Northwestern Mutual Careers, Benefits, Review

As achieving financial security becomes more complex for people, a few simple truths are becoming even more powerful. Relationships are built on trust. Our lives and businesses matter.  And we’re much stronger together than we are apart. These beliefs launched our company 160 years ago. Today they’re hardwired into our DNA and are just some of the reasons why people turn to Northwestern Mutual to help secure their financial lives.  Why are we so passionate about helping people achieve financial security? To start with, it’s not about profits. As a mutual company, we don’t have stockholders. It’s because we love building brighter futures for our more than four million client, financial representatives, employees and communities. We do it unlike anybody else.  We believe in doing what’s right. This is evident in the way we do business, in how we work with clients, in the values we hold and in the way we’re working together to strengthen local communities.

Recent Awards and Accolades:

FORTUNE® 97(FORTUNE® 500, 2017)
One of the “World’s Most Admired” life insurance companies (FORTUNE® Magazine, 2017)
Best Places to Work #67 (Glassdoor, 2018)
Highest Rated CEO's (Glassdoor, 2017)
Top Companies for Women Technologists – Leadership Index (AnitaB.Org, 2017)
Best Places to Work – 100% Corporate Equality Index (Human Rights Campaign, 2018)
Vault 2016 Top 5 Financial Services Internships (Vault Guide to Internships, 2017)
50 Best Companies for Diversity (Black Enterprise Magazine, 2016)
50 Best Companies to Sell For (Selling Power Magazine, 2016)

Meaningful work. Thoughtful people. Northwestern Mutual is the place to grow your career.

No matter where you are on your career journey, we support your growth— whether that’s at the office or with opportunities to make a difference in the community, we want you to feel empowered.

With Northwestern Mutual, you get the benefits of a big company with a progressive culture you might not expect. We are intentional in seeking out new team members who will challenge us to be on the right side of history. We believe in hiring smart people and then listening to them. Northwestern Mutual employees have chosen to work somewhere they can be proud of. We're proud to listen to them and learn from them as we build the future together.

You’ll like it here.

At Northwestern Mutual our interns do meaningful work and learn every single day. That’s why career growth is a cornerstone of the Northwestern Mutual philosophy. We are committed to providing the support, mentorship, and opportunities you need to create the career that you want. We’re invested in you from the beginning. Because good people power us—and we believe in the power of your potential. When you succeed, so do we.

We offer hands-on experience through teamwork and collaboration, as well as individual work assignments. Our interns participate in a wide range of learning and development activities including job shadows, attending various speaking engagements and events designed to expose interns to other areas of our business.

Your career starts here.

With opportunities ranging from Engineering to DevOps to Data and Analytics, Northwestern Mutual wants to change the game. Grow your career alongside curious, ambitious, innovative talent. Our tech teams deliver simplified digital experiences for our clients and advisors, giving consumers accessible, achievable, and actionable financial goals in the process.

Whether it’s a new app, financial planning, or new insurance products, our engineers are creating that software that helps our clients and advisors on a daily basis. Get what you need to feel fulfilled in a collaborative environment where you can contribute, grow, and evolve as a professional. To build a business that has excelled for 160 years, we’ve had to keep changing, growing, and iterating. What got us here won’t keep us here.

Join us to build creative ways to make finance accessible anywhere.

Start your career as a Financial Representative with Northwestern Mutual  

When you work for Northwestern Mutual as a financial representative, we empower you to empower others. That’s why we provide you with the tools and solutions you need to help you be at the center of your clients’ financial lives:  

• Exclusive access to our risk products and proven planning solutions—from life insurance, disability income insurance, and education funding options to retirement planning, estate planning, and business planning. 
• The opportunity to offer services that have been helping clients achieve financial security for 160 years—one with strength, values, and a track record of diversity and inclusion. 

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