Investment Client Services Specialist - Top Advisor at Northwestern Mutual

Franklin, Wisconsin, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Services, Wealth ManagementIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business or related field or equivalent industry experience
  • Broad professional knowledge of the investment industry gained through a minimum of three years in an investment service or operations capacity
  • Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills
  • Experience with building and cultivating relationships with advisors and field teams
  • Demonstrated analytical skills and confidence to make judgments and decisions involving ambiguity
  • Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to positively influence and work cooperatively with employees at all levels
  • Demonstrated ability to proactively react to change
  • Self-motivated and self-directed with the ability to manage multiple assignments with minimal guidance or direction
  • Strong technical knowledge of the operational aspects related to brokerage and advisory services/products
  • Classified as an Access Person, requiring reporting of personal securities transactions
  • Classified as an Associated Person under NMIS guidelines, requiring fingerprinting and completion of required forms
  • FINRA non-registered fingerprinted person
  • WMC access person

Responsibilities

  • Resolves a variety of investment operations inquiries and escalations from home office leaders, field staff or other team members using industry knowledge and analytical skills
  • Researches and responds to client issues including placing trades, assisting with system access and navigation, account maintenance and inquiries, discussing market trends, responding to research requests, and providing investment education
  • Provides ongoing home office supervision/oversight of investment advisory accounts to ensure supervisory integrity, compliance, and core fiduciary responsibilities
  • Promotes client retention and identifies opportunities to build relationships through timely and accurate operational processing and service quality
  • Establishes and maintains strong relationships with customers and team members while providing quality service and support
  • Works with other specialists, consultants, and managers to handle day-to-day monitoring of the area, including managing service levels for the call center and daily processing work, and developing ability to direct and coordinate team service activities
  • Assists team members with complex case work or items beyond their knowledge base
  • Prioritizes and organizes responsibilities and uses appropriate resources within and outside of immediate work area; collaborates with internal customers and cross-functional teams to resolve problems
  • May review work of office staff team members to ensure quality and accuracy and contribute input into performance evaluation process
  • Participates in and may lead process improvement, product introduction, or system enhancement across the division; participates in system testing and maintenance requiring operational expertise
  • Keeps informed of industry developments, anticipates information needed by others, and communicates change

Skills

Investment Operations
Trading Services
Asset Management
Client Relationship Management
Escalation Management
FINRA Compliance
Market Analysis
Investment Advisory
Account Maintenance
Regulatory Reporting

Northwestern Mutual

Provides financial security services, and wealth management

About Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual offers personalized financial planning, life insurance, and investment services, leveraging leading-edge technology to manage over $125 billion in client assets for more than 4.5 million clients.

Milwaukee, WisconsinHeadquarters
1856Year Founded
N/ACompany Stage
Consulting, Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

Growing your Career
Compensation & Time Off
Insurance plans
Health Savings Account
Wellness programs & resources
401(k) plan and cash balance contributions

Risks

Fintech platforms like Carefull challenge traditional financial advisory services.
Internal competition may arise from Wellthi's focus on the Black community.
Customer dissatisfaction may grow due to increased retirement age expectations.

Differentiation

Northwestern Mutual maintains the highest financial strength ratings in the industry.
The company launched 'The Great Realization' campaign to refocus customer priorities.
Northwestern Mutual offers a unique Long-Term Advantage product with life insurance benefits.

Upsides

The aging population increases demand for retirement planning and long-term care solutions.
Partnerships with tech firms enhance Northwestern Mutual's data analytics capabilities.
Digital transformation in insurance leads to more personalized customer experiences.

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