Workplace Planning Consultant

Empower • KS Remote, FL

3d • $55,300 - $76,075 • Remote

About The Position

As a Workplace Planning Consultant, you will be part of our growing Empower Personal Wealth consultation team, providing support to our customers at key life moments. Our Workplace Planning Consultants provide guidance on available account options for our customers’ retirement savings goals, such as 401K and IRA products. At Empower, we believe in owning your career. New Consultants will have the opportunity to promote to a Senior Workplace Planning Consultant, increasing your overall income potential. The compensation package includes a base salary plus bonus, creating the opportunity to earn a generous paycheck. The bonus compensation component will be variable and tied to specific metric-related goals set by Empower.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and professional work experience
• Minimum of 1 year experience in performance/goal-oriented roles, ideally in asset growth and retention
• Current FINRA licenses and/or ability to successfully obtain FINRA 7, 63 & 65 (or 66) registrations within corporate-established timelines and complete FINRA fingerprinting upon hire
• Motivated, self-starter with the ability to learn new information quickly and independently
• Demonstrated relationship management and customer service skills
• Problem-solving skills and ability to engage with customers, ask questions, share thoughts, and offer solutions

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with inbound and/or phone-based consultation
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite of Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Ability to quickly learn new systems and prior experience with SalesForce a plus
• Good understanding of IRAs, retirement investment products/services and the qualified retirement plan environment
• A growth mindset to meet company and team goals

Responsibilities

• Provide over the phone guidance at key life moments to our customer, such as starting or ending employment regarding their employer-sponsored retirement account
• Discuss available account options, such as 401K and IRAs, to align to customer’s retirement savings goals
• Educate our customers on information specific to their retirement plan, comparing options to best support their savings goals
• Focus on deepening customer’s relationship with Empower

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: Entry Level