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Achieve your dreams and help clients realize theirs with a career at Ameriprise Financial.

Our success is based on relationships, established and strengthened by talented people like you. Ameriprise Financial is a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice with a holistic approach that fosters lasting personal relationships and helps people feel confident about their financial future. When you join Ameriprise, you’ll find unparalleled culture, support and opportunities to make a difference in clients’ lives.

Take the first step in joining our team of talented professionals by applying for a position below.

Financial Advisor

Position functions:

Leadership and sales support: Leverage local leaders, tools, and resources to help run your practice efficiently.
Compensation and equity: Earn competitive payouts plus bonus opportunities. Build equity in your practice and sell it in the future at a potential profit.
Marketing: Reinforce your local brand with our national advertising, local marketing programs, and social media.
Practice Management: Access best practices and coaching to help increase efficiencies in your practice, drive growth, and control expenses.
Growth opportunities: Form an effective team to enhance your practice's growth potential and access HR support.

Our financial advisors receive the following:

  • Equity ownership opportunities.
  • Extensive up-front bonus programs and potential back-end bonus plans to match your experience and book of business.
  • Competitive payout rates up to 91% with deferred compensation potential.
  • Leverage a respected national brand and proven turnkey marketing programs.
  • Office branding assistance and the opportunity to choose your own location.
  • Local and national support, including strong leaders and an extended group of specialists (some available at an additional cost).
  • Peer-to-peer mentoring, award-winning learning and development opportunities, including CFP® certification support.
  • Access to financing for practice acquisition for qualified advisors.
  • Succession planning resources.

Enjoy the financial rewards

Our compensation model is designed to reward advisors for the experience and level of practice they bring. We provide payouts that apply to clients regardless of asset level, because we understand client relationships extend far beyond their assets under management.

Compensation

Performance-based payout rates range from 72% to 91% of Gross Dealer Concession (GDC). Initial fixed payouts for a guaranteed term are based on multiple factors. Additional compensation and bonus opportunities may be available.

To apply, send your résumé and cover letter to stephanie.miller@ampf.com.

Associate Financial Advisor

Help conduct the operation of a financial advisory practice with an independent franchisee of Ameriprise Financial. Assist financial advisor(s) to help clients work toward achieving their financial goals. The franchise owner will lead you to hone your skills, build a base of clients, and create a unique client experience for the practice. This position will consistently follow high standards of business and professional ethics and legal and regulatory requirements.

This role provides client and practice support through managing client data, preparing financial plans and other deliverables, coordinating/tracking projects, organizing client seminars and other practice management tasks as needed.

Responsibilities and time allocation will change over time to meet the needs of the practice and can include other duties as assigned by the advisor.

Position functions:

Marketing and client acquisition

  • Develop and implement annual marketing plan to meet client acquisition goals
  • Drive client acquisition using referral program, network marketing and natural markets
  • Contact clients and prospects to set up meetings or appointments
  • Coordinate seminars and client appreciation events
  • Implement online marketing initiatives (website, social media)
  • Implement local advertising and media relations

Financial planning and advice

  • Identify clients to engage in planning relationships
  • Prepare planning discussions and deliverables for client meetings
  • Gather and enter client data into Financial Planning Tool Suite
  • Perform case analysis and develop recommendations
  • Conduct and participate in client meetings to deliver recommendations and advice
  • Answer questions for clients and hold clients accountable

Product solutions

  • Assess the client’s risk tolerance, goals and time frame
  • Recommend portfolio and product solutions to clients based on their needs
  • Develop product deliverables
  • Conduct transactions and execute trades to align with portfolios on behalf of clients
  • Monitor economy, markets, and world events to determine strategic rebalancing
  • Manage wholesaler relationships

Business management and client care

  • Review and implement work methods and procedures for quality improvement
  • Delegate work and provide feedback, training and technical/general support
  • Set up and maintain files, records and client management system
  • Ongoing communication with clients including email, phone calls and letters

Key traits of a successful associate financial advisor:

  • Ability to source prospective clients and present planning strategies
  • Entrepreneurial desire to grow the business with initiative in business development
  • Ability to recommend suitable investment products and services
  • Success at planning/managing resources and high level of interpersonal skills
  • Ability to adhere to rules and regulations as required by advisor and Ameriprise Financial
  • Ability to support and provide guidance for compliance
  • Current client database preferred

Education and other designations:

  • College degree or higher
  • 2+ years of related experience
  • Have or be able to obtain licenses and registrations for securities, including: Series 7, Series 66, and State life, accident and health insurance licenses

To apply, send your résumé and cover letter to stephanie.miller@ampf.com.

This position will be an employee/contractor of an independent Franchise Advisor, not of Ameriprise Financial.