Investment Operations Associate — Centralized Planning Group
Location: Colorado Springs Network Office | 90 S Cascade Ave, Ste 1000, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Job Type: Full-time | On-site
About Northwestern Mutual Greater Colorado:
Northwestern Mutual is a financial services organization based in Milwaukee, WI with field offices around the country. Our financial professionals provide consultation on wealth and asset income protection, education planning, retirement planning, investment advisory services, financial planning, trust and private client services, estate planning, and business planning. Our mission at Northwestern Mutual Greater Colorado is to be the Finest Financial Security Firm in the West: the place where people of influence and affluence seek to do business to protect their families and their businesses against the worst contingencies, and to achieve their dreams of comprehensive financial security - one life at a time - in keeping with our values of Personal Responsibility, Faith, Family, Courage to Grow, Integrity, and Work Ethic.
About the Centralized Planning Group (CPG):
The Centralized Planning Group supports investment and insurance operations for financial advisors at Northwestern Mutual Greater Colorado.
Position Summary:
The Investment Operations Associate supports investment operations to ensure accurate trade processing, account opening, account servicing, and timely client-ready reporting. This role works closely with financial advisors and back-office partners to maintain high operational standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process and reconcile investment trades, settlements, and income events.
- Assist with trade confirmations, settlement monitoring, cash allocations, and trade lifecycle tasks.
- Support advisor and client inquiries related to holdings, account activity, and servicing and reporting requests.
- Ensure adherence to regulatory and firm policies in all investment operations activities.
Education and Industry Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- SIE, Series 6 or 7, and Series 63 preferred or willing to obtain in first 3 months.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical ability, and comfort working with data.
- Effective written and verbal communication; team-oriented and client-service focused.
- Clean compliance/background check per home office requirements.
- Familiarity with investment products (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs) and basic portfolio concepts preferred.
Work Environment & Benefits:
- On-site role at Colorado Springs Network Office.
- Salary: $68,000-$75,000 commensurate with experience.
- Competitive pay and benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, and PTO.
- Professional development, continuing education support, and collaborative culture.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
Pay: $68,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
