Investment Advisor

Empower • Overland Park, KS

1d • $55,300 - $76,075 • Hybrid

About The Position

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them. Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself. As an Investment Advisor, you are responsible for servicing individual clients and brokerage customers within Empower’s taxable brokerage and IRA accounts. You will enroll new clients and conduct annual and mid-year reviews for existing clients. You will provide direct best-interest investment advice to Premier IRA customers and execute brokerage trades for IRA and taxable brokerage customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years of financial customer service experience
• Brokerage and mutual fund trading experience
• FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 and 65, or Series 66, registrations
• FINRA fingerprinting required
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.

Nice To Haves

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Retail, IRA, and/or 401(k) customer service experience

Responsibilities

• Educate retail clients on advisory services available through their plan and help them understand options for pursuing their retirement goals
• Develop an understanding of clients’ financial goals and explain applicable managed account service offerings
• Adhere to compliance and risk procedures, policies, and regulatory requirements while acting in the client’s best interest
• Perform aspects of financial planning for customers
• Identify client needs, leads, and opportunities for referral to the Wealth Advisor Team
• Drive new business opportunities
• Deliver an efficient and responsive client experience by taking ownership of client needs, providing accurate information, and conducting proactive follow-up

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree