Jobs in Des Moines Iowa Remote

The Opportunity

The Risk Management Consultant is responsible for performing delegated trade review and surveillance to support field management to mitigate and identify potential risks and/or noncompliance issues with MML Investors Services LLC (“MMLIS”) policies or laws and regulations as required by FINRA, the SEC and state insurance and securities divisions.

The Team

The MML Investor Services, LLC Supervisory Controls Group (SCG) is a well-established team of experienced Principals working together to provide solutions for our Field representatives and management.  Team members show high levels of business acumen in the areas of communications, accountability, and relationship management.  With the experience and inquisitive nature or the group, stretch goals and other business challenges are assigned for individual growth/development adding additional value.  The team shares an ability to be agile with process utilizing their expertise and self-development capability to improve efficiency and focus on ensuring that the operations are completed timely and with quality.  The SCG seeks to provide the best-in-class partnership with team members, internal partners, and field associates.

The Impact

As a Risk Management Consultant your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Perform trade surveillance and monitoring activities while appropriately documenting and proactively identifying potential risks and/or violations of policies or regulations specifically within the firm’s trade review systems.

• Collaborate with trending department, field management, and business partners as needed to assist with development of corrective action plans designed to eliminate or reduce potential risks.

• Regularly monitor and communicate surveillance or sales practice trends to relevant business partners and senior management. 

• Work efficiently and effectively to meet or exceed Firm benchmarks for timeliness and productivity. 

• Partner with Compliance, Field and Home Office business partners on regulatory matters and surveillance escalations.

• Keep current with Firm policies and the regulatory environment.

• Upon request from management, perform ad hoc projects, reviews or other duties as required or assigned.

• Focus on the customer, act with integrity, value people, work collaboratively and achieve results.

The Minimum Qualifications

• Series 7 and 24 required at time of application

• 3+ years' experience in the financial services industry

• 2+ years’ broker dealer experience

• High School Diploma

• Candidates residing within 50 miles of the MassMutual Springfield, MA office will be required to work a hybrid schedule of 3 days a week.

The Ideal Qualifications

• 5+ years of broker dealer or compliance experience

• Series 53 & 4

• System knowledge: Envestnet/MAS, BPM, Wealthscape, and/ or FBSI

• Works independently while collaborating with management, business partners and Compliance

• Knowledge of trade review systems, computer skills, analytical competency and sound decision-making capacity

• Strong Microsoft office skills including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word

• Superior customer service, relationship building and communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills; team player, self-motivated; patient demeanor; approachable style

• Change agent experience with a constant focus on continuous improvement

• Inclusive approach to working with the team and the ability to “listen to understand”

• High aptitude for effective problem resolution

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

• Regular meetings with the Supervisory Controls Group

• Maintain and improve relationships with all business partners

• Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager

• Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups

• Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms

• Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits

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Life Insurance Signature / Authority Limits

1M Signature / 5M Authority.

• PLEASE NOTE: ONLY APPLICANTS WITH INDIVIDUAL LIFE UNDERWRITING EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE.

  PLEASE NOTE: ONLY APPLICANTS WITH INDIVIDUAL LIFE UNDERWRITING EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE.

Job Summary

Builds relationships with Financial Advisors and internal partners. Develops the skills necessary to successfully underwrite Life, Disability, and/or Long-term Care insurance policies in an inclusive and fast-paced environment ensuring all quality, service and production goals are met.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Field & Client Experience

• ​Responsible for credible and effective relations and communication with field and customer to include responding to case appeals/inquiries and assists with placing business.

• Provides guidance and assistance to the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and Financial Representatives regarding case underwriting and risk appraisal

• Responsible for prescreen inquiries.

Underwriting

• Responsible for the analysis and appraisal of a broad range of insurance applications; approves, classifies, or declines applications for various ages and policy amounts with guidance, as needed.​

• Independently reviews applications and adheres to underwriting standards and demonstrates an intermediate level of experience with NM product types and changes. ​

• Develops and demonstrates change agility while maintaining mortality and morbidity expectations. ​

• Demonstrates continuous learning through the early adoption of new ways of underwriting. ​

• Develops proficiency with Reinsurance programs and determining where to best place a case.

• Underwrites applications, maintaining industry-leading mortality and morbidity giving the best possible offer that can be made. Provides active case and requirement management and provides customized service with guidance. ​

• Communicates & negotiates with Field Partners to explain modified or declined decisions & assist in policy placement. ​

• Develops proficiency in financial, medical, and lay underwriting assessments and provides innovations solutions to keep Northwestern Mutual as the choice of our customers.

• Actively utilizes the most effective means to obtain the necessary information, including digital health data, Internet searches, direct contact with the insured, and communication with third party advisors (Accountants, Attorneys, etc.) with limited guidance.

• Discusses cases with peer reviewers with medical and technical staff, as needed. ​

• Understands and meets all quality, service, and production goals​.

• Solves issues & escalations, with guidance as needed. ​

• Partners with Underwriting Support for case management

Cross-functional leadership

• May serve as underwriting representative for improvement in product process w/collaboration w/functional partners. ​Participates in other projects as needed.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.

• 1.5 years of traditional underwriting experience.

• Analytical skills with the ability to make independent decisions and apply sound judgment in the application of rules.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to handle confidential information, and exercise tact, diplomacy, and resourcefulness.

• Proficient in computer skills and using various software packages.

• Ability to work accurately while maintaining speed and flexibility in a team and independent production environment.

• Highly organized with the ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines.

• Displays agility to manage multiple tasks​ and adapt in a changing work environment.

• #LI-Remote or LI-Hybrid

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Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.

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We’re excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and our commitment to a culture of belonging.

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