilities

• Cultivate relationships with customers by delivering personalized service and respond to a variety of plan and policy-related questions by exhibiting listening, patience, empathy, authenticity, proactivity and perseverance
• Relay accurate information and provide clear and concise communication of policies and procedures
• Retain assets through education and guidance of available plan specific and general distribution options
• Engage in a dialogue to educate customers in making informed distribution decisions and the advantages of participation in a company sponsored retirement plan or an individual retirement account versus the tax implications of taking receipt of the proceeds from their retirement investments
• Deliver optimal solutions to customers in every interaction
• Engage with peers in the organization to problem solve and deliver results
• Use innovative tools and services to find the best options and strategies to help customers with their retirement-planning needs
• Meet monthly and annual sales and service goals

Skills

Sales experience

Consulting skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Windows

Job description

Empower Careers is seeking a Senior Workplace Planning Consultant to provide retirement and financial wellness guidance to participants in employer plans and educate them on managed accounts and distribution options.

The role emphasizes proactive, personalized engagement, strong planning acumen, and the ability to guide participants through tax and retirement decisions while meeting sales and service goals. Remote nationwide flexibility is noted.